Mail fraud alert - $6.19 from M.L.C. Funding
I got a check today from a company called M.L.C. Funding Inc. It was for $6.19 Seems like a harmless amount, except that I wasn't expecting any rebates. The Bank is Guaranty Federal Bank, out of Mequite Tx.
A quick Google search discovered a posting on Yahoo Answers about the check, with a link to an article describing just what a scam it was. Thugs sent out checks for $6.19 - you deposit them into your account - and BAM, they gotcha! They can request a copy of the check, which will give them your signature, your account number, your bank, and so forth.
If you receive such a check, go to www.FBI.gov and find you local office. Report it to them, and keep it in a safe place in case they want it.
A quick Google search discovered a posting on Yahoo Answers about the check, with a link to an article describing just what a scam it was. Thugs sent out checks for $6.19 - you deposit them into your account - and BAM, they gotcha! They can request a copy of the check, which will give them your signature, your account number, your bank, and so forth.
If you receive such a check, go to www.FBI.gov and find you local office. Report it to them, and keep it in a safe place in case they want it.
posted by Darth Daddy @ 3/23/2007 01:18:00 PM
2 Comments:
At 1:49 PM,
Mike said…
Wow, that is a new one.
I doubt it would stop the idiots, but we haven't actually signed a check in years.
They all get stamped "for deposit only" Of course they would still have our acct# to work off of, so they could proably steal both dollars out of our account.
At 10:48 PM,
Anonymous said…
GUESS WHAT!!!!!! I GOT ONE OF THOSE WIERD CHECKS ALSO.WHY $6.19 ? OH WELL,NOT FROM ME. SEE YA, WOULDN'T WANT TO BE YA.EB
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