fake checks
Bogus bank drafts
Fake checks are fraudulent financial instruments designed to deceive recipients into believing they're legitimate.
Common in scams where victims receive an unexpected check, deposit it, then wire money back before the check bounces: The job offer came with a fake check for "supplies" I was supposed to purchase.
Banks initially credit deposited checks before verification, leaving victims liable when fakes are discovered days later.
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- bank fraudDeception targeting financial institutions
- bouncedReturned after hitting surface
too good to be true · insufficient funds · forged · phishing · money mule · money order · certified funds · deposit · bank · cashier · Nigerian · overpayment · wire transfer · cash out · rubber · victim · kited · altered
- fraudscam, fraud, swindle, con, deceive
- financial crimesbank fraud, wire fraud, securities fraud, tax fraud, insurance fraud
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- check fraudforged signature, forged signatures, forgery, signature forgery
- mailletter, letters, mail, email, envelope
- counterfeitingcounterfeit currency, counterfeit bills, counterfeit cash, bogus bills, forged notes