Was it in the mail? Obviously not your Neteller or such. I got a “mysterious” cashier’s check for $5000 from a bank in Richardson, Texas, but it was stamped in Costa Rica. I took it to the bank to ask them whether or not it was legitimate. I knew that I was not due this money so I was VERY suspicious. The teller thought it was real and offered to cash it, but I asked to speak to the manager. She also could not tell if it was real or not, but I pointed out that the check was skewed slightly on the paper and the paper didn’t feel right… she said that she could cash it for me, but that it might bounce. She contacted the Richardson bank for me and it was indeed a fraud.
I thought I might be contacted with some “send me half and keep the rest” scam, but nothing ever happened so I still have a $5000 cashier’s check by the computer in case I ever need to leave the country FAST! :terms: