Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California
Bank problem
I did a favor for a business person on line & he said if I came thru I was to recieve 10% of what he recieved.he recieved over one million dollars and in 2 weeks I was sent a check for a very large sum of money.There was no sign of fraud .The check was very well ligit looking.I took it to theBankof America & was greeted by two people whom looked over the check ,did whatever they had to do over the computer & very quickly asked me what kind of an account I would like to start with the check.Moments later a lady came whom was justwalking around helping other staff members browsed by yaking the check & the letter i got with it & said she could almost guarantee it was a fake. Then she told me it was going to take a long time to check it out & for me to go home &she'd call.t took me 5 mins. to get home & before I got all the way thru the door she called & said the letter had a mis-spelled word & she had to keep the check & letter to make sure no more came thru the bank.I called back & she then told me she could only release a copy too me that she turned it over to Bof A's own fraud dept. She refused to even come fce to face when I went to pick the copies up & no matter what refused to give any verification of fraudulent acts .
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Bank problem
If you feel as though this wasn't a scam, why don't you contact your business partner and explore why he/she may have sent you a fraudulent check. If you don't recieve a response I would contact your local police and consider pursuing this business partner in civil court.
Re: Bank problem
If you were solicited for this transaction by a stranger, then more than likely it was a scam. Often what these internet correspondents do is have you deposit a check in your own bank account and that way they would have your money and your account information. In this case, assuming the check was fraudulent, the bank caught it before any harm was done. If you believe that everything was on the up-and-up, like Mr. Becker says, pursue it with the check's maker.
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