Give the check to your bank, tell them how you got it and they can turn it over to law enforcement for investigation.

As the check was sent through the US Postal Service, it also becomes postal fraud.

Just received the same thing I had just asked him where he's from and if I can look at his profile on care.com

I did took the check to the bank first and they told me it was a froud Altered/fictitious. And that a lot of people have been scam by this people. What they are doing is a fraud what they do is first they make you deposit the check into your account then they ask you to withdraw the money and sent it to someone else, three to five days after you deposit the check into your account it comes back showing its altered/fictitious so you end up being responsible for that amount since you deposit the check and sigh it. Thats how they steal  money from us honest people. I hope no body falls for this people stories saying that they offer you a job, all they want is to get money from you im so glad i trust my intuition. I also file a report on this and turn in the check to the police department with the number the contacted me from, copy of every email and text msg.

Same message, except he didn't say his wife died. Google everyone!

Got the exact message.