Aug 2, 2013
If you want to help catch these criminals agree to take the check. When it arrives, Do NOT CASH OR DEPOSIT the check. Take it to your bank with any identification information on the sender such as a delivery address to ship your item to or the name and contact information for any third party pickup service the buyer specified. Ask to speak to someone at the bank that deals with check fraud. Explain your concerns and ask them to investigate and determine if the check is real or not. If it turns out to be fake, ask them to forward all the information to the proper authorities for investigation. After you receive the check if you get inquiries from the buyer truthfully tell them you are waiting for the bank to notify you that the check has fully cleared the system. If the check is actually legitimate, apologize to the buyer and explain that with all the scams out there you had to be certain the check had cleared before sending the product/items.