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01/24/2011
Many deals are offered to consumers on a daily basis, however, some are simply not worth it. Komo News reports of 5 "bad" deals that may sound good at first but are really not.
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06/21/2010
This must be your lucky day! And to think that all you have to do to claim your prize is deposit a check sent as a down payment toward your winnings and wire back $29.99 to cover taxes and handling fe
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06/07/2010
It’s happened with businesses from barbecue restaurants to manufacturers. BBBs are hearing from businesses across the country who have been targeted by fake check schemers.
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05/26/2010
Don’t take “candy” from anyone you don’t know. That means checks, too. That “candy” could turn out to be expensive.
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11/11/2009
A letter sent to the St. Louis Science Center claimed that 'John Doe' had won $85,000 in a Canadian lottery. Science Center officials immediately suspected a scam. Some consumers aren't so savvy.
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01/01/2007
It’s your lucky day! You just won a foreign lottery! The letter says so. And the cashier’s check to cover the taxes and fees is included. All you have to do to get your winnings is deposit the check and wire the money to the sender to pay the taxes and fees. You’re guaranteed that when they get your payment, you’ll get your prize.
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11/01/2006
The next time you write a check to your local merchant, the cashier may hand it back to you after the payment has been processed – electronically. Or maybe you’re mailing a check as payment to a company. That payment, too, may be processed electronically. Why? More merchants and companies are using electronic check conversion, which converts information from your paper check into an electronic payment from your bank account. In fact, NACHA – the Electronic Payments Association – estimates that more than 1.7 billion paper checks were converted through in-store and mail-in transactions in 2005.
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06/01/2005
If you write checks, you should know about a new law called “Check 21.” Under the law, your paper checks can be replaced with paper copies called “substitute checks.” You also may experience electronic — and faster — processing of your checks.
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