Check Scams Thrive, Especially Online

[HardOCP News]

If you’ve ever bought anything on eBay, Craigslist or other places online, you’ve no doubt encountered people trying to pull the check scam on you. Well, it looks like the Postal Inspection Service is finally getting around to educating the general public on the matter through a series of TV and print ads, its largest-ever anti-fraud drive.

Overseas investigators, working with U.S. postal inspectors, have arrested 77 people this year and intercepted $2.1 billion in counterfeit checks headed for the USA. And the Federal Trade Commission sued two Canadian companies in October, accusing them of using fake checks to bilk U.S. consumers.