USA Fake checks

[The Doctor]

This check was received as part of a lottery scam:

Names used: Swiss Lotto
Mechelle Meyers - Prize Director
Patrick Jones of Oxford Financial Management, a subsidiary of Euro Trust Corporation (main office in Canada!)

[Quark]

My lottery winnings, mailed from Canada.... Oh yeah.

[Spidey]

After checking with management, it was decided that it's OK to post this check. This is a cashier's check made payable to the victim. The victim then probably sent the money to the scammer. It's a real check used to steal money.
Scammer: Johnson Nomvete (South Africa?)

[Miyuki]

This is why you don't want to accept a fake or stolen check. Notice the red letters stamped by a bank in the center of the check. "Refer to maker - suspected counterfeit". If you had taken this check, you would be responsible for a USD$ 247,000 loss, and your bank will make you pay for that.

[De Master Yoda]

Thank you Miyuki-san, This is a very important point, NOT to try and cash this sort of cheque!
Having to payback this large amount of money would present many problems for someone on a pension or average type of income!
If any body has any doubt about a cheque then please contact us, as we may be able to offer guidance, and maybe save you some money as well as heartache.
'De Master yoda'

[Nanook]

Scammer: Ebinisi Jaiye
Hopefully the victim did not deposit this check and lose this kind of money.

[Nanook]

Here's an example of what a scammer might do, just like any other common criminal. Instead of making a fake money order, they will buy a real one for $5.00. They then alter the amount to make it $50 or $500 or $5,000 and send it to you. And you'll see it again because sooner or later it will come back to you. That's why you don't want to ever accept one of these from someone you don't know.

[Quark]

Here's another check from the US. This features the name of a real US company. The scammer stole the name, the bank account number, and started making fake checks. The company found out what was happening and closed that account. They also spent several thousand dollars redesigning their logo, so effectively, the scammer stole several thousand dollars from the company and almost stole a LOT of money from the victim who received this check.

[Sandy Beach]

Scammer: Monday David

[Quark]

I see this guy ^^^ knows nothing about how to make the body/figure match, and he has a problem with "zeros" too.