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Old 04-16-2024, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
I agree with above, now I would go a step further and contact the police, since this was sent through the mail it is now a federal offence and this could actually get the FBI involved. In any case, do not do anything with the check, except turning it over to the police.
The appropriate course would be to report it to the Postal Inspector. We had a scam letter that had most of our home purchase information on it. There were a couple mistakes I caught. I saw another person at our mailboxes with the same letter, except her home information. After determining it was a scam I took it to the Okahumpka post office. The person there made a copy to give to the postal inspector. Most fraud via USPS is handled by the postal inspector. You could also report it online United States Postal Inspection Service