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Released: May 31, 2011
Check scam could cost you
Source: Dana Hunsinger Benbow, USA Today
You must be living right. An unexpected $2,500 check with your name on it just landed in your mailbox. Money always comes with strings attached. Come on. You know it's too good to be true. You've never even heard of the company that sent it. But a greedy little part of you wants to make a run for the bank and deposit it -- and wire a portion of the money back to the sender as the accompanying letter requests. We really shouldn't have to tell you this, but yep, it's a scam.Read Full Article: Check scam could cost you
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