I believe a co-worker has set up a d/b/a bank account using the same name as our company. I have several checks that have been deposited, no endorsement, just stamped account with an account number. The co-worker's bank will not release any account information to me. The customer's bank won't file a claim because it was deposited by the "correct" company. How can I confirm the owners of this account?
You need to push harder on your customer, the issuer of the checks, by giving affidavits that your company did not receive the checks or any benefit from them, and that it did not endorse them. That should get the ball rolling.
If that isn't enough, you may need to get an attorney involved to get things started. That may involve legal process to get the bank holding the other account to surrender information about the account.
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You need to push harder on your customer, the issuer of the checks, by giving affidavits that your company did not receive the checks or any benefit from them, and that it did not endorse them. That should get the ball rolling.