I have a small business in New York City. I received a call from a company that says that they have an old check from 2002. They want me to issue a new check so they can get paid. I asked them to fax me a copy of the check that they had. I never issued the check that they faxed, because the one they faxed me was computer generated, and I have been handwriting my checks ever since I have been in business. Also none of my records indicate that I have ever done business with them. I want to prosecute this company for fraud. How should I go about handling this situation?
You will have to first contact the police and file a report. There was an attempted fraud, or at least a mistake. Since you haven't been harmed, there would be little chance at achieving anything of value in a civil action. That means a district attorney would have to look at this as a possible criminal case. They may or may not want to prosecute. It would depend on the charges and results of their investigation.
Your diligence is to be commended. It may be that this is a scam and larger companies may reissue, without the review you did.
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You will have to first contact the police and file a report. There was an attempted fraud, or at least a mistake. Since you haven't been harmed, there would be little chance at achieving anything of value in a civil action. That means a district attorney would have to look at this as a possible criminal case. They may or may not want to prosecute. It would depend on the charges and results of their investigation. 