I met someone over a chat line. This person informed me that he was a singer and travelled a lot, and that because he would be back in town before he would be paid, instead of the check being sent to his address, he would send it to me to deposit.
I received the check a few days ago, dated 06/02/08, made out to me with my address info and a letter enclosed with a letter saying that the transfer was made and that the check must be verified by my bank, but only with the consent of E.M before being deposited. The letter did not have a company letterhead; the envelope had no sender address. The companies on the check and bank are in CA. I am in TN. E.M stated that he lived in MO.
I called to let him know I had the check. He called to get them to take the hold off. I called him again and said that I needed to verify it was legit before I made the deposit and he got on the offensive, stating dont and that he will report it stolen and will come and get it.
Should I be concerned now that this person has my address information. I told him I would shred it. Why does he need the check, if he's reporting it stolen? Should I give him the check back or make copies and send it to both the bank and MAAC with an explanation that I do not want to deposit the check and that they should wire it to the appropriate person?
Virtually everything about your question screams "Scam"! Contact the police and tell them everything you've said here. Put the check in an envelope and give it to the police, along with copies of any email messages involved. Change your email address, and if you must have messages forwarded from the old address, don't respond to any messages from this individual.
If you have shared any information with this individual about your bank name, location or account number, contact your bank and arrange to have your account transferred to another account number. Take similar action if you've shared any credit or debit card information with him.
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Virtually everything about your question screams "Scam"! Contact the police and tell them everything you've said here. Put the check in an envelope and give it to the police, along with copies of any email messages involved. Change your email address, and if you must have messages forwarded from the old address, don't respond to any messages from this individual.