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Check Cashing Scam ALERT
September 3, 2002
UT Police has received reports
of an apparent check cashing scam aimed at University students. Two males,
description unknown, are asking students to cash checks for them.
The scam works like this:
The suspects come in contact
with a victim and relate a sob story of having not yet established a local bank
account, and thus they cannot get access to their money.
The crooks write a check to the
student for a specific sum, the student then deposits the check into his own
account, and then immediately withdraws cash in the same amount, handing it over
to the bad guys.
The student has, in essence,
cashed the check for the thieves. The problem is, oftentimes the check is no
good, but by the time the bank catches it, it is too late for the student.
Usually, the crooks approach
the victim when the bank is closed, so the student is forced to access their
account via an ATM.
The UT community is urged to
NEVER cash a stranger’s check. If you are approached, please get a description
of the suspects, and contact UT Police at 419.530.2600 immediately!
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