Fake Check Scams
Educational Resources from Others
Consumer Information
- Five Things You Should Know to Avoid Fake Check Scams, 06/14/11. (PDF)
- Don't Become a Target Brochure (English Version), 09/09/10. (PDF)
- Don't Become a Target Brochure (English Version, Black and White), 09/09/10. (PDF)
- Don't Become a Target Brochure (Spanish Version), 09/09/10. (PDF)
- Don't Become a Target Brochure (Spanish Version, Black and White), 09/09/10. (PDF)
- Don't Become a Target PowerPoint Presentation, 09/09/10. (PPT)
- Fake Check Scams, Ready to Use News Articles, 05/27/09. (PDF)
- CFA Fake Check Scams Fact Sheet (Spanish Version), 05/27/09. (PDF)
- CFA Fake Check Scams Fact Sheet, 05/27/09. (PDF)
- Ready to Use News Articles (Spanish Version), 05/27/09. (PDF)
- Avoid Fake Check Fraud and Get the Real Deal About Mystery Shopping Opportunities, 02/20/09. (PDF)
Press Releases
- CFA and NCL Team Up To Educate the Public on Avoiding Fake Check Scams, 06/14/11. (PDF)
- New Anti-fraud Program Launched in Arizona: Aim is to Protect Consumers and Financial Institutions from Fake Check Scams, 12/14/10. (PDF)
- New Anti-fraud Program Launched in California: Aim is to Protect Consumers and Financial Institutions from Fake Check Scams, 12/13/10. (PDF)
- New Anti-fraud Program Launched in New York: Aim is to Protect Consumers and Financial Institutions from Fake Check Scams, 12/7/10. (PDF)
- New Anti-fraud Program Launched in South Carolina: Aim is to Protect Consumers and Financial Institutions from Fake Check Scams,11/17/10. (PDF)
- New Anti-fraud Program Launched in Virginia: Aim is to Protect Consumers and Financial Institutions from Fake Check Scams,11/16/10. (PDF)
- New Anti-fraud Program Launched in Florida: Aim is to Protect Consumers and Financial Institutions from Fake Check Scams,11/16/10. (PDF)
- New Anti-fraud Program Launched in Tennessee: Aim is to Protect Consumers and Financial Institutions from Fake Check Scams,10/27/10. (PDF)
- New Anti-fraud Program Launched in Colorado: Aim is to Protect Consumers and Financial Institutions from Fake Check Scams, 10/13/10. (PDF)
- New Anti-fraud Program Launched in Georgia: Aim is to Protect Consumers and Financial Institutions from Fake Check Scams, 9/28/10. (PDF)
- CFA, CT Department of Consumer Protection, CT Department of Banking, and Credit Union League of CT Launch New Fake Check Scam Consumer Education Project, 9/14/10. (PDF)
- Fake Check Scams Press Release (Spanish Version), 05/27/09. (PDF)
- Fake Check Scams Press Release, 05/27/09. (PDF)
Video and Audio
- Fake Check Lottery Scam Video (watch here)
- Fake Check Work at Home Video (watch here)
- TV News Release: Fake Check Scams – What Are They? (watch here)
- Audio: Fake Check Scams – How Do They Work? (listen here)
Visuals
- Fake Check Examples. (PDF)
- Advertisements You Can Use!
Educational Resources from Others
- Fake Checks Scams Ecard
- Fake Checks Scams Ecard (Spanish Version)
- Fake Check Scam Victim Video
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service TV Public Announcements on Fake Check Scams
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service Hidden Camera Webisodes
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service Pamphlet "Don't be the Victim of a Fake Check Scam"
- Federal Trade Commission Fact Sheet "Giving the Bounce to Counterfeit Check Scams" (English and Spanish)
- U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Cashier's Check Fraud Advisory
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Fraud Alert Poster