Advocacy Group Warns that More and More Consumers Falling for
Fake Check Scams
The National Consumers League is alerting the public to the
growing problem of fake check scams. Based on complaints reported to NCL’s National Fraud
Information Center/Internet Fraud Watch database since last December, when the fake check category
was added, these scams are now the sixth most common Internet fraud. Consumers who reported fake
check scams to NCL’s fraud programs between January 1 and June 30, 2004 lost an average of
$5,000. In many cases, the contact is initiated by email.
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