How do you Know if the check you received in the mail is legal?

Answer 1

Try to cash it and you will find out if it is real, however, read the small type first because by cashing the check you may be agreeing to something that is explained in the small type. This scam has been around for a long time. I am surprised you never saw it before. Technically you are allowed to keep anything sent you through the mails unsolicited, however, there is a legal catch tied to these checks that is self explanatory if you read it carefully. The ones I've seen make cashing the check a positive step towards part of a legal agreement that does not favor you. You have to prove you are the one to who the check is made out to. If the bank gives you money ..... you are liable if the check bounces along with the charges for a bounced check. These people have legal departments that can tie you up very tight. It will cost you a lot to extract yourself from these deals as I know them. Often the offer is made through the net to avoid the mails as then it becomes a Federal offense. Most often any package sent to you will come via UPS or FEDEX to avoid the US mail.

Nobody gives anything away for FREE. Red flags should go up every time you see something like that. Would you offer to do that over the net where hundreds of thousands could sign up for it in SECONDS? If you believe it, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I can offer you for very little money. Thousands of cars go over it every day and you can make a fortune collecting tolls.