Checkbook Inc

Scammer said they were from Xfinity T. V. promotion dept. Claimed I had paid in March 2025 promotional fee that gave me a lower cost per month. The promotion would run out as of March 2026 unless I paid 199.99 lump sum . My new monthly cost would increase by $60.00 per month. They said the lump sum amount was good for a 2 year guarantee. They requested my checkbook routing and account number to pay the lump sum. I did not give it to them. [BBB Scam Type: Utility] [Business: Unknown] [Location: VT, USA- 05001]

Working on a logo for a new client **i recently got a request to do a logo for a barbershop. i had them sign a contract, and they agreed to send a deposit for payment. it has been about a week and i got this email from them:** *I'm deeply sorry to let you know there is a mix up on the check amount. Your payment for the graphic design has been sent by my brother who is funding my project,he just informed me there is a mix up on the check he sent out to you and said there is nothing he can do because he doesn't have access to his checkbook at the moment to issue another one, instead of sending two different checks. One for you and another for the interior designer who is to design and furnish the salon. He sent a single check with the amount that was supposed to go to the interior designer and have your name written on it and sent over to you.* *After requesting for another check to be sent out to you, he made me realize he's currently out of the country on a business trip and had no chance of rewriting another check as he had no access to it. He's pleading you have the check cashed and have your full payment from it and help us get the rest across to the interior designer or send it over to me whichever is more pleasing to you. I'm deeply sorry for the mix up and stress this is coming with.* *Your assistance will be highly appreciated and forever be grateful to you. Thanks for your understanding of the issue and  improvising with this.* **i don't want to be in the middle of writing checks to people for a company i don't know. does this sound like a scam, and if not, how do i go about this?** **thank you so much in advance for any advice!**

I got two letters in the mail from banks (that I have never used) about checking accounts I don't have I live in Texas and I’m 19yo. I need help understanding what is happening. I have a bit of history with banks so, I opened my first ac when I was 18 with Chase it was a college student account it had 100 bucks and it got closed a couple of months later. I have no idea why. Later on I opened a clear checking account with Wells Fargo because I was getting checks from school and I needed to put them somewhere. I ended up getting scammed (I know I made a stupid mistake) and I cashed a bad check. That account was closed too. Every time my account was close I was able to get my money back, that’s not the issue. I don’t work so I don’t need a checking account right now so I haven’t tried to open another account. Now I have gotten one letter from Citibank with a checkbook and a debit card ready to be activated but I never tried to open an account with them. Also since my first two accounts got closed I’m sure it’s going to be hard opening another account. I even checked my email thinking that maybe I had tried to open an account with them but I don’t have any emails from Citibank. I called Citibank and someone told me there was a balance of like 1,600.89 dollars. (??!? Not my money ) so they transferred me to another person and they told me the account was closed as part of like “fraud detection” the woman had an accent so I had a bit of trouble understanding but she said something about opening a theft identity case so I was like okay how do I open one of those but she said I couldn’t open because the account was already closed and that I should call one of the credit bureaus. I’m looking into which one I should call. The other letter was from a bank I never heard from. Sunflower Bank. It was about an address change. Actually two letters. The address was changed from my actual address to another address in my same city (super close) and then it was changed back to my a

Accepting advice on caring for grandfather About year ago I moved in with my grandfather to help take care of him and attempt to keep him out of a nursing home as long as possible. Shortly after I quit working as more care and oversight was needed*(I'm fortunate that I'm able to do so financially, though just barely)*. Summary of health: dementia, congestive heart failure, non-alcoholic cirrhosis of liver, COPD At current stage he cannot remember most things more than 3-5 minutes early in the day, often only 5-10 seconds in evenings. He's on 4L/m O2 and a bipap at night to which he's partially responsive*(apnea score 5-10)*. Through lunch he's awake and occasionally energetic, after lunch he nods/naps all day in front of TV. When he's awake his O2 saturation is good and memory/cognition are better. Once he starts nodding, I assume because of apnea/O2 due to correlation, he's unable to remember what he *just* said, did, or is currently doing. He often gets confused at these times, "hiding" things or putting fecal soiled clothes back in drawers or in the shower. His difficulties breathing have progressed that short conversation makes him huffy and puff as well as *any* physical activity*(standing up, sitting down, walking the hall, bending to put socks on)*. He no longer has access to his medicine except through me after overdosing incidents and has to be monitored taking meds to ensure he doesn't skip and trash some as well as eating meals with it as required. I've turned off the breaker to the wall heater in his bathroom as he's fell asleep with his leg against it and burned himself severely. If he stirs from the chair, I follow for various reasons including leaving stove eye on*(he insists on doing for himself what he can)*, walking on splintered deck barefoot resulting in ER visits to stop bleeding when I'm unable due to thinners*(he has very fragile/thin skin below the knee particularly)*, removing his oxygen, attempting to drive, as well as a history

Mother only 55 years old showing major cognitive decline I'm ashamed to admit that we've noticed the decline for a few years now. We only finally addressed it recently because she got lost walking to a hair appointment 2 blocks from her house. (in a very familiar area). I've avoided the conversation for a couple years because its very hard to tell someone you love that they aren't as sharp as they once were. And when her siblings tried addressing it, she would get defensive. But after the getting lost mishap, I finally talked to her and we had her first docs appt yesterday. There is bloodwork scheduled to rule out vitamin deficiency or hormone issues , an mri, and an appointment with a neurologist. So at least we finally have the ball rolling. Her mental decline has included, inability to balance checkbook, count money, poor perception of time, poor response to texts and calls even though she is always starring at her phone. I'm hopeful that there is some explanation for this that is not early dementia. I know for a fact shes very depressed, doesn't have a purpose now that my brothers and I have moved out and she doesn't eat well or exercise. I'm hopeful it could be depression, or a hormone issue or something. It would break my heart if its dementia but she struggled to repeat a sentence back to the doctor and that scares me.

Parents have started a downhill slide in last year. We are going crazy trying to help. My (50m) father (80) has early stage Alzheimers and my step-mom (75) was diagnosed with atypical, late onset bipolar disorder last summer after a psychotic break. It has been non-stop crisis intervention for the last year. My dad was told to stop driving in August and his license got revoked in January. He’s super angry and depressed, but it was necessary. He’s worried us for several years, and there were close calls. my step-mom is getting into arguments, spending money, booking trips. She largely has no empathy for us, but especially my step-sister, making demands like planning parties at my step-sisters house with 20+ people invited without consulting her and getting mad when she’s told no. She’s refused to listen to us and booked an Airbnb for 2 months when both of us told her not to do it. In that case she realized her mistake 5 minutes after booking and cancelled it, but other things we’ve had to cancel. She’s kind of letting my step-sister take over finances but she wants to be involved in everything and sometimes let’s it go and sometimes tries to do everything herself. She’s double paid many things and missed paying others. Can’t balance her checkbook. The big picture problems are: - My dad has never had much going in his life. He wants to drive so he can go to Taco Bell and get a Diet Pepsi. He watches TV all day. Can’t sleep at night and has no interest in making any changes. - My step-mom hasn’t been the same after her psychotic break last summer. - They are just unhappy people and expect that me and my step-sister can solve this for them. A few times, my step-mom has said to me that things aren’t working and that my dad needs to come live with me and she’ll live with my sister. Said in a completely matter-of-fact tone. No discussion. It’s just what needs to happen. I’ve stumbled out a, “No, that’s not going to happen” in my shock at the thought, but the expe

Windows Technical Support - FAKE 844-908-0707 this scammer was wanting to help me install Windows on my chromebook LMAO - he caught on when I gave him a fake checkbook number and bank! Make his life hell

Check forged against me This may be a long shot. I just discovered in my Chase online banking that a check of $4000 was cashed out to someone I never heard of. Personally, I never owned or even requested a checkbook. I just don't write checks. The image showed in my statement seems like a Chase-issued check with my Name, Address, Routing and Account numbers. However, the name is Spelled wrong, it has an extra letter. ​ I am 99% the money will be refunded to me. However, I want to find out the scope of my leaked information. I am fine if it was just my account number. But if this person went to the bank and ordered a check, or did it online with some of my information, that would be very crazy, and in which case, I really need to dig further. Since the name is spelled wrong, It is likely the check was forged or was gotten without any confirmation of the correct information. So how easy it is to obtain a check with someone else's name address and account number from a bank? Or is it easy just to forge a check?

Roommate committed check fraud, law enforcement and bank are not helping. This is a somewhat complicated story so I will try to make it as clear as possible. I'm beyond frustrated at this point, and any advice would be MUCH appreciated. My roommate moved out of my house (house I rent, and act as "sub-landlord", I don't own it), and when she did, I told her that I had 30 days to return her security deposit via certified mail. We agreed to deduct the amount for bills that she owed (when I got them in the mail) out of her security. During the 30 days she emailed me several times asking repeatedly what the bills were and when she was getting her security back. I was always responsive and basically told her I had 30 days to return it. Toward the end of the 30 days, I emailed her the total she owed in bills. I remembered her saying that she had paid a cable bill and was owed for it, so I asked her to give me proof of payment which I would deduct and then cut her a check and mail it out. I didn't hear from her, which was odd. A few days later, I am looking in my account and notice a check written out for $650 (the amount of her security deposit). After some investigation it became apparent that she had stolen the check out of my check book (a few months earlier). Here is the complicated part, the check was PARTIALLY filled out by me. Her name was in the "to" line, and the date originally said for June, and the memo line said "Cablevision" and it was signed by me. The dollar amount was left blank (she filled this in her handwriting for $650). This jogged my memory and I recalled starting to fill out the check for her (for that cable bill she said she paid) but I didn't receive a total from her, so I left it temporarily in my checkbook. She must have immediately stolen it (back in June) and held onto the check. I have the carbon copy, and it is obvious that she changed the date from June to August (changed a 6 to an 8) and because the memo said "cablevi