The "Embarrassing Check" is both a fraud and an urban legend (described in the movie "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."
The con goes as follows: customers are encouraged to purchase pornography items from an explicitly named porn store (whether a traditional brick-and-mortar store or internet store). The customers are told that they will receive a bill in the form of a nondescript store or service (e.g. "Jack's Lumber") so the person who purchases the pornography will not have to worry about it being traced back to them.
When the purchase is made, the mark is then told there has been a mistake and a refund will be issued back to the purchaser. The check that is issued to the purchaser, however, has the name of the porn store on it (usually something explicit or obscene) that any person would immediately recognize as coming from a porn store.
The idea, of course, is that the person receiving the check will be too embarrassed or terrified to cash the check. Therefore, the person is ripped-off because he will never cash the check and the monies remain with the perpetrators of the fraud.
Is this real?
The con goes as follows: customers are encouraged to purchase pornography items from an explicitly named porn store (whether a traditional brick-and-mortar store or internet store). The customers are told that they will receive a bill in the form of a nondescript store or service (e.g. "Jack's Lumber") so the person who purchases the pornography will not have to worry about it being traced back to them.
When the purchase is made, the mark is then told there has been a mistake and a refund will be issued back to the purchaser. The check that is issued to the purchaser, however, has the name of the porn store on it (usually something explicit or obscene) that any person would immediately recognize as coming from a porn store.
The idea, of course, is that the person receiving the check will be too embarrassed or terrified to cash the check. Therefore, the person is ripped-off because he will never cash the check and the monies remain with the perpetrators of the fraud.
Is this real?
NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS BLOG IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE NOR IS IT INTENDED TO BE LEGAL ADVICE. IF THE READER HAS ANY LEGAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE REFER TO AN ATTORNEY.
Have a great and fraud-free day.
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