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Checks to IRS mistakenly mailed to me?????
Posted by:
Gas Pains
()
Date: February 14, 2018 01:14PM
For some unknown reason, I received 2 checks in the mail that were supposed to be sent to the IRS for a tax payment. I dont know why I got them but one is for $4000 and the other is for $10,000. They appear to be from some towel head Muslim doctor in Fairfax. I dont live anywhere near Fairfax.
If I wanted to commit crime, is there any way possible I could cash these 2 checks? I realize it would be illegal but Im pretty old and what are the chances they could catch me before I die? I could have a good time with $14,000!
If I wanted to commit crime, is there any way possible I could cash these 2 checks? I realize it would be illegal but Im pretty old and what are the chances they could catch me before I die? I could have a good time with $14,000!
Re: Checks to IRS mistakenly mailed to me?????
Posted by:
Definitely.
()
Date: February 14, 2018 06:50PM
Take the checks to the bank. Bring a handgun to prove that you're serious.
Then post back here, let us know how it works out for you.
Then post back here, let us know how it works out for you.
Re: Checks to IRS mistakenly mailed to me?????
Posted by:
FTEJW
()
Date: February 14, 2018 06:52PM
Take the checks to Homeland security. You really don't want to go to Gitmo should YOU cash these .....Turn the matter over to those who can do something about it.
Re: Checks to IRS mistakenly mailed to me?????
Posted by:
Gitmo
()
Date: February 15, 2018 12:22PM
Open a fake account at a bank
Re: Checks to IRS mistakenly mailed to me?????
Posted by:
HR Crock
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Date: February 15, 2018 12:36PM
If the checks are for the IRS they would be made out to “United States Treasury”. How would you think any bank would allow you to cash or deposit a check not made out to you? What a dumbass.
Re: Checks to IRS mistakenly mailed to me?????
Posted by:
XNUMJ
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Date: February 15, 2018 07:50PM
HR Crock Wrote:
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> If the checks are for the IRS they would be made
> out to “United States Treasury”. How would you
> think any bank would allow you to cash or deposit
> a check not made out to you? What a dumbass.
In my experience, banks don't care what is written on the check.
They only care about the amount.
At least when depositing in the ATM.
Although I don't know if US Treasury would fly.
It is possible that they check to make sure that checks
don't look like they might say certain things like that on them.
In other words, when they are ultimately processing the checks
after unloading the ATM machine and sending the materials somewhere,
they OCR the check. They don't care what name is one the "TO" part.
They don't OCR very accurately. But if it looks like some of the
words might possibly be "United States" or a few other things,
it gets kicked out for manual review by a human.
I am totally making all that up and have no idea how it really works.
All I really know is that when someone hands me a check that
is totally made out to the wrong person, it deposits just fine.
(And since in these cases with me, it's not fraud, just a screw-up,
and the person who wrote the check is not complaining... they don't check.)
If you deposit a check intended for the IRS, and the person who wrote it
gets in trouble with the IRS, and they both go looking for that check...
it's not like the customer doesn't know which bank and account got the money.
Unless it was some overseas shady thing somehow.
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> If the checks are for the IRS they would be made
> out to “United States Treasury”. How would you
> think any bank would allow you to cash or deposit
> a check not made out to you? What a dumbass.
In my experience, banks don't care what is written on the check.
They only care about the amount.
At least when depositing in the ATM.
Although I don't know if US Treasury would fly.
It is possible that they check to make sure that checks
don't look like they might say certain things like that on them.
In other words, when they are ultimately processing the checks
after unloading the ATM machine and sending the materials somewhere,
they OCR the check. They don't care what name is one the "TO" part.
They don't OCR very accurately. But if it looks like some of the
words might possibly be "United States" or a few other things,
it gets kicked out for manual review by a human.
I am totally making all that up and have no idea how it really works.
All I really know is that when someone hands me a check that
is totally made out to the wrong person, it deposits just fine.
(And since in these cases with me, it's not fraud, just a screw-up,
and the person who wrote the check is not complaining... they don't check.)
If you deposit a check intended for the IRS, and the person who wrote it
gets in trouble with the IRS, and they both go looking for that check...
it's not like the customer doesn't know which bank and account got the money.
Unless it was some overseas shady thing somehow.
Re: Checks to IRS mistakenly mailed to me?????
Posted by:
Greybeard
()
Date: February 15, 2018 08:43PM
XNUMJ Wrote:
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> HR Crock Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > If the checks are for the IRS they would be
> made
> > out to “United States Treasury”. How would
> you
> > think any bank would allow you to cash or
> deposit
> > a check not made out to you? What a dumbass.
>
>
> In my experience, banks don't care what is written
> on the check.
> They only care about the amount.
> At least when depositing in the ATM.
>
> Although I don't know if US Treasury would fly.
> It is possible that they check to make sure that
> checks
> don't look like they might say certain things like
> that on them.
> In other words, when they are ultimately
> processing the checks
> after unloading the ATM machine and sending the
> materials somewhere,
> they OCR the check. They don't care what name is
> one the "TO" part.
> They don't OCR very accurately. But if it looks
> like some of the
> words might possibly be "United States" or a few
> other things,
> it gets kicked out for manual review by a human.
> I am totally making all that up and have no idea
> how it really works.
>
> All I really know is that when someone hands me a
> check that
> is totally made out to the wrong person, it
> deposits just fine.
> (And since in these cases with me, it's not fraud,
> just a screw-up,
> and the person who wrote the check is not
> complaining... they don't check.)
>
> If you deposit a check intended for the IRS, and
> the person who wrote it
> gets in trouble with the IRS, and they both go
> looking for that check...
> it's not like the customer doesn't know which bank
> and account got the money.
> Unless it was some overseas shady thing somehow.
+1. This is good to know: I once had a check made out to my wife. I was trying to deposit it into our joint account, which had plenty of money in it. The bank refused to accept it because she had not endorsed it. So I went outside and deposited it via the ATM--no problem.
The alternative, of course, is fake ID. Good luck with that -- Google:
"roadway v. express" "news of the weird"
(with the quotes). Pretty funny.
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> HR Crock Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > If the checks are for the IRS they would be
> made
> > out to “United States Treasury”. How would
> you
> > think any bank would allow you to cash or
> deposit
> > a check not made out to you? What a dumbass.
>
>
> In my experience, banks don't care what is written
> on the check.
> They only care about the amount.
> At least when depositing in the ATM.
>
> Although I don't know if US Treasury would fly.
> It is possible that they check to make sure that
> checks
> don't look like they might say certain things like
> that on them.
> In other words, when they are ultimately
> processing the checks
> after unloading the ATM machine and sending the
> materials somewhere,
> they OCR the check. They don't care what name is
> one the "TO" part.
> They don't OCR very accurately. But if it looks
> like some of the
> words might possibly be "United States" or a few
> other things,
> it gets kicked out for manual review by a human.
> I am totally making all that up and have no idea
> how it really works.
>
> All I really know is that when someone hands me a
> check that
> is totally made out to the wrong person, it
> deposits just fine.
> (And since in these cases with me, it's not fraud,
> just a screw-up,
> and the person who wrote the check is not
> complaining... they don't check.)
>
> If you deposit a check intended for the IRS, and
> the person who wrote it
> gets in trouble with the IRS, and they both go
> looking for that check...
> it's not like the customer doesn't know which bank
> and account got the money.
> Unless it was some overseas shady thing somehow.
+1. This is good to know: I once had a check made out to my wife. I was trying to deposit it into our joint account, which had plenty of money in it. The bank refused to accept it because she had not endorsed it. So I went outside and deposited it via the ATM--no problem.
The alternative, of course, is fake ID. Good luck with that -- Google:
"roadway v. express" "news of the weird"
(with the quotes). Pretty funny.