Have you ever won the Canadian Lottery? Has someone offered to overpay you for an item you are selling on Craig’s List? Were you awarded a government grant? No, none of these things happened to you (actually, congratulations, though, if any of those things really did happen). If you received unsolicited communications of this nature, it’s most likely a scam attempt. Read more in an interesting article from Yahoo! Finance explaining the most common check scams.

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