UPDATE!!!!!!! If anyone asks you to cash a check for them....

[Karen]

If the check was made out to her, how could you cash it? Especially for that amount of money?

Anyone can sign a check over to someone else, so the second person can cash it, or deposit it. It's not uncommon, really.

[Laura's Babies]

Right, if the check is signed and it was lost, someone found it and cashed it... they are out that money... a endorsed check is the same as cash....

That is a terriable way to do someone you have befriended. I guess they think good friends are a dime a dozen and will move on to the next one.

BUT, a lot of "friends" are only friends so they can set you up to screw you over... then they move on to the next one.

[kitten645]

Any twit can have a checking account! Believe me I know, I'm related to one! Worst case she could have taken the check to a check cashing office. Believe me they know every trick and she didn't take it there because they would know it was fraudulant. I am suspicious of any check frankly. I won't accept travelers checks because they are more often than not counterfeit.
I always think that if these people spent half the energy they spent screwing people over, they'd make a decent living. Please press charges so she doesn't ruin someone else's life.
Claudia

[moosmom]

A couple of weeks ago I got her a calling card for her cellphone so she'd have minutes in case of an emergency. And for her son's birthday a couple years ago (she didn't have money to buy him anything) I went out and bought him an MP3 player.

I'm not a rich person, in fact I'm on a fixed income, but a kid not having anything to open on his birthday just didn't sit well with me.

[Pinot's Mom]

This is someone you've known for a COUPLE OF YEARS??? That's awful!! Well, I mean, it's awful under any circumstances, but really! How long had this been in the works?? I am stunned - just not in my realm of thinking that people do this to each other. I guess I'm naive.

I'm so sorry you were duped like this; it just makes it a bit more difficult to help people who really need it, and that's the real shame. I'm glad it only ended up being $100. I just can't imagine who does things like that.

[pomtzu]

Donna - like I told you on the phone - Donna and the kitties come first. It's great to want to be able to help others, and it's just fine to do that, but only after you have taken care of yourself and all of your other obligations. You and the kitties can't eat a phone card or an MP3 player.

This "person" needs to fend for her/him self and provide for the child too. That's not your responsibility. You met your obligations to your daughter without expecting anyone to bail you out, didn't you?? This person needs to do the same, and I feel certain that they wouldn't step up to help you if you asked for help either.

Stop trying to help the world and help yourself first. That's an order!!!

[Freedom]

REPORT IT, Donna!

Good grief! I have no idea who it was, but that is unconscionable!

[moosmom]

Ellie,

Yes mam!! The last thing I need is your foot up my butt as you said. I'm just grateful that it was only $100 I'm out off rather than $3750.

After all the advice I've been given, I plan on notifying the authories.

[moosmom]

I FOUND THE ENVELOPE THE CHECK CAME IN!!!!!! More evidence. Woohoo!!

[Lady's Human]

That little orange barcode on the back lets them trace every machine the letter went through, establishing a trail of evidence as an interstate case.

[RICHARD]

That little orange barcode on the back lets them trace every machine the letter went through, establishing a trail of evidence as an interstate case.

Hmmmmm, So, that's not the govmint spying on me?

[happylabs]

Hmmmmm, So, that's not the govmint spying on me?

Oh oh. I better stop sending those secret admirerer letters out.

[cassiesmom]

Moosmom, I PM'd you. I just read this thread again and I am shaking my head. What a thing to do. This person took advantage of your willingness to help her. I hope it goes to court and comes out in your favor.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Every bank I know of will cash checks for people. They may charge a small fee of a dollar or two. The fact that she wanted to send it off to be cashed would have got my attention.

So sorry this happened to you. People can be so mean.