Counterfeit Check Database
Many alert New Mexicans have contacted the Office of the Attorney General to report
scam attempts using counterfeit checks. The scams involve a counterfeit check and
instructions that the check be cashed and proceeds wired to a specific person. Sometimes
the scam involves lottery or sweepstakes winning and there are other variations.
It is vital that no one cash one of these counterfeit checks because once the check
is found to be counterfeit, the amount of the check will be owed to the financial
institution that cashed it.
We have established a database of counterfeit checks received in this office. If
you or anyone you know is tempted to cash a check from an unknown source, look through
the database, you might find a copy of the check here. But even if you don’t, please
don’t be fooled into thinking you are going to get something for nothing.
Want to learn more? Read our Counterfeit Check Scams brochure.