Bad check artist ordering gold coins from dealers
CaptHenway
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Got this in an email:
BAD CHECK
Three dealers have reported receiving orders for gold coins and payment has been made with a fraudulent check.The check was from The Hall Group and written on the First City National Bank Houston, Texas.
The routing number on the check is from a different financial institution.
Anyone with information contact:
Doug Davis
817-723-7231
doug@numismaticcrimes.org
The Numismatic Crime Information Center is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit
corporation. P.O. Box 14080 Arlington, Texas 76094.
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
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Always hate to hear about these crooks. I hope the dealers held the PMs until the check come back bad. And with a bad routing number the bank must have noticed pretty quickly.
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routing numbers are easy to check
Oh boy, not again !!!
Wow... nasty.. always hold the product until the check has cleared.....Cheers, RickO