A Stolen Check Problem

walrus · 2005-11-14, 12:12 PM

It's been such a long time that I'm not sure there is much that can be done. If your in the US you should have:

Contacted the sponser to make sure the check was indeed sent and then request they put a stop payment on the check. They could send a new check or simply roll the amount over until the next pay period. (not sure how a sponser would handle this).

Contact the Postal Service. Tampering with US mail is a federal offense.

Now, again if your in the US, I would simply contact the Post Office and report it. Doubt that they can do much to get your $$$ back but it will alert them that there maybe a problem.

M.D · 2005-11-14, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by walrus

It's been such a long time that I'm not sure there is much that can be done. If your in the US you should have:

Contacted the sponser to make sure the check was indeed sent and then request they put a stop payment on the check.

I'm not in the US,
I contacted the sponsor to inform a missing payment and was told to wait at first, it was only later that i have been told that the check was cleared outside my jurisdiction. it was less than 3 weeks before the theft was noticed and informed.
I asked the sponsor to act fast and like i said I had to wait 4 months for an answer.

These were 4 long months that were more than enough for the bank to inform the foreign that they will not pay for that check.

Is it really me who should be responsible for that check?

the check was not made unendorsable / not negotiable. so there was absolutely no way to protect it.

Is that my fault?

This time it's me.. next time it can be anybody

KG Gary · 2005-11-14, 12:24 PM

That sucks!

At which point in the cheque's journey do you think it was stolen?
Does the postal service where you live take responsibility for carrying your mail?
Have you taken any steps to try and prevent another incident?

As walrus says the time passed may count against any recovery.

M.D · 2005-11-14, 12:30 PM

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