Chase sends checks which cause you to enroll in one of their programs automatically if you cash them. Usually, the first month of the program is free, or if you cancel in the first month you can get a refund for the first month's service charge. So for some free money, you can:
1. Deposit the check. Keep the paperwork that came with it.
2. Wait a couple of weeks.
3. Call and cancel your membership.
4. Wait a couple more weeks for written confirmation of your cancelation to arrive.
5. If you don't get the written confirmation, call and cancel again.
The last two steps are necessary because on at least one occasion I've been told that my membership was canceled when in fact it wasn't.
I've done this numerous times. They keep sending me the checks, and I keep cashing them. I recently sent them a letter complaining about the time when they *didn't* cancel after telling me that they had done so.
While I was at it, I pointed out to them in no uncertain terms that as long as they were going to keep sending me free money, I was going to keep taking it, so if they didn't want to keep doing that, they might want to put me on the list of people who don't receive these promotions.
You might want to do the same thing if you don't want to deal with these checks... Call them and tell them to put you on the list of accounts which are never sent promotions involving "cash this to enroll in the program" checks.
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