Bb&t Bank BB&T employees are criminals!!! They stole all my money!!!! Knoxville Tennessee

Why on earth would you think this is the banks fault????? Come on... Your the one at fault because you knew it was a scam and you thought you could use that as a excuse if you got caught!!! Be thankful your not in jail!! Because if it was up to me, you would be! You are no better than the person that tried to scam you because you now turned into the scammer by trying to pass off the check to someone else!!!! And the 2 children things doesnt work either! They should be taken away from you because its obvious you are not smart enough to take care of them!

Why on earth would you think this is the banks fault????? Come on... Your the one at fault because you knew it was a scam and you thought you could use that as a excuse if you got caught!!! Be thankful your not in jail!! Because if it was up to me, you would be! You are no better than the person that tried to scam you because you now turned into the scammer by trying to pass off the check to someone else!!!! And the 2 children things doesnt work either! They should be taken away from you because its obvious you are not smart enough to take care of them!

Why on earth would you think this is the banks fault????? Come on... Your the one at fault because you knew it was a scam and you thought you could use that as a excuse if you got caught!!! Be thankful your not in jail!! Because if it was up to me, you would be! You are no better than the person that tried to scam you because you now turned into the scammer by trying to pass off the check to someone else!!!! And the 2 children things doesnt work either! They should be taken away from you because its obvious you are not smart enough to take care of them!

When are people going to start accepting some personal responsibility in their own lives?

I dont get it..........

WHY would ANYONE think that someone....a stranger no less.....is sending them......FREE.. money? Ive seen these amounts range frooooom $500.00 to 50,000.00 and still people CASH THESE THINGS !!!!!
There is little or no reason to expect that someone is just sending you money outta the goodness of their heart.

You dont know who sent the money. It almost always involves WIRING money to someone else you dont know in a different country....

WHY? WHY would you fall for this and then slam the banks for deducting it from your account when it bounces or is confirmed stolen/counterfeit/forged/altered ..

THINK first people.

NO one........EVER EVER EVER is just gonna send you FREE MONEY

Stop blaming the banks and everyone else for your greed. These scammers are getting RICH off it......and it couldnt happen AT ALL if people werent being greedy and or stupid.

First of all secret shopping in the amount of $3200, you just got greedy and wanted the money. And you blame the bank for not putting a hold on a cash-check??? there is no way to put a HOLD when you go and cash a check. What you should of done is deposit the check and wait for the hold to be over with before you go and take out the funds. Also what do you mean you owe the bank $1200...that money is from the check you just cash!!! you only had $900 and they gave you 3200 in cash. That money is in your hand!!! they want THEIR money back and you have it....secret shopping what a joke.

How exactly is the bank at fault here?

YOU are the one who CASHED a suspect check. YOU should have just deposited it and waited for it to clear without touching any of the funds.

This is just plain old fashioned common sense. Obviously you just don't have any of that. There is no such thing as free money, and if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

As a photographer, I see a variation of this scam nearly every day.

Be very wary of transactions through MoneyGram or Western Union with people you don't know. Also be wary of large checks that are sent to you with instructions to send a portion to another person through the previously mentioned money transfer services.

Amanda, I am sorry that this happened to you. I hope these scammers somehow receive appropriate punishment for their actions. Unfortunately, the bank did not rip you off. Their books have to balance and so they took back the money you received from the fraudulent check. While I know this is no comfort, you were fortunate that the bank did not press charges of bank fraud against you for depositing the check.

I hope you get through this.

Unfortunately, you have fallen victim to what is commonly referred to as a Nigerian Check Scam. These scams work by sending people bogus checks and telling them to deposit them and then wire some of that money via either Moneygram or Western Union to someone that's usually in another country. The bogus check then bounces, but the victims have usually sent out the money they were told to send. That leaves the victim with a debt to the bank in the amount of the bogus check. That money is gone and you will likely never see it again.

That being said, the bank is at fault for not telling you that the check bounced. Unfortunately, you'll still be held liable for the charges, including all overdraft fees and negative balance fees (if your bank charges them).

Unfortunately, you have fallen victim to what is commonly referred to as a Nigerian Check Scam. These scams work by sending people bogus checks and telling them to deposit them and then wire some of that money via either Moneygram or Western Union to someone that's usually in another country. The bogus check then bounces, but the victims have usually sent out the money they were told to send. That leaves the victim with a debt to the bank in the amount of the bogus check. That money is gone and you will likely never see it again.

That being said, the bank is at fault for not telling you that the check bounced. Unfortunately, you'll still be held liable for the charges, including all overdraft fees and negative balance fees (if your bank charges them).

Unfortunately, you have fallen victim to what is commonly referred to as a Nigerian Check Scam. These scams work by sending people bogus checks and telling them to deposit them and then wire some of that money via either Moneygram or Western Union to someone that's usually in another country. The bogus check then bounces, but the victims have usually sent out the money they were told to send. That leaves the victim with a debt to the bank in the amount of the bogus check. That money is gone and you will likely never see it again.

That being said, the bank is at fault for not telling you that the check bounced. Unfortunately, you'll still be held liable for the charges, including all overdraft fees and negative balance fees (if your bank charges them).

The letter said the hold would be off on the 25th, but did it actually come off? Or is there a reversal posted of the check bouncing?

What you are describing here sounds awfully like a scam...someone mailed you a check and then you have to send them part of the money back right away? A very common scam, and usually the check will be removed from hold and THEN bounce.

The check you were given to deposit was a fraudulent check. The bank is required by regulation to make the funds available within a certain time period (depending upon the type of check). That is what these scammers count on. Several weeks later, after the check makes its way through the system, it will be returned as fraudulent and the bank will want their money back. You are left holding the bag.

The bank nor the bank employees are at fault.

The only thing you can do now is report it to the authorities and somehow come up the money you owe the bank.

You didn't find it odd that you would get an unexpected check for $3200?