). The bank statement showed the check at $7,7700.00. We (she) immediately called the bank to discuss thinking it was their error. Nope, copy of the check had been posed for 7700.00. We got the Postal Inspector (no help at all) and Irving PD involved. Now, for the strange part, they had changed the entire check, like they had used someone elses blank check and copied our info including account, routing and check numbers. Also had it made out to the same vendor but didn't look at all like our check. The check was cashed (not deposited) in a BoA branch in Houston. Now, this check along with some others, was made out and sent to vendors in the DFW area from Irving. The check, along with others, was taken inside, handed to a postal clerk to be mailed and she stamped it. I was buying some stamps along with mailing the stuff.
Our bank did refund our funds, stopped payment on the other checks, )which we found out later had been presented to be cashed but was denied), and turned it over to the FBI, or so they said.
This is a failure on so many ways. (1) some one in the post office, I assume, stole the checks (2) a bank in Houston cashed the check for an individual that was made out to a company with the companies name and address on it, and (3) our bank accepted the check (I later found out checks go through some sort of a clearing house so to speak)
BTW, never hear back from postal inspector after the initial report was taken. Hats off
to the detective with IPD that followed up on it for us. Last I heard, he was still working on it.
