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Is this another scam?

Asked by HungryGuy (16044points) January 10th, 2012

A while ago, I asked about a suspicious check that I got in the mail to be a “Secret Shopper” that everyone here agreed was a scam.

Well, I just got another check. This one is for $18.04. It’s from Foreign Currency Fee Litigation Settlement Fund and payable through Huntington National Bank. It says to see www DOT ccfsettlement DOT com. (Don’t go there! You’ll probably get a virus!!)

The fine print says it’s a settlement for a class action suit involving international currency conversions done with various credit cards. I suppose that’s plausible since I bop back and forth across the big blue wet thing fairly often and find credit cards useful for such things.

But I can’t, for the life of me, see how anyone can benefit from this as a scam. Especially for such a tiny amount of money. There’s no conditions or requirements. Just a check to do with as I please. What gives?

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