PokerStars fraudulent check???

[ILuvRiver]

Did you ever manage to get in touch with the bank that issued the check? What did they say?
Did Stars support get back to you? What did they say?
Have you cancelled the check?

Also, I have asked stars about telephone support before, they just say that they do not offer it at this time etc. Did they say they would call you?

[DrewOnTilt]

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Everyone,

PUT YOUR CHECKS IN THE ATM

PUT YOUR CHECKS IN THE ATM

PUT YOUR CHECKS IN THE ATM

PUT YOUR CHECKS IN THE ATM

PUT YOUR CHECKS IN THE ATM

PUT YOUR CHECKS IN THE ATM

PUT YOUR CHECKS IN THE ATM

PUT YOUR CHECKS IN THE ATM

PUT YOUR CHECKS IN THE ATM

PUT YOUR CHECKS IN THE ATM

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QFT.

What the hell is the matter with you people? Why is it that only a small number of you seem to have figured this out?

Ultimate Bet sent me a check that looked like a 5 year old had printed it on Daddy's computer. It said only "U.S. Bank" across the top, had no issuing bank or account holder name listed, and a routing and account number at the bottom. I deposited it via the ATM and it cleared without issue.

[kidpoker406]

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Did you ever manage to get in touch with the bank that issued the check? What did they say?
Did Stars support get back to you? What did they say?
Have you cancelled the check?

Also, I have asked stars about telephone support before, they just say that they do not offer it at this time etc. Did they say they would call you?

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my bank did get in touch with a representative from the bank upon which the check was drawn, and that is where this all started. the bank rep said something along the lines of the account number being invalid and/or fraudelent.

i have canceled the check, thats in progress at the moment.

i thought in one of the PStars emailed they said/inferred that they would call me, but in the last email i was told that phone support is not currently offered.


to all that are telling me to deposit in an ATM, thats not an option for me; i don't have an ATM/check card, i deal almost exclusively in cash, and there's a few occasions for which i use a credit card, but do not have an ATM deposit available

[prodonkey]

Since when do stars checks get drawn from BOA.. everyone I've had has been drawn from the bank you say you went to.

[mosquito]

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Since when do stars checks get drawn from BOA.. everyone I've had has been drawn from the bank you say you went to.

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They get drawn from different banks. I had one from bank "A", followed by one from bank "B" then the next one came from "A" again.

[KotOD]

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Mail your checks to the bank, people. No driving to the branch, no talking to the clerks, no fumbling at the ATM. Some banks will even give you postage paid envelopes. And if you don't want to mail your checks to your local branch full of morons, mail it to one 3 states away.

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*sigh*
I can't believe the inept overall behavior displayed by you people when it comes to checks and banking. For as much as you all make fun of old people that are completely baffled by new technology, you all are equally as brain damaged when it comes to dealing with six hundred year old processes.

If you fear talking to the big bad tellers, if you are afraid of answering questions from the mean old branch managers, if you are afraid of depositing into the ATM -- every bank branch has a night deposit drop to allow businesses to drop their nightly take. The slot isn't limited to business transactions as the tellers will process whatever is in the overnights. It's a slot built into the side of the building with a metal covering on it. The metal covering has a handle. Pull that handle and drop your deposit into the overnight slot. The tellers will process it the next morning.

Before you mental midgets run off and just randomly throw checks into the slot: prepare your night deposit by filling out your deposit slips properly with the correct account numbers, check numbers, and other figures; endorse the back of the check properly so as not to create confusion or generate a phone call from the scary head teller the next morning; place both the endorsed check and the deposit form into an envelope and seal the envelope. For those of you that are afraid of dropping an endorsed check into a mysterious new-fangled dropbox, endorse the check as follows:

"FOR DEPOSIT INTO ACCOUNT # xxx-xxx-xxxx ONLY" (where xxx-xxx-xxxx is YOUR account number) above your signature on the endorsement line.

That way, if the check is stolen, any cashier or check-cashing place will immediately alerted to the problem.

To further expedite the deposit process for the tellers in the morning, label your envelope "DEPOSIT ONLY PLEASE" so that the tellers know immediately that your envelope contains a deposit and not a car loan payment, mortgage payment or some other type of loan payment.

The next morning, you should only have to wait for about forty-five minutes to an hour before you can retreat to the happiness of your lonely internet existence, login to your online banking account and see that the check has been deposited. The check may have a hold on it after deposit. For more information on holds, please see here:

The Checks information thread

[ILuvRiver]

Any resolution for this one yet?

[kidpoker406]

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Any resolution for this one yet?

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as i suspected in the first place, the problem was all on the bank, probably from bank "A" having integration problems with bank "B".

i placed a stop-payment on the initial check, PStars waived the usual fee for that, and the funds were returned to my PStars account. i proceeded to cash out and get a new check, which i just cashed this morning at bank "C", where i recently opened a new account.

the only thing i have against PStars was leaving me hanging for a few days without any useful info for me, other than that they were more than helpful, and just as confused as i was concerning the check being identified as "fraudulent"

needless to say, i'll be avoiding using bank "A" for anything in the future

[ILuvRiver]

lol @ bank a,b and c. Think bank c is def the way to go, they are great. Rates are very good too. lol.

Seriously though, glad to hear it was sorted though. I have made a note of bank "a" I only used them occasionaly, but will no not to bother from now on.