Estafas del cheque falso y su pequeño negocio | Federal Trade Commission

Aprenda cómo funcionan las estafas de cheques falsos y lo que puede hacer su pequeño negocio para evitarlas. Una estafa de cheque falso se produce cuando alguien le paga de más con un cheque y le pide que le gire la diferencia, pero cuando el banco se da cuenta de que el cheque es falso, el estafador ya tiene su dinero. Saber cómo funcionan las estafas de cheques falsos lo ayudará a proteger su negocio. ---------------------- transcripción: Usted está haciendo su trabajo. Cuando un cliente nuevo le dice que quiere enviarle un cheque por más cantidad de la que debe y le pide que le transfiera la diferencia, le da una razón que parece lógica. Así que usted lo hizo. Pero en lo que el banco descubre que el cheque es falso, el estafador ya tiene su dinero. Y ahora usted le tiene que pagar al banco. Aprenda cómo evitar las estafas contra su pequeño negocio y comparta esta información con sus colegas. ---------------------- The Federal Trade Commission deals with issues that touch the economic life of every American. It is the only federal agency with both consumer protection and competition jurisdiction in broad sectors of the economy. The FTC pursues vigorous and effective law enforcement; advances consumers' interests by sharing its expertise with federal and state legislatures and U.S. and international government agencies; develops policy and research tools through hearings, workshops, and conferences; and creates practical and plain-language educational programs for consumers and businesses in a global marketplace with constantly changing technologies. Comment Moderation Policy We welcome your comments and thoughts about the information on this page. If you do have something to say, please be courteous and respectful to other commenters. We won't routinely review any comments before they are posted (except for ones that contain urls and profanity), but we will delete any comments that: 1) contain spam or are off-topic 2) use vulgar language or offensive terms that target specific groups or contain personal attacks 3) are sales pitches or promotions 4) have urls or links to commercial sites 4) spread clearly misleading or false information or 5) include personal information, like home addresses

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