State FFC Company (Sponsored Shopper)
Complaint 26448 Details

My husband and I are currently out of work. He's fighting for SS Disability and I'm currently in the middle of a high risk pregnancy. I received a check and "acceptance letter" stating that I had been accepted as a mystery shopper and told me to log on to their website to "activate" the check and then to deposit the funds into our account. Upon receiving this check, I called the financial institution the check was issued thru, to determine if the check was valid or not. They ran the numbers on the bottom of the check and told me that the account was in good standing and active. I then in turn, deposited the check into our financial institution. They even ran the check through a machine that told them it was valid and legit. They allowed us to deposit the check into our account, where I let it sit for 48 hours before even trying to touch it to carry out these assignments generated. Funds were still there and my institution said that the check had completely cleared. I have now gotten a call from our bank stating that the check we deposited is apparently fraudulant and we're responsible for outstanding funds if it was. I have called the BBB, FBI, and our local state police, on top of the financial institution that the check was written from filing complaints. Unfortunately, I'm being told that we are actually responsible for the funds. Our bank said that they would cover them initially, but we would be required to pay them back. I have copies of everything, right down to a picture of the check we were issued, acct. number and all. Can anyone tell me what other steps to take to resolve this or what anyone has had any luck with?