Far Rockaway, NY asked in Banking and Consumer Law for New York

Q: I was scammed and now my account it frozen and my bank says i have to pay it is there anything i can do

I was offered a job and after a on the phone interview i got the job i was told they would send me a checl for work meterials i was to deposit it the send the money to the supplier for the materials so i dis they sent me two other checks and before i did anything the first one bounced and i was told that it was fraud now i cant use my bank account and i owe the money back what legal actions can i take

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Michael David Siegel
Michael David Siegel
Answered
  • Business Law Lawyer
  • New York, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: File a criminal complaint with the DA.

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