Could I get in trouble for this?

Now thats interesting. I'm curious about that myself.

I'll bet you could get in trouble - they have like no sense of humor - ruh roh.

Well as long as you weren't trying to create a bogus check or perpetrate fraud; the fact that you sent that in itself doesn't constitute any criminal action.

However, if you endorsed it with your real signature, you may have unknowingly ratified that debt and re-set the SOL.

LOL!!! I sure wouldn't have signed it. Now, you might even be liable for the taxes for the entire "winnings" to the IRS. ;) Just 'cause you can't show all that money ya "won" won't mean squat to the IRS.

You just mighta really ticked somebody off.

I work in banking and we have had a lot of issues with those types of checks. They say you won a lottery and send you a check then all you have to do is wire the excess in "fees" that they gave to you then you get to keep the rest, but when you deposit the check and wire the money guess what, the check comes back. The problem is that those checks are considered to be fraudulent and the lottery part a scam. This type of fraud is usually handled by, no kidding, the secret service. So if you sent a fraudulent check to a collector for a credit card debt that you defaulted on, this could mean serious trouble for you, regardless if the collector is obnoxious or not.

yep.if you knowingly passed it.you could have trouble on your hands.as auburn said.just because a collector is obnoxious.doesn't mean you have to do what could amount to actual fraud.i know these collectors sometimes threaten that,but you actually did.

The main reason for not fooling around with collectors. Best to work within the confines of the law.

You know, I wouldn't have done it, but I Understand why you did it. Thanks for making my day!!!

They will probably look at it, and know that its not for real. They may not even attempt to cash it.

if they do cash it, i believe this can affect you. they might know it is fake but attempt to cash it to get you in trouble, which collector is this?