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Submitted by smo65d11 on Fri, 08/08/2008 - 12:32
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I was given a bad check last year for some work I did as an independent contractor. It is for over $800, the account is closed, the company is out of business. Does anyone know if I have any recourse anywhere? I live in Missouri and the business / bank account are in Georgia.


It is 15 months old now, and I had gone to the prosecuting attorney for my county a year ago. They said because it was an out of state check, all they could do was send her a letter. They did, and the responsed came back that the person did not respond, and that even if she had, they couldn't do anything as there was no drivers license number on the check so they couldn't verify who actually wrote the check. It was signed very clearly by the person who owns the business, but that didn't seem to matter.

It wasn't just the hours I was out, it was that I had to drive 7 hours and stay overnight in a hotel to do the work, so I was also out the hotel fee and gas money. I had done some work for the same company before and they were fine, but apparently they had done that sort of thing before and I was unlucky enough to get suckered into it.

Dishonest people really piss me off!


Submitted by smo65d11 on Mon, 08/11/2008 - 06:11

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My honest opinion on this from the information you've provided is to find out if the business owner was incorporated or LLC. If they were in a trade that requires a license you might have been BONDED - INSURED so you can contact your state BONDED - INSURED licenses regulators.

If they don't have it you should just move on. But if they were not incorporated you might be able to take them to small claims court but I would investigate to make sure they have the ability to pay.

You don't want to put new money going after old money.


Submitted by sawilliams on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 05:38

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there was nothing that they would do, the account was closed and they would not tell me if there was another bank account for the company or person. This still ticks me off whenever I think about it!!!


Submitted by smo65d11 on Thu, 10/17/2013 - 20:33

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