FTC: Scammers Are Targeting Childcare Providers with Fake Checks

FTC: Scammers are targeting childcare providers with fake checks

The FTC says scammers are posing as parents in need of childcare, sending fake checks and asking providers to return "overpayments" before the checks bounce.

Fake check scam targets childcare providers

If you’re a childcare provider, you know parents might sometimes need to arrange for childcare in a pinch. But if you get an urgent message from someone who says they need childcare and will send you a check in advance, that’s likely a scammer trying to trick you into sending them money.  Childcare providers are […] The post Fake check scam targets childcare providers appeared first on Stuttgart Daily Leader.