Re: Loan Check

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From: Steven
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 00:00

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In article <wbbE5s52H.7oq@netcom.com>, wbb@netcom.com says...
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>In a previous article, Vic Goldberg <vic@tc.cornell.edu> wrote:
>>This weekend, my wife received a check in the mail for 
>>$7,500 from Signet Bank.  Only catch?  This was an 
>>unsolicited loan! 

But a few months ago Fleet was busted for sending out just such checks to  
targeted known MINORITY areas.  People were cashing these checks thinking 
they won the lottery or something. My take is that the checks were not 
marked as loans sufficiently and Fleet had to pay huge fines.  (The loans 
were probably canceled as well.)  What a great scam, huh?

Steven

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Subject: Re: Loan Check
Date: 1997/02/20
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