Strange question and not sure this is the right board but here goes:

My adorable 89 year old Great Aunt has fallen prey to lots of scams and schemers. Still she "manages" her own accounts and my husband and I are very attentive and make strong suggestions since we get to clean up any messes that get made.....like her new best friend "Cricket" who was depositing stolen checks into her account last fall. But I digress.

She got a check Monday for $1469 from "CFPB v. global client solutions llc" and it says it's from a settlement reached with some bad actors who were taking fees before settling debts. I immediately said she shouldn't deposit it in case it was a scam which I was sure it was. When I am
part of a settlement I usually get a postcard sized check for $0.72 as my portion. But it actually appears from Googling this that it is legit? Can her bank verify it for her before depositing it?

Not a cashier's check is it? If so, probably a scam.

If all seems to check out and she deposits it, just make sure she waits a couple of weeks to make sure the check gets honored. In other words, don't spend the money until it's been verified good by her bank, which they often can't do immediately.

Thanks. I'll just have her deposit it and leave it alone a while.

Not a cashier's check so she's got that going for her.

Was a legit case: https://www.law360.com/articles/570753/debt-relief-processor-to-pay-7m-for-allowing-illegal-fees

Best course is to deposit and hold as stated above.

Actually looks legit:

Payment Processor to Pay Over $6 Million in Relief to Consumers

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced an enforcement action against Global Client Solutions, a leading debt-settlement payment processor, for allegedly helping other companies to collect tens of millions of dollars in illegal upfront fees from consumers. The Bureau has asked a federal district court to approve a consent order that would require the company and its two owners to halt all illegal activities and to pay over $6 million in relief to consumers as well as a $1 million civil penalty.

Thanks so much!! This will be a big help for her I was just afraid it was too good to be true!

Did she have a reason to get a check from them? Scammers know how to use Google just FYI. As others said, be careful. If it's a cashiers check 99.99% chance it's not legit.

loveaTm,

Was the check legit.

I handle my moms finances. I received a letter in the mail for my mom on Friday saying they mailed her a check for $277 and it needed to be cashed by September 28th.

I looked through the accordion folder I keep her paperwork in and I have the check. I have no idea why I kept the check, I thought it was a scam.