The bank said the check was a fraud
Sometimes a conman is really good and they can convince the smartest person to throw away all of their money.
That almost happened to me in a way.
I own a business that sells heating and air conditioner appliances. Business was slow, but I was getting by. My family and I were barely living off the proceeds from the heating and air conditioner appliance store. My wife had to work a part-time job at the library so we had enough money to feed the kids. One day a gentleman with an accent came to the heating and air conditioner appliance store. He wanted to buy a dozen HVAC window units for a property that he purchased downtown. I was beyond excited when I found out that the guy wanted to spend that much money in my store. I contacted the bank when the guy wanted to pay with a check. The bank verified the check and I went home and told my wife and kids all about the wonderful day that we had at the store. 3 days later, the bank contacted me at the heating and air conditioner appliance store. The bank manager needed me to come down to the bank to verify some information regarding the check. It sounded strange, but I didn’t mind going to the bank. After all, it was a little odd to get such a large check from one person. When the bank manager told me that the check was fraud, I thought he must have the information wrong. I called the bank to verify the funds. The bank told me that they never received a call.