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Just got my fed ex tracking # for a 12/24 check. I checked the status and it's coming from a place I have never gotten a check before. I hope it's not a handwritten one. For those with a handwritten check that bounced, can you pm me the location of where the check came from so I know what to expect?

How'd you resolve the issue once the check bounces?

Requested 12/25
Received 1/12

Far east with a us bank

depositing tom morning

have another check requested on 12/28....nothing yet

Req 12/31
Tracking 1/12

The handwritten checks came from the Caribbean. Sounds like your getting yours from the north so no worries.

I was one of the "lucky" ones to receive a handwritten check. I couldn't deposit it so Bovada had to put a stop payment on it. It took a while but the money went back into my poker account. Some people were allowed to deposit it but it had to go through collections to clear. If you ever have a problem with your payout just call CS they will make it right eventually.

If it's from the far east with a US bank affiliate would I more than likely be able to cash it at said bank? Even without an account at that said bank?

Sorry for all of the questions, thanks for all of the feedback.

That's pretty good.

I requested one on Jan 2, quoted the 15 business days, but I'm optimistic I'll see it early.

The US affiliate is a bank I have an account with, so I don't know. Wouldn't hurt to try IMO though.

Yes, you should be able to cash it at the bank affiliate.

If it's from the far east, it might come with an additional sheet of paper with some info on it that you should be sure to take with you to the bank.

Although I forgot to bring that extra sheet with me last time I got one with a far east check and I still had no problems. Actually, the teller did tell me I'd have to just deposit it in my account and wait a week for it to clear, so I just took it from her and deposited at my ATM. EDIT: Actually, I didn't forget to bring the extra sheet, it was in my back pocket and I forgot to show it to the teller. I'm tired and rambling and forgetting a lot of crap now.

Yeah, make sure you bring the extra sheet of paper if you want to cash it on the spot and do not have an account at that bank. If it doesn't come with the sheet, it might be a different processor, but I doubt it. As far as I can remember, all the far east checks come with that sheet with a phone number for the teller to call to verify and validate the check.

You should be fine.

Thanks a bunch for the info Klinker. This puts me at ease a little bit ! I was curious if I could expect it on a Saturday because DHL delivers on saturdays but its an optional service. Contacted bovada and they said they dont pay for it to be delivered on saturdays. Just weekdays.

received 1 today w/ the sheet. Should I include that sheet with my deposit into the ATM ?

No, you only need the sheet if you use a live teller.

My ATM took the check and made about a third of the check available for withdrawal right away, and made the rest available the next day or 2.

As has been pointed out before though, that doesn't mean it has actually been cleared and will not bounce a week later.

To be sure that the check will not bounce you should wait at least 1 week imo, and 2 would be better, but I never worry about it and just deposit and spend as needed. If it does bounce later it will be deducted from your balance though, so if you have other checks or withdrawals that could send your balance negative and you are relying on that check to keep your balance positive and cover other debits, you have to be careful.

On the checks from far east with said sheet .... usually the sheet will state something about how the check is valid with the phone number but will also state is only for deposit in the named recipients account.

" in named recipients account " meaning I guess they expect it to have to clear , I have never ever been able to cash one of these checks on the spot , but they usually clear pretty fast as they have an american bank affiliate as stated.

Requested 12/26
Received 1/13

Here is my story:

Took the check to the bank that it was affiliated with to cash it. I explain to the teller (who is roughly 22 years of age) in person that I would like to cash this check. (She tries to scan it, and put it through the computer) However she says its not reading it.

So she asks another teller for assistance. This teller stares puzzled at the check for literally 2-3 minutes, and asks me where this is from. I said, it was from Singapore for work related services. Then she proceeds to ask me if I know who is sending me the money, I said I do.

She is then un-able to verify the funds, after calling several different phone numbers. After this, she calls over the branch manager who pulls me aside and starts asking me similar questions. Where is this check from, who sent it, what's it for, etc....

I explain all that and she says well ok we are having problems verifying the funds and I just don't feel comfortable cashing this check. So if you have another bank account you can deposit it into that would be your best option. Upon leaving I notice 3 tellers staring at me like I'm some sort of scammer, gossiping amongst themselves.

I take my check, my id, and the paper that came with the check and go to a different branch location. After going there the first teller who is also very young needed assistance. So I was moved to another teller. This teller asks me similar questions like where is it from etc. After answering the questions she tells me that since it's from Singapore but in US currency, she needs to send it to collections. Informing me that it would take 6-8 weeks to clear collections.

I took the check and went and just deposited it into my bank's ATM. It didn't recognize the amount on there, so I had to manually enter it. (Max check amount) About 7% of the check's funds were available immediately.

Hopefully everything works out, but it wasn't the most pleasant experience.

Thats messed up, that check doesn't need to go through collections at all. I bank with the bank on the check and the funds cleared in 2 days both times I got sent those checks.

What has actually happened is that you have exposed a processor that has worked for over a year for payments. Next time, deposit the check immediately as it said to do anyway to keep from attention being exposed. We may have lost a good one...

^also, make sure you pay taxes on deposit of winnings, as you surely triggered a SAR (Suspicious Activity Report) on your bank account...especially in noting that 3 tellers looked at you upon departure as if you were a scammer.

He doesnt have an account at the bank with the tellers looking at him strange.

Dawgman, how do you figure I "exposed" a processor? I didn't give them any additional information then what was already on the check. Ontop of that, i attempted to cash it, so not sure how you figure they would file a SAR on my account that they arent even AWARE of.

Please don't post when you don't know what you're talking about

Cleared 1/13/12

got a $75 n' $40 collection fee though! fun, gonna try and get bovada to reimburse me.

Also req. 12/31/11 and 1/6/12. They lumped both into one.

Recieved 1/12/12

Waiting for it to clear.

was it like your last one or a real check that won't have to go to collections?

"like a real check that won't have to goto collections". It was from a big canadian bank.

Sometimes I wonder about the posters in this thread