explorenorth wrote:
nomad297 wrote:
southwoods46 wrote:
Place an immediate stop payment on that cheque and let insurance company deal with this outfit! Hope it all works out for you.
This is illegal. At least, here in the USA.
Bruce
It's not illegal in the States, but as in Canada, you can be sued for doing it (breach of contract, fraudulent purchase, etc).
Actually, depending upon the circumstances and the jurisdiction, it may very well be illegal and criminal prosecutions for theft by check are common. Stopping payment for something you haven't received is almost universally OK, but stopping payment on a check for services rendered is usually not. Be careful and don't take the internet's word for it. Al Gore and the other internet inventors aren't going to come to your aid in the unlikely (sarcasm x 1000) event information on the web isn't true.
