Two weeks ago, I thought my Give Send Go car campaign was going to be over. A very old friend - well-known and a friend from my old blogging days - was incensed that I was forced to catch the bus. But he didn’t want to contribute to the campaign because he had been scammed before through that means.
So he asked me to send him my address and I did. Sure enough he sent me a check for $5000.
I deposited it digitally and waited for it to clear. But after a few days, the check disappeared from my balance!
I called my bank to find out what was going on and was told that the man’s checking account was frozen!
So I contacted him and he said that his bank would not allow the check to clear.
So now there’s a useless piece of paper sitting in my wallet. And here I am again, catching the bus
I don’t blame the man and I still consider him a friend. The reason I don’t blame is that this is a pattern in my life: having good things dangled in front of me and when I reach for them, psych!
But I’m going to keep reaching because I think this is my purpose in life: to not give up in the face of adversity.
To ask and receive.
So if you would like to keep me from having to catch the bus for a while, please donate directly to my tip jar or to my campaign. Thank you.
Banks have an automatic hold on checks this large; I think $5000 is the limit. You both need to find out what the limit level is, and have him break into two smaller payments, the first one sent "today", and the second one sent "a week or more later".