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- Checks in the amount of $149 each were mailed out beginning on December 11, 2008CNN: Wachovia settlement checks real, Better Business Bureau says
- U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania says 742,000 consumers received the checksCNN: Wachovia settlement checks real, Better Business Bureau says
- Checks were part of Wachovia Bank settlement over telemarketing fraudCNN: Wachovia settlement checks real, Better Business Bureau says
- Wachovia agreed to pay for customers who placed product orders with telemarketers between between 2003 and 2007CNN: Wachovia settlement checks real, Better Business Bureau says
- Orders were paid for with electronic checks; telemarketers cashed checks without signatures on themCNN: Wachovia settlement checks real, Better Business Bureau says
- Several lawsuits were filed claiming Wachovia knew telemarketers were using the unsigned checksAPP.com: Wachovia sending $150 million to victims of telemarketing fraud
- Federal regulators set up the website www.restitutionpayment.com to address consumers' questions
- Consumers can also call the toll-free number 1-866-680-6659 for more information
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In December 2008, more than 740,000 consumers began receiving $149 checks that were part of a $150 million settlement agreement with Wachovia Bank over telemarketing fraud. The checks, received from a federal court in Pennsylvania, were mailed out beginning on December 11, 2008. The Better Business Bureau was assuring consumers who got the checks that they were indeed legitimate and could be cashed.CNN: Wachovia settlement checks real, Better Business Bureau says
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"These checks are legitimate and consumers who receive them can safely deposit the check in their banking account or cash the check at a Wachovia branch."— Tom Bartholomy, Better Business Bureau President in Southern Piedmont, Charlotte, North CarolinaCNN: Wachovia settlement checks real, Better Business Bureau says-
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Wachovia Settlement Checks Questions
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