lost check with LR boat

**Abaco** · Apr-11-2012, 08:18 PM

Just thought I'd report what happened to my LR fishing buddy. We mailed in our checks to pay the deposit on a trip later this year. His check was cashed in SD but never showed up on the books of the boat. So, who knows where it went? It could be anything from mail fraud to a staffer on crank. But, the lesson to learn from this is to make these payments via credit card (at least, that's my take on it). I won't name the boat but it's one we all know - and I have no evidence that they are at fault.

**El Compadre** · Apr-11-2012, 08:29 PM

That sucks balls people like that will eat

and die.

**s//m_cinco** · Apr-11-2012, 08:30 PM

Who endorsed the check?

**johndtuttle** · Apr-11-2012, 08:36 PM

Get a photo copy of the check from your bank, they have electronic records of every single one you ever wrote.

South Bend · Apr-11-2012, 08:37 PM

Did you make the check out to the landing, boat or a person? Did you report it to the police? Your bank should have a record of where it was cashed. I would be suprised if what ever business or bank it was cashed at did not only have a record of the transaction, but video.

**CMY SIX** · Apr-11-2012, 08:38 PM

and who cashed it without ID? the landing and point loma charge like 3% to use a credit card and none of the boats seem to use Pay-pal I don't get it?

**bsumoba** · Apr-11-2012, 08:52 PM

Sucks man. Yea check with your bank. You can actually file a fraud report and if the boat has no record, then it's up to the bank to help investigate how it was cashed, who cashed it, etc. they have video at these banks and ATMs also.

Last time this happened to me, I got my money back and they caught the person.

**Abaco** · Apr-11-2012, 09:06 PM

Thanks. I'll pass these comments on to my buddy. My check went through to the target fine. His is the one that didn't make it.

**tungtide** · Apr-11-2012, 09:22 PM

I used my credit card on my trip last October. Some one in San Diego picked up the number and had a hayday in Georgia. I was not held liable for the charges. I'll pay the three percent for the security.

**lkatdpelicanfly** · Apr-11-2012, 09:54 PM

The times I've sent deposit checks to landings, I've always sent priority mail with delivery confirmation if it was a rush job, or first class mail parcel with delivery confirmation...a couple of bucks more than the a stamp, but worth it. I just don't have a lot of faith in the postal system if there is anything of value at stake without at least a delivery confirmation #...if anything to decrease the odds of misdelivery. I also make sure if I do send any kind of check or letter with my personal info of any sort thru a first class letter, it goes into the drop off slot inside the post office or into a clerks hands. I know people who have left letters with payments in their mailbox and they were swiped by mail thieves...same goes for mailboxes on yet a public corner. I have a friend who had his identity stolen because he mailed a credit card application in a street mailbox one weekend...the credit card company never got his letter and then all these bs bills started showing up. 99.9% of the time, stuff gets thru fine...but it's that .01 % that there is a theft or a mail error that will screw you up, sometimes big time. Doubt it's the landings fault at all.