Pretty common scam, and one that I've run into multiple times, including at the very start of my freelance IT work right out of high school. In that case, a "b

Pretty common scam, and one that I've run into multiple times, including at the very start of my freelance IT work right out of high school. In that case, a "business" wanted some computers fixed, but they needed to be released from some courier. The "business" stated they would send a check for me to deposit, and that I would then pay the courier on my end to release the hardware to be delivered for me to repair and send back. I hadn't seen this scam before, but I knew something was fishy; after all, if they're able to write me a check, why wouldn't they be able to pay this courier themselves? I stood my ground, insisting that delivering the hardware for repair was their responsibility, and theirs alone. The "business" sent the check anyway; I shredded it and ghosted them. I only learned later how common such check-bouncing scams indeed are, and how big of a bullet I had dodged.