Slapped with a sentence... Don't know what to do!?

BarMan

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**PLEASE ONLY SERIOUS REPLIES, DONT WASTE MY TIME WITH IDIOTIC REMARKS**

Well the other day my mom and brother was calling me all day trying to tell me that my mother received a letter of affirmation from the Office of Solicitor General for a court date. The charge is for Deposit Account Fraud and it's from Jonesboro, GA.

Well I was born in Macon, GA and I'm at school in Carrollton, GA and I've never been to Jonesboro before. I called the place trying to get more information but all they told me is the amount, $40.00, the date, February 24, 2003, and the place, China Cafe.

Now like I've said, I've never been to Jonesboro and to receive this letter from Jonesboro means that the offense was in that city/county right!? Well I know I haven't been anywhere this year, and even after checking my accounts I no transactions made during February of this year.

I don't know... anyone got any advice? How should I handle this, I know that it's serious and I could go to jail for this crap, but hell I DIDN'T DO THIS! I mean damn I haven't had chinese food for almost 2 years! WTF!?!?

UPDATE

I know where the check comes from, oh and no thanks to the solicitors office. The ass that answered the phone wouldn't give me information about my own case. I serious hate law and government at times.

Well the check IS mine. I had a set of very old monopoly checks (like 8 years old) from my very first bank account when I was in high school. That account has been closed since then and I had never even used the checks. Apparently someone stole 3 of them and tried using them in places. I'm guessing this won't be the ONLY check that may popup out of no where.

Now's the time to find out the bastard that stole these checks and painfully torture them for f'ing with my life.
 

xirtam

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Calm down and tell us more. Do you know what "Deposit Account Fraud" is?
 

Warthog912

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Originally posted by: xirtam
Calm down and tell us more. Do you know what "Deposit Account Fraud" is?

ya we need more info. What school u attending? I 'm from macon as well.

Later

oh and good luck
 

Viper GTS

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First, you haven't been sentenced for anything.

Somebody thinks you passed a bad check.

Show up for your court date, & all will probably be fine.

Viper GTS
 

rudder

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Originally posted by: Viper GTS
First, you haven't been sentenced for anything.

Somebody thinks you passed a bad check.

Show up for your court date, & all will probably be fine.

Viper GTS


and start going through your financial records immediately, bank accounts, credit card accounts, etc.
 

BarMan

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Nope, I don't FULLY know what deposit account fraud is... but I have an idea.

I've been through my account records (PayPal and Bank Account) and like I said I have no transactions in February at all, only a deposit.

I'm attending State University of West Georgia and that's in Carroll County. The office that the letter came from is in Clayton County.
I've only been in 4 places in Georgia my entire life, Carrollton, Macon, Atlanta, and Athens. I've never been ANYWHERE else in GA.

If this is for a bad check or something, is there a way to handle this without having to appear in court?!?
 

xirtam

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You'll probably have to go to court, actually. Print out your paypal jazz and bring your bank account records... and I think it'll become apparent that you don't have any idea what this is all about. I wouldn't stress too much about this.
 

CPA

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Do you have a common name, possible the court system go your name mixed up with the real perpatrator. They are government workers afterall.
 

BarMan

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Well it's pretty common I'd say.

Vernon Middleton, Jr.

Is it possible that they got like my Social Security numbers
mixed up or something!?
 

amdskip

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Originally posted by: BarMan
Well it's pretty common I'd say.

Vernon Middleton, Jr.

Is it possible that they got like my Social Security numbers
mixed up or something!?
It's possible as we are all human and we do make mistakes.

 

AlienCraft

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Originally posted by: xirtam
You'll probably have to go to court, actually. Print out your paypal jazz and bring your bank account records... and I think it'll become apparent that you don't have any idea what this is all about. I wouldn't stress too much about this.
Look for missing checks from your checkbook.
Get a Lawyer.
Yes, they will put you in jail for $40.00.

 

Mill

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You do realize Clayton county is in the Atlanta Metro Area. It is also not very far from Carroll county. How do you normally travel to school? You are saying you have only been to four different places, but unless you fly you have more than likely been through Clayton. You must really be upset to be so unfamiliar with where you are. The Atlanta metro area is huge, and when you say you have been to Atlanta that is not an accurate description.

How do you get to school?
 

AndrewNF

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They'd likely have to produce the cheque as evidence in court. I'm sure the judge will throw the case out when it turns out it's not your cheque. Of course, you'll still want a lawyer, hopefully you can get one to take on this little case for free/cheap.
 

Triumph

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Originally posted by: human2k
YOU BETTER WORRY! YOU BETTER RUN! They're gonna get you good!

Well.... it IS Georgia. I've heard things about the Georgia legal system...
 

BarMan

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Originally posted by: Millennium
You do realize Clayton county is in the Atlanta Metro Area. It is also not very far from Carroll county. How do you normally travel to school? You are saying you have only been to four different places, but unless you fly you have more than likely been through Clayton. You must really be upset to be so unfamiliar with where you are. The Atlanta metro area is huge, and when you say you have been to Atlanta that is not an accurate description.

How do you get to school?

I live at school, I have an apartment here.
 

Yo Ma Ma

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Well I was born in Macon, GA and I'm at school in Carrollton, GA and I've never been to Jonesboro before. I called the place trying to get more information but all they told me is the amount, $40.00, the date, February 24, 2003, and the place, China Cafe.
I assume they tracked you down from information on the check or ID presented with the check. See if you can get a check # from the restaurant and see if you can account for that check, perhaps it was stolen & you didn't know it.