A friend of mine received what looked like a legitimate cashiers check, drawn on one of our major banks, after he "sold" his street rod to someone... for $30,000. The deal had taken several days of negotiation and the check sure looked perfect. Usually, he wouldn't question a bank cashiers check.

For some reason, (I believe at his wife's suggestion, but who would admit that?) he asked the bank to check it out before actually depositing it.... and they informed him the next day that is was a fake. However, the cashiers check looked perfect, and it would have taken several days as it worked its way through the banking system to be discovered.

Luckily, he caught it before he released the car and title.