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So you are telling me that you don't know your doctor's name? Hmm, I know all of my doctor's names because I need to know them to make appointments.

Rcv check yesterday in the amount of $15. No Dr name, but an invoice #. Checked Wells Fargo's online routing number look up and the routing number doesn't appear for TN. Today will take it to Wells Fargo and let them dispose of it if its fake.

Thanks Calvin!  Just got two checks for $20 each.  Didn’t feel right, but couldn’t see the intentionally hidden word VOID all over the check.  Photocopied and verified.  Saved me a major headache.  Thank you sir!

I really doubt that is the scam. Your name and SS# would be worth around $5 to $10 on the black market. It would cost them almost that much to send the check and the envelope and the stamp out. There has to more to this. If you are going to say that they are going to open accounts and credit cards in your name then they are gambling on the fact that you have a good credit rating/score.

That’s cool. I wish I had no copays.

Other than a few helpful posts on this thread, I’m not sure of the angle with this scam. But rest assured, THIS IS A SCAM. I first received one of these checks for $90 in April 2021, and I was immediately suspicious because I did not recognize the billing company or the patient ID number on the check, nor could I think of any reason I would be refunded. I didn’t call and I didn’t deposit, but I held on to it. Just a few days ago (Nov 2021) at my new address, I received another of these checks in the amount of $45… same patient ID#, different “invoice” number. Very odd indeed. Whenever I have received refunds for overpayment from a physician office, the check is issued directly from that office, not from an insurance company, and not from a 3rd party billing company. On top of that, my doc’s office actually calls to verify my correct address and to inform me I was receiving a refund. As others have noted on this thread, you can see the hidden word “VOID” printed all over the check portion of the paper.
Being the holidays and extra funds especially welcome this time of year, I thought I would call and verify which physician and visit for which these refunds were issued. I was on hold long enough to look up the company “Physician Practice Operations,” which has no website (yet another red flag). Even though this thread is dated, what, 2017 or thereabouts, I was able to read through all of it while on hold. Big surprise, they cut the call before I spoke to a person. My gut told me back in April, even if this is legit, $90 is not worth the risk. I’d like to think my bank would catch this if I tried to deposit, but who knows, maybe not.
FYI, both checks were “signed” by RG Ottinger and Kevin J. Hammons. When compared side by side, these were clearly printed and not even stamped.
ALSO, I suspect these scammers are obtaining our information from USPS records. The first check I received went to an address where I was no longer living. I was living in a temp rental house while construction of my current house was being completed. I did not officially change my address with USPS until I moved in, but on top of that, my address didn’t exist until I moved in. I literally had to go to the post office to explain that this was an actual address so they would start delivering my mail and packages.
People, please don’t fall for it. Protect yourself and your [financial] legacy. Whatever amount they are enticing you with, it is not worth it.

Jack Reacher & B Edwards - I have multiple doctors right now and there is no doctor's office/name, date of service, or procedure number on this check.  The check is for the amount of my co-pay for seeing a specialist.  I tried to call the telephone number printed on the check twice and put the phone on speaker for 21-minute and 17-minute intervals.  No response.
Regarding Void stamped on check face.  I ran my check through my printer and the copy does have that word multiple times so the paper is very much like valid checks.
Looks like this has been going on for a long time considering the dates on the posts above.

Received $25.00 check, did the same and called Wells Fargo...they couldn't find account with the number listed on check. FAKE! I also called the number and no one ever answers. (What can they access now that I have called?) My bad!

Your posts were flagged because someone has reason to believe you are a shill.
I think you proved that by coming back months later to check on your post. That is exactly how a shill tries to protect a scam.
If you did not have a problem, you would have no reason to check this thread again, would you?  So shilling or trolling, both get your posts reported.

There is no reference to a specific dr.  Suspicious to me.  Shred it!!

I got a check also. The guy who said to make a copy of the front so that you can see the very faint word VOID was right. I did this, and I could see it faintly but for sure. It looks like a water mark. Absolutely this is a scam. No one would do this unless they want the receiver to call them and play tricks on them. The routing number also was for Minneapolis instead of Tennessee. It sure is a wicked world. The problem is (1) the penalty for this kind of fraud is not harsh enough, and (2) Federal law enforcement does not care about small amounts like these. International banking is the same. They will not investigate a forged check unless it is for $100,000 or more. I hate to live with a suspicious mind all the time. Even so, come Lord Jesus, and fix it for us please.

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I did this, and I could see it faintly but for sure. It looks like a water mark.

Actually it is a security feature called a "void pantograph" that is imbedded in the design of the check.  After all, you would not want someone to make photocopies of your checks and then go around cashing them would you?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Void_pantograph

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In security printing, void pantograph refers to a method of making copy-evident and tamper-resistant patterns in the background of a document. Normally these are invisible to the eye, but become obvious when the document is photocopied. Typically they spell out "void", "copy", "invalid" or some other indicator message.[1]

Void pantographs work by exploiting the limitations and features of copying equipment. A scanner or photocopier will act as a low-pass filter on the original image, blurring edges slightly. It will also not be perfectly aligned with the directions of the document, causing aliasing. Features smaller than the resolution will also not be reproduced. In addition, human vision is sensitive to luminance contrast ratio. This means that if a grey region consists of a grid of very small dark dots the filtering will produce a lighter grey, while a region of larger dots will be affected differently ("big-dot-little-dot"). This makes it possible to see a pattern that had been invisible.[1][2] Numerous variations exist, including printing the marks using a raster of lines in one direction on a background of lines in another direction,[3] or using fine line patterns that alias into a visible moire pattern when copied.[4]

 Now, let's discuss the real problem here.  Checks are being sent out with no information as to what they are for.  So we now have several scenarios as to what might happen.
1.  You deposit the check and it clears and you get the money.
2.  You deposit the check and it does not clear and you end up owing the bank for the bounced check fee.
3.  The check is real, you don't cash it, and the money eventually gets sent to your State Treasurer's Office as Unclaimed funds.
4.  You don't cash the check, it isn't real and nothing happens.
Your choice.

Right on...letters "VOID" appear as posted.
Good post.

As was previously posted that is a security feature in all checks.  After all, you wouldn't want someone to scan one of your checks and then start passing them around town and cashing them would you?