In 1995, Patrick Combs deposited a fake junk mail check for $95,093 and the bank cleared it

In 1995, a San Francisco writer named Patrick Combs had $200 in his bank account. One day, he received a promotional junk mail check for $95,093.35. It said "non-negotiable" across the front.

According to Lisa Margonelli's 2002 article in SF Gate, Combs deposited the fake check as a joke, not expecting it to clear. — Read the rest

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