<prompt> Human: The check itself is entirely computer printed, it is sent from a law firm in another state that I have no knowledgeable affiliation to, through a national bank. The check has perforation on the bottom as if it was torn off of something else. It has my name and address printed on it, and is signed in the bottom right corner. The check has all the usual security features present on the back and appears to be real. However, the check itself was contained in a plain white envelope with nothing but my name handwritten on the front. This was shipped in a standard Fedex 9.5x12.5 envelope labeled priority overnight. The shipping address of the fedex envelope is from a different state Georgia, as opposed to the law firm in Arkansas. The address of this location appears to be a large warehouse from google maps. I was not expecting a check from anyone, especially not for such a sizable amount of money. Could it be a settlement Im unaware of? Who should I talk to about whether or not it is real and what is the purpose of it?Thanks for your help! confusedEDIT: You all have great advice here. To assuage your fears I would faster cast this check into the fires than cash it! I dont need the money, and Im an eternal skeptic about these sorts of things Ive had a few family members robbed by scummy stuff. Ill update everyone as soon as I get to my local bank branch first thing Monday morning, thanks so much for your sound advice!EDIT 2: I want to credit uursa__major for identifying this as a fraud, here is what he said to me so hopefully it will get some visibility here at the top of the thread: Okay, so Im looking at the check and heres what Im noticing: - the font on the check is plain; typical for counterfeit checks - the dollar amount has before the written amount.. this almost ALWAYS is present on counterfeit checks and rarely on legitimate checks. - the dollar amount itself.. 1970.00. Typically fraudulent checks are for slightly below 2000.00. Fraudsters believe that banks have some sort of 2k threshold that alerts them to take an extra look at checks, so theyre almost always around 1900.00Those indicators alone would be enough for me to deny payment of a check, but just to be sure I checked on the routing number on the MICR line of the check... 082001247 routes back to Simmons First National Bank... yet the check has Metropolitan National Bank listed as the payee bank. So, in lieu of that, Im 100 positive that this is a counterfeit check and someone is trying to scam you.Thank you uursa__major so much for your advice. I intend to show the scam to my local bank branch so they are aware of its existence although it sounds like this happens to thousands of people every day and then I will have them shred it for me right there. All of your advice has been tremendous here and I wish you all the best. Keep an eye out for these scams and always be cautious of unexpected windfalls. Cheers everyone!Assistant: Dont go cash the check! If theres a branch of the bank the check was issued from Chase or something go in to your local office and explain the situation to them, and ask their advice.Human: Thanks, I dont intend to cash it, Im more or less worried that they have my information, I mean this house it was sent to Ive been in for less than a year. Its just very strange...  <response>: Keep the envelope with the FedEx tracking number. Its possible that FedEx can track where it was mailed from and if the person who mailed it sent out multiple fake checks. You could save someones ass. 