<prompt> Human: Hey guys, sorry about the title but its pretty urgent. Ill make this quick. My brother said he got an online job last week and he wasnt really specific on what it was, just that he was someones personal assistant or something. He just got a check for 2,900 in the mail and his employer wants him to put it in his bank. I read up on online job scams and read about money laundering scams specifically and now Im kind of freaking out. Im 99 sure its a money laundering scam, but I dont know what we should do. My little brother is 15, I told my parents but theyre foreign so they dont really know the severity of the problem. We still have the check, he didnt deposit it into his bank or anything. I guess what Im really asking is what should we do? Should we throw the check out and act like it never happened? Or should we call the police? Im afraid of what will happen if we do either of those things because of course, the employer has our address. Any replies and advice would be much appreciated.  <response>: Its not money laundering, your brother is straight up being robbed. The check is a fake and will eventually bounce but not before your brother has sent the scammers money that he cant get back. 