<prompt> Human: My SO recently stumbled upon a job advert from an american businessman asking for a PA to help him with his move to the UK ie car insurance, hotel reservations, car hires etc. She got in touch with him and he told us he was planning to move to the UK on August the 25th and that he would give her all the details of what needs to be done and when by e-mail. Ill give a sort of timeline of events below and try my best to explain the situation we are in.Initially, he tells us he is willing to pay 40 an hour to perform tasks such as Arranging Airport Pickups,Pay bills,Booking train tickets,Vehicle Hire,Vehicle Insurance,Booking Hotels General assistant and that the role is part-time as most of these things can be done in her free time. We sent out a few more e-mails asking him some fairly open questions about who he waswhat kind of business he was, things that you would naturally want to know about someone if you were a PA to them.His next e-mail informs us that she has got the job and that more details will follow. He explains how we will receive a check in the post providing us with all the necessary funds required to pay for the expenses of the tasks he needs done. None of our previous questions about his identitybusiness were answered, but we assumed we would get to know that eventually so we left it alone for now. Upon confirming our address, we soon received 2000 in travelers checks in the post and were informed by e-mail that we should sign them, as they are taken out in my SOs name, and take them to the bank and pay them in. After which we were to transfer them to an Agent, for which he provided the bank details. On top of this, he told us to take a 200 share of this money as our first payment. At this point, we are suspicious and feel that something isnt right with this situation. My SO created a new bank account to keep his money separate from her personal funds, transferred the money to this agent and invoiced him for the 200 he asked us to keep. We have ensured to keep a record of all money movements and sent him scans of receipts for payments and transfers. We do not intend on taking this money out of the new account until we know for certain he is not suspicious.After doing this, we asked again for details of his identity and he informs us that he is retired and owns a family business.Then we hear nothing for around 2 and a half weeks. So we e-mailed him again asking if there is anything else he requires and he informs us that he has had a family crisis and has therefore been unable to move to the UK due to a funeral. He is now telling us that he is moving to the UK on the 25th of Sept and plans on sending her another fraction of her wage.How should we proceed with this? We are very concerned that something quite dodgy is going on and really dont want to get into any trouble. Would be grateful for any opinions! Thanks.Edit: Thanks for the replies guys. We are currently getting in touch with the bank and reporting the scam to City of London Police. Feel kind of stupid I didnt google this earlier tbh :  <response>: This is a well known scam. Do not deposit or try to cash any of these checks, or send forward anything to anyone from a bank account in your name.Edit: If this already happened transferred the money to this agent and invoiced him for the 200 you need to contact your bank right away. You are about to lose 1800 pounds. The check was fake, and now your new bank account will be overdrawn by 1800. 