re: Bank interest scam? MB thoughts

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This could be why. She never really does this and it was a rather large amount compared to her regions account balance.

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They put a hold on it because the check amount is greater than the account balance. If the deposited check money gets spent and the check bounces, then the account is overdrawn. Pretty standard practice, especially if it's a large amount.

The reason they gave sounds strange though.