I'm not talking about the Nigerians who tell you they're currently overseas but will send their agent with a check to pickup the order. I recently had a new customer contact me about making a new product for him. Total order is about $8K. He actually came by the shop and I talked with him a little, which considering most of my sales are online, is pretty rare for me to actually meet the customer. He tells me he's going to release checks paying for the order through their bank quick pay service with 5 payments and checks will be mailed every Friday. The payments are supposed to line up with the projects funding releases. When I asked what company he was with, he just told me to put down his name. And his email is just a personal email. The checks are being paid by a third party company, from a small bank that I've never heard of. And supposedly this guy lives a couple states over (which could explain the unknown bank name), but travels a lot for his job and was able to swing by for a personal meeting. The whole thing seems sketchy. The final check will be paid almost 3 weeks before the final completion date in which he will be picking up all the products. That gives the checks plenty of time to clear the bank right? I'm trying to figure out how this could be a scam. Anyone have some insight on this? I haven't been in business that long to know all the tricks out there.