Liability on a "fraud check"
This weekend I received this check in the mail telling me that I had won the Australian lottery. It is for $1950 and they are asking me to call them at a phone # to get more information. I tried calling the number several times and no one picks up or the message says they are not taking any more messages. My question is "What would happen if I deposit the check on my account and wait until it either clear or gets returned? " It might be a fraud check, and I have no intention on using the "$$$" until it gets resolved, but was wondering if the bank would charge me for deposting a fraud check. I won't be using the funds, since they are not really there, but was wondering if I would get penalized.
Thanks.