Last month this happened: http://sarabellae.livejournal.com/155788.html.

Last week, it happened again. Another check arrived for a copyeditor named Sara Wilson. This one for $713.

"Attention Accounts Payable:

"I am returning a check made out to Sara Wilson for Invoice 12308. This check is intended for Sara Wilson in Ohio. You have two Sara Wilsons, ( Read more... )

A couple of days ago I received a check in the mail from Cengage Learning. Sounds like one of my textbook clients, right? Nope. Never heard of them. The check has a vendor number and a charming amount of $472.75. It sports invoice numbers and descriptions that I've never seen or heard of before: "Century 21 Accounting."

So I called Cengage Learning ( Read more... )