off the topic about the guys who send you checks, if you end up writing a post,
last yr there was s/o going around that he can swipe you all the money you need to reach the bonus, then by the due date he will do a online bill pay, it worked for a while and then the scam collapsed, he used it for his cash flow to run his store, get inventory....
i know ppl who woke up and needed to pay 5k,10k, and even 20k,
they were trying to pressure him that they will dispute the charges, he told them that he can show the CC company's his text messages and so on.... WATCH OUT