A business in this area received a "fax" from someone claiming to be from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The fax had a letterhead and appeared quite official. The fax basically said that if the business wanted to remain on the DOTs "procurement list" they needed to send information to the DOT. This request included "Bank Account" information and a signature. The information was faxed and a short time later an attempt was made to withdraw a fairly large sum of money from the victims business account and wire transfer it to "Latvia".  Fortunately the wire transfer failed and no money was lost. The victim must now change accounts and notify those who legitimately need the information. So, though no money was lost, the victim will spend a lot of time and aggravation straightening things out.

Please remember, financial institutions and Government agencies will not "blindly" send for this information by fax or E-Mail. WHEN IN DOUBT, CHECK IT OUT! For more info. about these types of scams, feel free to contact your local Law Enforcement.  --- Sheriff K. Dailey