Old Scam... New Twist ... From Canada comes the Secret Customer / Shopper Scam. You will get a letter asking you to be a Secret Shopper or Customer. You will also receive a check for training and some expenses. The CHECK is a FORGERY. DO NOT CASH OR DEPOSIT THIS CHECK. They ask you to "Money-Gram or Western Union" a portion of the money back. If you do, you'll be out the cash and be responsible to replace any loss to the bank. If you get any mail of this type or similar, please report it to your local Law Enforcement or Postal Inspector. ----- Sheriff Karl Dailey
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
"Treasury warns against fraudulent E-Mail Schemes" ...... There is a new e-mail (or snail mail letter) going around claiming to be from the US Department of the Treasury. It basically claims that you have made an improper funds transfer and your accounts will be frozen. If you pay a fee, your accounts will not be frozen....... surprise !!!! For more detailed information go to --- ---- From there you can check out the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network web site. Very informative site......... Sheriff Karl Dailey
