The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Friday, Sept. 28, announced that motor carrier officials are being targeted by fraudulent U.S. Department of Transportation letters attempting to obtain banking information.
The letters, dated Sept. 24, are being distributed largely by fax and appear to be from the U.S. Department of Transportation Procurement Office. They are signed by a fictitious name – Julie Weynel, senior procurement officer – who is not a DOT employee.
FMCSA said motor carrier officials and their employees – as well as government and law enforcement officials – should be vigilant and on the lookout for fraudulent attempts to gather financial or other personal identifiable information data by fax, e-mail or telephone.
Requestors should be verified and authenticated before such data is provided, FMCSA said. Additional information is available at www.dot.gov/ost/m60/fraudulent_letters.htm and www.oig.dot.gov/fraud-alert.
Today the world is filled with fraudulent companies perpetrating scams in an effort to take the hard-earned money of others. You can protect yourself from these unscrupulous businesses by recognizing the warning signs.
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LikeThese fraudulent letters have been coming out since December 2005 (almost 7 years). Are the federal law enforcement agencies too busy with other matters? Obviously, the same scam artists are at work here. Maybe the OIG should insist on doing some detective work instead of simply sending out "warning" notices.
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