IMPORTANT FRAUD ALERTS
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House Financial Services warns of scam
Jan. 11, 2007 —The House Financial Services Committee's name and stationary are being used to defraud consumers of their money, the committee said in an advisory released Wednesday.
Potential victims of this scam are told that they are due a large sum of money from an inheritance, according to the statement. However, they are instructed to first pay a large fee through committee lawyers to ensure the funds are not tied to terrorist financing.
“The Financial Services Committee does not require what they are calling a ‘Clean Bill of Record' for receiving inheritance money. There is no money to be received since this a scam to take your money,” the committee statement read.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, this type of scam, which is related to the “Nigerian advance-fee fraud,” has been active for decades, but recently it has reached epidemic proportions. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued guidance Tuesday to financial institutions regarding fraudulent checks, which can also fall under this type of fraud.
Those receiving suspicious communications can contact the FTC at spam@uce.gov .
Hannaford Associates Federal Credit Union (HAFCU) wants to let all of our
members know that we, as well as any association (NAFCU, NCUA, CUNA) that we
do business with, does NOT send emails with links to update account
information.
Please do NOT respond to any e-mail that requests you to click on a link and provide financial or personal information.
If you have any questions, please ask any member service representative.
