Protect Yourself

If you can answer YES to any of these questions, you could be involved in a fraud or about to be scammed. REPORT the scam to us immediately.

• Did someone want to send you a CHECK for something and ask for you to send part of it back to them?
• Did you receive the CHECK via overnight delivery service?
• Is the CHECK connected to communicating with someone by telephone or e-mail?
• Is the CHECK drawn on a business or individual account that is different from the person buying your item or product?
• Have you been informed that you were the winner of a LOTTERY, such as Canadian, Australian, El Gordo or El Mundo? A LOTTERY that you did not enter?
• Have you been instructed to either "Wire," "Send," or "Ship" money as soon as possible to a large U.S. city or to another country, such as Canada, England or Nigeria?
• Have you been asked to PAY money to receive a deposit from another country such as Canada, England or Nigeria?
• Are receiving PAY or COMMISSION for facilitating money transfers through your bank account?
• Did you respond to an e-mail requesting you to CONFIRM, UPDATE or PROVIDE your bank account information?

Information courtesy of FBI Fraud Alert