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Published on: 7/17/2007
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"Now we're registered with state, local and federal governments and we get information about doing business with these governmental entities," said Liz Harder, owner.
Which is why it was not a surprise for Harder to receive a fax recently claiming to be from the U.S. D.O.T.
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"I happen to be coincidentally working... we were working on a proposal for a governmental entity that requested financial information as part of the proposal," Harder said.
However, upon closer examination, Harder became suspicious.
"The logo wasn't right.It was addressed to our affiliation name and it wasn't signed.It had no phone number either," she said.
Now the D.O.T. website has a warning about the fraudulent letters.It's the latest version of identity theft, but rather than individuals, this one targets companies.
"Quite honestly these people can find small businesses that are vulnerable and willing to show this information and they can certainly make a lot more money than going than targeting individuals," Harder said.
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