Published April 28, 2012, 07:11 AM
Scam involves fake N.D. government checks
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a new scam involves phony checks supposedly from the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency.
BISMARCK (AP) — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a new scam involves phony checks supposedly from the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency.
Stenehjem said the scam artists instruct a victim to deposit a bogus check and wire a certain amount of money to a third party. He says a similar scam several years ago used fake checks made to look like they came from the state treasurer’s office and the state lottery office.
Stenehjem said a government agency would not operate in such a manner. He says fortunately no one has fallen victim to the latest scam.
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