Identity Fraud Hits Home

Some of you may have heard that last week, a mail-lady was attacked in Mississauga and the mail stolen from her. It so happens that this took place at the mailbox that our company uses, and sure enough, some of the company cheques were in that mail. Within a few short days, the theives were already reproducing falsified cheques with the names, amounts and cheque numbers altered. Thankfully, our accountant picked out the suspicious transactions before sigificant harm was done, called the bank and closed the account. Cheques-in-process were returned from as far as Hawaii and California, totalling $18,000. The most important part though is that a new bank account was set up just in time for pay day, which is today! Yay! But what a gentle reminder of the kind of world we live in. You can never be too careful.