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Trine warning of check scheme
Fraudsters using university name
Journal Gazette
Fraudsters are using checks purporting to be issued by Trine University to scam consumers out of money, the Angola university warned in a news release Tuesday.
Fifty-two fraudulent checks have been cashed or deposited, the release said. Most were connected to an online sale.
The checks appeared authentic – including both Trine s actual bank account information and a signature from the vice president for finance – but they were made out for an amount greater than the sale, the release said. Sellers were instructed to deposit the checks and return the excess money.
ANGOLA â Trine University is warning consumers of a scam involving fraudulent checks that appear to be from the university.
The university has received reports from around the United States of people receiving and attempting to cash the checks, most of which are connected to an online sale on sites like Craigslist. The perpetrator will send a fraudulent Trine check made out for an amount greater than the total sale, and ask the seller to deposit the check and send the excess money back.
Sometimes, the scammer will ask for the sellerâs bank account information.
âTrine University does not purchase items from Craigslist, and we would never issue a check for this purpose,â said Jody Greer, vice president for finance.