Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials are warning that another round of fraudulent US Department of Transportation letters dated July 10, 2013, are being distributed, largely by fax, to motor carrier officials. The letters are an attempt to obtain banking information from the targeted carriers.
The letters appear to be from the US Department of Transportation Procurement Office and are signed by a fictitious name Julie Weynel, Senior Procurement Officer, who is NOT an employee of USDOT. The warning was issued in FMCSA Security Bulletin #071913.01 and was sent to motor carriers, government officials, and law enforcement partners.
Motor carrier officials and their employees--as well as government and law enforcement officials--should be vigilant and on the lookout for fraudulent attempts to gather financial (or other personal identifiable Information--PII) data by fax, e-mail, or telephone. Requestors should be verified and authenticated before such data is provided, according to FMCSA officials
Additional information is available on the USDOT Office of Inspector General Website: http://www.oig.dot.gov/fraud-alert