The Better Business Bureau has learned of a scam involving a fraudulent fax that appears to be from Equifax, one of three major credit-reporting agencies.
The fax reads:
Our records show that you are currently registered as a prospective contrator for procurements issued by the U.S. Federal Government. However, after reviewing your record we have noticed that you have not submitted your financial information release form.
A second page attached to the fax seeks confidential financial information. The person who received the fax and alerted the BBB was instructed to fax the information back to 202-350-9586. The date stamp at the top of the fax even reads
'Equifax - Adm Dept.'
However, this fax is fraudulent and both the BBB and Equifax are urging businesses to discard these letters if they should receive one. Equifax has an alert regarding this scam on its website:
http://www.equifax.com/cs7/Satellite?c=EFX_Page_C&childpagename=US%2FEFX_Page_C%2FSimplePage&cid=1187894212504&p=1218149572128&packedargs=locale%3Den_us&pagename=EFX%2FWrapper.
Businesses or individuals who have provided the requested information should contact their financial institution immediately.