ALERT: Fraudulent LUFKIN Checks Warning
Several individuals have recently reported receiving fraudulent checks by overnight mail, using counterfeited checks imprinted with Lufkin Industries, Inc.’s name and address.
These fraudulent checks appear to have been issued in a check overpayment scam. This scam involves individuals who have items for sale or who are responding to a job opportunity (baby sitting / tutoring) through Craig’s List. Typically, the scammers send the fraudulent check, by overnight mail, and state that it is from a partner company. The check amount is for more than the agreed upon price, which the scammers then instruct the recipient to deposit the check and send the difference by wire to a third party.
If you are in receipt of such a check, it is fraudulent. LUFKIN is not in any way involved in this fraud scam.
Having been provided with a number of samples of such checks, it is apparent on their face that they are fraudulent. The fraudulent checks are written on Region Bank with account number 8400200662. The bank name is misspelled and the account number used has been closed for more than five years. Also, the signature on these fraudulent checks is not an approved signer.
Should these fraudulent checks be cashed, they will not be honored, leaving the person who cashed the check liable for any purchases or actions taken after the initial deposit.
If you have received an unexpected check from Lufkin Industries, Inc., and are asked in turn to send money to a third party, please call LUFKIN at (936) 637-5274.