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FRAUD ALERT: Fraudulent email.DATE REPORTED: March and April 2012TYPE: Email (the message appears to be from a Sterling National Bank Employee). COMPANY ALIAS: Fraud purportedly perpetrated by an entity posing as an international or a United Nations-related organization, allegedly working with Sterling National Bank to transfer funds. DETAILS: Recipient is notified via email that he or she has a large sum of money due to such person. The email recipient is further directed to send a small percentage of the money, typically $300 to $600 or the full amount of the moneys due such person will be forfeited. Some emails ask the email recipients to send a copy of certain personal identification documents, such as a passport or a driver's license. The email may contain images of authentic-looking documents, on bogus Sterling National Bank letterhead, bearing the name of the email recipient which may indicate that the email recipient is to receive millions of dollars. The recipient of this fraud loses any confidential information and/or monies transmitted to the purported international organization. If you are the recipient of a Fraudulent Check, e-mail or letter similar to the checks, e-mails or letters described above, please do not deposit the check and report the incident to Sterling's Security Officer at (212) 575-5230. FRAUD ALERT: Fraudulent checks purportedly written on “Sterling Real Estate Holding Comp.” or “Commercial Real Estate Holding Company”.DATE REPORTED: August 12, 2011TYPE: Fraudulent checks allegedly from “Sterling Real Estate Holding Comp.” or “Commercial Real Estate Holding Company” with an address of 500 7th Ave., New York, NY 10017. DETAILS: Sterling National Bank has received a number of calls inquiring about the authenticity and/or legitimacy of checks purportedly written on the “Sterling Real Estate Holding Comp.” or “Commercial Real Estate Holding Company” with an address of 500 7th Ave. , New York, NY 10017 (the “Fraudulent Checks”), which checks were received through UPS or by mail. Additionally, the Bank has received a small number of Fraudulent Checks, which were deposited and which have been returned unpaid. One recipient of a Fraudulent Check reported that the check was received after the recipient posted an item for sale on Craigslist. The recipient was then sent a Fraudulent Check for an amount in excess of the sales price and was asked to return the excess by Western Union. Other recipients have reported receipt of e-mails or letters relating to participating in “mystery marketing” programs, and were asked to send a portion of the funds to the senders by Money Gram, Western Union or a similar wire service. The checks purportedly issued by “Sterling Real Estate Holding Comp.” or “Commercial Real Estate Holding Company” are fraudulent and/or counterfeit and will not be paid by Sterling National Bank. The victims of this fraud are responsible for any monies received or wired through Western Union or other wire service. PLEASE NOTE – These e-mails are fraudulent and were not sent by the FDIC. Recipients should consider these e-mails an attempt to collect personal or confidential information, or to load malicious software onto end users’ computers. Recipients should NOT access the link provided within the body of the e-mails and should NOT install any related files or software updates. If you are the recipient of a Fraudulent Check, e-mail or letter similar to the checks, e-mails or letters described above, please do not deposit the check and report the incident to Sterling’s Security Officer at (212) 575-5230. FRAUD ALERT: Fraudulent e-mail purportedly from the FDIC.DATE REPORTED: July 19, 2011TYPE: Fraudulent emails allegedly from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). DETAILS: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has received numerous reports of fraudulent e-mails that have the appearance of being from the FDIC. The e-mails appear to be sent from various “@fdic.gov” e-mail addresses, such as “protection@fdic.gov,” “admin@administration.fdic.gov,” or “service@admin.fdic.gov.” They have various subject lines such as “Update for your banking account,” “ACH and Wire transfers disabled,” and “Banking security update.” The FDIC has notified its supervised banks of this fraudulent e-mail and has posted an alert on their official site. PLEASE NOTE – These e-mails are fraudulent and were not sent by the FDIC. Recipients should consider these e-mails an attempt to collect personal or confidential information, or to load malicious software onto end users’ computers. Recipients should NOT access the link provided within the body of the e-mails and should NOT install any related files or software updates. Consumers should be aware that these fraudulent e-mails may be modified over time with other subject lines, sender names, and narratives. The FDIC does not directly contact bank customers, nor does the FDIC request bank customers to install software upgrades. Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents, and other fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC’s Cyber-Fraud and Financial Crimes Section, 3501 North Fairfax Drive, CH-11034, Arlington, Virginia 22226, or transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov. FRAUD ALERT: Employment Opportunity or Market Research Fraud using counterfeit checks from Sterling National Bank and/or Sterling Resource Funding.DATE REPORTED: June 1, 2011TYPE: Counterfeit check fraud employing one or more of the following: Internet and/or Mail (usually bearing Canadian postage) and/or wire. COMPANY ALIAS:The fraud is purportedly perpetrated by one or more entities posing as an employment agency or a consumer research and marketing company. The employment agency named in the instances reported to Sterling National Bank is a legitimate agency, that had no knowledge of the fraud. DETAILS:Target victims typically are asked to complete an online survey. The persons completing the survey are subsequently notified by mail that they were selected to conduct surveys and/or act as a mystery shopper in various commercial establishments plus asked to test payment systems, such as Western Union and Money Gram. The letter also contains fraudulent checks written on an account at Sterling National Bank and/or Sterling Resource Funding. Most of the checks have been in the amount of $2,470; however the amount may be different. As part of the scam, the recipient is to deposit the check and (1) to receive a portion of the check for payment for his or her services; (2) to use a portion of the check as a mystery buyer in a commercial establishment; and (3) to wire the remaining portion of the check, which comprises the greatest portion of the funds, back to the sender in order to 'test' the services at Western Union or other such money transmitting service. As stated, the checks contained in the letter are counterfeit and the subsequent transactions denied by Sterling National Bank. The victims of this fraud are responsible for any monies wired to the purported consumer research and marketing company. If you are the recipient of a letter similar to the letter described above, which includes a check purportedly written on an account at Sterling National Bank and/or Sterling Resource Funding, please do not deposit the check and report the incident to Sterling’s Security Officer at (212) 575-5230. FRAUD ALERT: Consumer Fraud scheme involving the purported purchase of items posted on public sites (i.e. Craigslist).DATE REPORTED: May 16, 2011TYPE: Computer, mail and wire fraud DETAILS:Persons who are posting items for sale, on a public site such as Craigslist (Sellers), received an e-mail response to purchase the item. The response was followed up by the receipt (via UPS) of a fraudulent check purportedly drawn on an account at Sterling National Bank, entitled Wein Group, Inc. Such check was in an amount in excess of the selling price. The Seller was asked to send the extra amount in the check via Money Gram to a moving company, who would pick up the item being sold. If you have received a check purportedly written on the account of the Wein Group, Inc. or any other purported accountholder at Sterling National Bank regarding the same or a similar situation please report the incident to: Sterling’s Security Officer at (212) 575-5230. FRAUD ALERT: Consumer Research Mail.DATE REPORTED: April, 2011TYPE: Mail (usually bearing Canadian postage) COMPANY ALIAS: Fraud purportedly perpetrated by an entity posing as a consumer research and marketing company operating under a number of names (including Infinity or Infiniti Solutions Inc., at a Niagara Falls, Ontario address), at various locations including New York City, Niagara Falls, Ontario and London, England. DETAILS: Recipient is notified in mailing that he or she was selected to conduct surveys and act as a mystery shopper in various commercial establishments and to test payment systems, such as Western Union and Money Gram. Mailings contained checks purportedly written on an account at Sterling National Bank (usually in the range of $3,000 to $4,000). As part of the scam, the recipient is to deposit the check and (1) to receive a portion of the check for payment for his or her services; (2) to use a portion of the check as a mystery buyer in a commercial establishment; and (3) to use the remaining portion of the check (which comprises most of the amount of the check) to wire funds back to the sender in order to test the services at Western Union or other such money transmitting service. The checks received in these transactions have been fraudulent. The recipient of this fraud loses any monies wired to the purported consumer research and marketing company. If you have received such a notice, please report the incident to: FRAUD ALERT: Fraudulent e-mail purportedly from the FDICDATE REPORTED: October 26, 2009TYPE: Fraudulent e-mail notification purportedly notifying recipient that “FDIC has officially named your bank a failed bank” or “you need to check your Bank Deposit Insurance Coverage.” DETAILS: Persons are notified by e-mail that their bank (Sterling National Bank) is a failed bank and are directed to click on to what appears to be a FDIC website to check on their FDIC Insurance. We are advising recipients of the e-mail not to click on to the website. The website may ask for confidential information or clicking on it could compromise your computer. The FDIC has been notified of this fraudulent e-mail and has posted an alert on their official site. PLEASE NOTE - STERLING NATIONAL BANK is an open and fully operating bank. We are NOT a failed bank. If you have received such a notice, please report the incident to: FRAUD ALERT: Lottery/Sweepstakes Fraud using a fraudulent check allegedly written on an account at Sterling National Bank by an entity claiming to be “IDC Payment Corporation”. Sterling National Bank does NOT have any affiliation with IDC Payment Corporation.DATE REPORTED: August 25, 2009TYPE: Mail notification of sweepstakes or lottery winning, including a fraudulent check from IDC Payment Corporation drawn on non-existent account at Sterling National Bank. COMPANY ALIAS:“IDC Payment Corporation” allegedly located at:
P.O. Box 1164, Long Island, NY 11101 DETAILS: Persons are notified by letter that they have won a sweepstakes and/or a lottery. Enclosed with the letter is a check, “deducted from the winnings” to “assist you to pay for the Government Service Tax (GST)/Ad Valorem Taxes.” A “tax amount” and a “payment method” are stated in the letter. Recipients are then advised not to act on the notice until they contact a “Claims Agent.” The letter also bears the logos of Publisher’s Clearing House (“pch.com”) and Reader’s Digest. If you have received such a Lottery/ Sweepstakes notice, please report the incident to: FRAUD ALERT: Sterling National Bank does not have any affiliation with
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