I received a fax from this number claiming to be the U.S. Department of Transportation, with an "authorization to release financial information" form. It states that U.S. DOT needs to obtain financial information on our bank accounts and requests our bank name, phone number, operating account number, our Tax ID number and the officer names of our company. Of course, this was not actually sent by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Thanks for the help - we got the same fax and looked it up before processing - thanks

We experienced the same situation. We completed a very official request for the US Department of Transportation Procurement Office & then later a wire transfer request was received by our bank utilizing our letterhead as well as the owner's signature. Luckily our banker called to question the transaction since it was to Russia! BEWARE This situation happened over 1 month ago & we received the same fax this morning...

We also fell for this.  Got a call from my banker asking if I had requested transfer of 28,000 to a bank in Russia.  Fortunately they caught it.  Just got another request today.

this number faxed me claiming to be US DOT.  we have recently been applying to do work with US DOT, so i fell for the scam :( today my bank called me-someone tried to wire $$$ to another country from our company's bank account.  usually im pretty good about spotting fraud- but i didnt see this one coming.  They used my fax cover sheet and my signature from the sheet i filled out.

received the fax..thought odd they would want secured info to be sent over fax and no contact phone number. Web address correct. Called phone number listed on web site 212-366-4000 and lady told me it is a scam. I asked if anyone has investigated this or tracked the phone number down, she said that it is hard for them to find out who is doing this, because its a fax number YEAH RIGHT!!!!

received the same fax.  wanted banking information and signatures.  some kind of scam.  I would assume the Federal Government would want to know.

I received a fax from this number claiming to be the U.S. Department of Transportation, with an "authorization to release financial information" form. It states that U.S. DOT needs to obtain financial information on our bank accounts and requests our bank name, phone number, operating account number, our Tax ID number and the officer names of our company.