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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial">THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO ALL MANAGERS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEAMS PROCESSORS.</FONT></B> </P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial">PLEASE SHARE WITH OTHERS AS APPROPRIATE.</FONT></B></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A fraudulent letter supposedly written by the U.S. Department of Transportation is making the rounds in Oregon every few months. The letter targets contractors and suppliers and tells them that in order to make future procurement decisions, the contractor or supplier needs to provide an authorization to release financial information and then asks that they provide the name of their bank, account number and a signature from a company officer.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">These letters and the accompanying form are sent to businesses in Oregon by fax and the letter directs the recipient to fax their financial information back. In the last year, I have provided warnings to all of ODOT’s prequalified contractors and sent this information to the Associated General Contractors and our Department of Justice.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The U.S. Department of Transportation keeps a listing of these letters as they make the rounds around the country. The following link will take you to the US DOT website showing the history of these letters.</FONT></P>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.dot.gov/ost/m60/fraudulent_letters.htm"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.dot.gov/ost/m60/fraudulent_letters.htm</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">If you work with contractors or suppliers on a regular basis, you may wish to alert them to this fraudulent activity and advise them to ignore the letters.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thank you,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Wynnette Gentemann</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Interim Chief Procurement Officer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(503) 986-2987</FONT>
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