Officials at Lake SuperiorStateUniversity
are warning the public of a check cashing scam that was discovered earlier this
week.
LSSU
received several phone calls from people all across the U.S.
last week. They were wondering why they had received checks for over $3000,
written out to them from LSSU and apparently signed by the university's
president.
Vice President of Finance at LSSU,
Sherry Brooks, says she knew something strange was going on after hearing about
the phone calls.
"Some fake checks were written with LSSU's name and address. The president's name was on the signature line, but it was not his signature," Brooks says. She adds that they haven't yet discovered who's behind the check cashing scam. But university and law enforcement officials are working to get to the bottom of it.
Anyone who receives an unsolicited check from LSSU should contact the police and the university's business office right away.
