NOTICE REGARDING FRAUDULENT LETTERS
Recently, current U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
contractors and potential contractors have received fraudulent letters purporting to be
issued by DOT. These fraudulent letters request that current or potential contractors
register in the DOD Central Contractor Registration System (CCR). Please be aware that DOT
does not require any confidential information to be submitted to verify CCR registration
and that all companies should verify personally that they are sending information to an
authorized DOT official before submitting confidential company information.
To date there have been two letters. One dated "1st of
September 2002" signed by a "John (no middle initial) Duncan, Senior Procurement
Officer" and another dated "October 3, 2002" signed by "David J.
Litman, Senior Procurement Executive". Please DO NOT complete the requested CCR
worksheet that is attached to the letters and DO NOT release any information to the
facsimile number cited in the letter.
The CCR is a legitimate government system, however
to register, contractors should go directly through the CCR website not through a third
party. There is no requirement to send information directly to DOT. For
information on how to register in the CCR, please visit website http://www.ccr.gov/, or http://www.ccr.gov/index.cfm. The point of
contract concerning these fraudulent letters is the Department of Transportation Office of
the Inspector General Hotline at 1-800-424-9071. |
