FRAUD ALERT — Unauthorized Checks and Employment Offers
Creede Accounting & Payroll has become aware of fraudulent checks being distributed using our business name and identifying information without our knowledge or authorization.
Creede Accounting & Payroll did not issue or authorize these checks.
Employment & Third-Party Hiring Warning
Creede Accounting & Payroll is not currently hiring employees or independent contractors through any third-party company, recruiter, staffing agency, employment website, or other organization.
We have not authorized any third party to recruit, hire, assign work, issue payments, process payroll, or otherwise act on behalf of Creede Accounting & Payroll.
If you have been told that you are performing work for Creede Accounting & Payroll, that we are processing or issuing compensation on behalf of another company, or that another organization is authorized to hire or pay you on our behalf, that representation is fraudulent and unauthorized.
If You Received a Check Bearing Our Name
DO NOT deposit, cash, or attempt to negotiate the check.
Do not send any portion of the money to another person and do not purchase equipment, gift cards, cryptocurrency, money orders, or other items at the sender’s direction.
A fraudulent check may initially appear to have cleared your bank account. That does not mean the check is legitimate. A financial institution may later determine that the check is counterfeit or unauthorized and reverse the deposit.
If you have already deposited one of these checks, contact your financial institution’s fraud department immediately.
What We Know
Creede Accounting & Payroll has received reports from multiple unrelated individuals concerning unauthorized checks bearing our business name.
The checks reported to us use the name and identifying information of Creede Accounting & Payroll, but the banking information appearing on the reported checks is not our company’s banking information.
Creede Accounting & Payroll has no business relationship with the recipients that would authorize these payments and did not authorize another person or organization to issue these checks on our behalf.
We have reported this activity to financial institutions and appropriate government and law-enforcement authorities and are cooperating as additional information becomes available.
Preserve Evidence
If you received one of these checks, please preserve the check and all related communications and documentation, including:
- The original check
- The envelope, shipping label, or package
- Emails and text messages
- Employment offers or onboarding documents
- Names used by people who contacted you
- Email addresses and telephone numbers
- Website addresses or online portals
- Instructions concerning the check
- Instructions to purchase equipment or send money
Do not destroy these materials. They may be useful to your financial institution or law-enforcement authorities.
Send Information to Us
If you received a check bearing the Creede Accounting & Payroll name, received an employment offer involving our company, or have information concerning this fraudulent activity, please contact:
Please provide any information available, including photographs of the check, envelope or shipping materials, emails, text messages, employment documents, website addresses, telephone numbers, and instructions you received.
Please do not send Social Security numbers, passwords, bank login credentials, or other sensitive personal information.
silver@creedeaccounting.com is an official Creede Accounting & Payroll email address for reporting information concerning these fraudulent checks.
Verify Communications With Creede Accounting & Payroll
Do not rely on telephone numbers, email addresses, website links, or other contact information contained in a check, employment offer, email, text message, or other communication you received.
If someone claims to represent Creede Accounting & Payroll, independently verify the communication using contact information published on our official website, https://www.creedeaccounting.com.
Report Suspected Fraud
Individuals who receive one of these checks are encouraged to report the incident to their local law-enforcement agency and to the Federal Trade Commission.
Report Fraud to the FTCIf you have already deposited or attempted to deposit the check, contact your bank or credit union’s fraud department immediately.