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Special Alert: NJ000074
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Special Alert: NJ000074
Dear Associates:
In accordance with Stewart Title Guaranty Company's ("Stewart") Anti-Fraud Plan, on April 10, 2003, Bulletin NJ000072 was issued in response to an FBI Fraud Alert Warning. The FBI recently issued an UPDATED Fraud Alert Warning, which provides additional information. This Bulletin replaces NJ000072 in order to incorporate the FBI's updated warning, the text of which is attached. Please review the companies, real properties and individuals listed and if you have had transactions involving any of them, call Richard Najarian in the New Jersey state office, at 973-257-5690 and call Special Agent Sean McCarthy at 973-792-3315.
For on-line viewing of this bulletin, log onto www.stewart.com. Once there, select "Title Agent" and then "Lender Alerts".
The following is the text obtained from the UPDATED Fraud Alert Warning issued by the FBI on 5/7/03.
Updated Fraud Alert Warning
Date: 5/7/03 (originally issued 4/7/03)
Please be aware that the following companies/individuals/addresses are believed to be engaged in fraudulent activities:
The following additional information represents updated information:
REAL PROPERTY:
Alpine, NJ
935 Closter Dock Road
Brigantine, NJ
1313 Brigantine Ave.
Saddle River, NJ
29 West Church Road
INDIVIDUALS:
Darnell Barber
Terry Sanders
COMPANIES:
MS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
DANIEL ELLIS
BRENDA RICKARD
15 Bloomfield Avenue
Verona, NJ
DIAMOND STAR FINANCIAL MORTGAGE COMPANY
NICHOLAS INFANTINO, Pres
JAMILA DAVIS
1 Bridge Plaza North
Suite 120
Fort Lee, NJ
NEW LIFE INVESTMENTS
21 Schaffer Road, Alpine, NJ
497 Piermont, Cresskill, NJ
60 Evergreen Place, East Orange, NJ
FINANCIAL INDEPENDENT SERVICES
ARISMA THEODORE, ACCOUNTANT
1470 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210
Updated Fraud Alert Warning
REAL PROPERTY:
Alpine, NJ
2 Cassandra Drive
7 Cassandra Drive
15 Schaffer Road
21 Schaffer Road
Creskill, NJ
497 Piermont Road
Saddle River, NJ
66 Chestnut Ridge Road
133 Chestnut Ridge Road
21 Christopher Place
71 Woodcliff Lake Road
Teaneck, NJ
255 East Forest Avenue
INDIVIDUALS:
Nicholas C. Infantino
Jamila Davis, aka Jamila Baker
Akinyele Adams
Charles Stanton
Jamila Stanton
Carl DiMasi
Edward Nickens
Brian Togneri
Anel Mendez
Necker Jean
Anton Duckett
Brandi Mohammed
Thomas Goldson
Jamil Ingram
Shaheer Williams
Dushawn Williams
David Solomon
Arisma Theordore
ANYONE WITH REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE ABOVE ENTITIES IS REQUESTED TO CONTACT FBI SPECIAL AGENT SEAN MCCARTHY AT 973-792-3315.
References
- Bulletins Replaced:
- Related Bulletins:
- Underwriting Manual:
- None
- Exceptions Manual:
- None
- Forms:
- None