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Special Alert: SA2011014
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Special Alert: SA2011014
Dear Associates:
Effective immediately, all issuing offices are instructed not to accept any checks purporting to be drawn on the account of the following entity without the written approval of a Stewart Legal Services representative:
Intact Insurance Company
Intact Financial Corporation [Added 07-25-11]
Checks suspected to be counterfeit have been drawn on a purported account of this company at the Royal Bank of Canada.
The following names have been associated with suspicious checks purportedly issued by this company pursuant to different transactions:
Qi Lee
Sue Lee
Takara Sumito
Thomas Andrews
Ichiro Adachi
Eric Thompson
Names added on 07-25-11:
Mr. Yanai Takao
Mr. and Mrs. Ichiro
James Walker
Michael Jorhnston
Mark Jordyn
Effective immediately, all issuing offices are instructed not to accept any orders or close any transactions involving persons using the above names without the written approval of a Stewart Legal Services representative.
If you have any pending transactions involving any of these individuals or entities, please contact Stewart Legal Services or your local underwriting personnel.
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References
- Bulletins Replaced:
- None
- Related Bulletins:
- Underwriting Manual:
- None
- Exceptions Manual:
- None
- Forms:
- None