Pastor Jose Rivera of Holy Ghost Christian Church needs to resurrect more than $16,000 someone methodically and repeatedly stole from his congregation's collection basket with check fraud.
Nina Pineda joins the Mornings @ 10 team to talk about how you can keep your checking account safe from fraud.A faithful flock has been coming to the tiny church on 106th Street since 1944.Pastor Jose Rivera of Holy Ghost Christian Church needs to resurrect more than $16,000 someone methodically and repeatedly stole from his congregation's collection basket with check fraud.
That is until a check for $2,887 dropped in the mail outside the post office to their insurance company wound up in the hands of a scammer. "We told them, don't cash that check, and don't cash any other checks that come to personal people," Diaz said.The church treasurer was incensed to learn the check was washed and rewritten to a woman. Even after it was flagged for fraud, three other checks were cashed.A check to Con Ed was changed to a different name and cashed for $6,598.Despite providing the bank with proof of the original checks as requested in the investigation, the fraud claim was denied.
"The other bank should have realized the person opening the account committed fraud," said Carlos Naudon, President and Ceo, Ponce Bank.
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