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Show Job seam An insidious scam, using classified ads promising jobs, the Internet and forged checks has resurfaces in Utah. The scam threatens Utahns bank accounts and their personal information. According to officials with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection, the fraud starts with a job offer and ends with many Utahns wiring money to Mexico; only to discover they have been duped out of hundreds even thousands of dollars. "This scam starts by answering answer-ing an ad for a job found in the classified section of the newspaper," newspa-per," says Francine Giani, Director Direc-tor of the Utah Division .of Consumer Con-sumer Protection. "Instead of getting a job with good pay and great benefits, people discover they have sent money to Mexico, never to see it again. And, even more frightening, they have provided crooks with their social security number, driver license and bank account information." Divulging that information to scam artists, Giani says, could hurt consumers for years. According to the Division, the scam begins when a soon to be victim answers a classified ad for a courier position. The ad promises prom-ises good pay, 401 K and health benefits, paid vacation and mileage. mile-age. In answering the ad, the victim is directed to an Internet website to fill out an employment application. Included on die application is a request for driver license information, supposedly for a "background check" and bank account information all under the guise that paychecks are direct deposited. Investigators familiar with the scam say that information gathered gath-ered for the phony job application is used to forge checks, which Inloine business remains as is in MapDetM by Anne Woelkers Mapleton City Council members mem-bers and the City Planning Commission Com-mission argued on how to treat home occupation businesses in the city at last week's meeting. They indicated that 14 percent of the city's households have some kind of home occupation. City council members are content to leave the .situation as it has been with some home businesses busi-nesses using out buildings or garages. Some planning commissioners commis-sioners want to eliminate the use of outbuildings and garages as most other cities do. The Planning Commission wanted to make the change, however there has been no citizens citi-zens opposing the use of separate buildings for home occupations. The commission recommended recommend-ed to allow existing outbuildings but to enforce more restrictive compliance on new home occupation occupa-tion business. The council deckled deckl-ed to let it remain as it is. In other action, the council declared August 17 through September 17 as Utah Fire Fighters Fight-ers Fill the Boot Month in Mapleton. Map-leton. Firefighters will be asking motorists for donations to fill the boot. The council approved the budget revisions for the 2003 66People come to me for good rates... they stay for my Good Neighbor service. 99 CALL ME IE. UDean Brian 52 West 200 South, Springville 409 - Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.9 4hresftfis- Utahns are then deposited in the soon to be victims' bank account. The victims are then notified mat a deposit has been mistakenly made in their account and it is requested request-ed mat they immediately wire those funds back to the company. But, they are told because of the trouble they are going through they can keep a portion of the money. Hoping to impress a potential employer, the victims wire the funds as directed, usually to Mexico? A few days later they receive a notification from, their bank that the original deposit has been voided because it was made with a forged check. The money that was wired to Mexico is long gone and can't be recovered. The victim will most likely also discover dis-cover that his or her bank account ac-count information has been used on phony checks that have been deposited elsewhere. One of the fears that consumer consum-er protection officials have is the long-term impact that this scam might have on victims. "Criminals "Crimi-nals now have all the key personal person-al information from their victims," vic-tims," Giani says. "Name, social security number and bank account; ac-count; they could potentially use this information for years to come in a variety of ways: forged checks, identify theft, forged credit cards. We have some very frightened victims." Reportedly, losses from various vari-ous Utah victims range from $400 to as much as $10,000. Some added irony in this scam is that some who apply for the courier jobs are told that they have been hired. They are then supplied with a package of checks with instructions about which bank accounts to deposit them in. The couriers are told to budget following a public hearing. hear-ing. And they voted to allow the mayor to negotiate and enter into contract with outside legal counsel. coun-sel. , The Joe Carter Subdivision will be able to complete improvements improve-ments after an application for a subdivision bond to pay for the costs of the improvements was approved. The final plat for the Hales Plat C lot 1 was also approved. It is approximately 1.36 acres located at 1100 W. 200 North. Our country is a spiritual thought that is in our minds. It is the flag and what it stands for, it is its glorious history, it is the fireside and the borne. Harrison The name Linguine comes from the term "Little Tongues." You can listen to what everybody every-body says, but the fact remains that you've got to get out there and do the thing yourself. Sutherland The poem "America the Beautiful" Beau-tiful" was written in 1893 by American educator Katharine Lee Bates, who was inspired by the view from atop Pikes Peak. 9444 nut mi IMtVtANCt Stat Farm Insurance Companies Horn Offices, Bloomington, Illinois make the deposits and return the deposit slips to an address via overnight mail or delivery. The couriers never see a paycheck. Instead they have become unwitting mules in this complex and far-reaching scam by depositing bogus checks into accounts. "State investigators working this scam have used bank surveillance video to help them track down the people who were making some of these deposits," de-posits," according to Giani. "One of them was a university student who thought he had stumbled across a great job. When investigators investi-gators found him, he was mortified morti-fied and thought that he would end up behind bars as a partner in the fraud." "He didn't," she adds. He was just another victim caught in the web of this scam. Mapleton Police report Mapleton Police had 48 calls last week. They arrested Christopher Christo-pher Hopkins, 370 S. 300 West 2, Springville, for an outstanding outstand-ing warrant issued by the Mapleton Maple-ton Justice Court. Britney Paramore, 36 W. 600 North, Springville, was arrested for DUI after a traffic stop. Roxanne Miner, 520 W. 1600 North, Mapleton, was arrested for intoxication. Police are investigating a theft of mail from a mailbox in Mapleton. Maple-ton. Some of the stolen items were recovered in a nearby field. They are also investigating mail belonging to a Springville resident resi-dent mat was found in Mapleton. A vehicle struck a 14-year-old male while he was walking home on Thursday. The vehicle and driver fled the scene. The boy received only minor injuries. Police are looking for the suspect vehicle and driver that were described as a maroon Nissan, 4-door 4-door passenger car with a young male driver who had long, curly dark hair. If you have information informa-tion about this please call 491-.8048 491-.8048 or 489-9668. Two separate reports were made this week involving an unknown, male trespassing at homes during the early morning hours. Citizens are urged to call for around-the-clock police assistance assis-tance for any suspicious situation. Investigations are ongoing with police and the Department of Child and Family Services for allegations of a 14-year-old girl being abused by her father. Police and firefighters were called to a grass fire in a field that was caused by a large hawk hitting power lines. The bird had ignited and fallen to the ground. "The Place to Watch a Movie!" 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The brochure will explain all of the many arts type projects which exist in Springville. In official business. Mayor Fritz Boyer appointed, with council approval. Debbie Balzotti and Milt Jones to the Library Board. It was also announced that Power Department Head Cal Baxter had received an award from the Utah Association of Municipal Power Systems (UAM-PS) (UAM-PS) for his ten years of service as a board member of that organization. organiza-tion. It was also reported that Councilman Co-uncilman Craig Conover received an award from the Utah County Parks and Recreation Board for his service here in Springville in developing parks. A change in the ambulance ordinance to officially bring up the organization on paper the way it is presently being operated was passed by the council. The main item in the change was making Police Chief Finlayson the public safety officer and in charge of the ambulance service instead of the fire chief. The city also adopted a change in the ordinance dealing with the new skateboard park permitting the Parks and Recreation Recre-ation Department to basically set up the rules. Some changes are being contemplated in the operation opera-tion of the park. The greatest change would be locking up the park at dark. Presently older teenagers are parking their cars in front of the park, turning on their lights and loud music and using the park. Neighbors have been complaining more about the loud music and lights more than the use of the park. Ted Hone Excavating, Inc., was awarded a bid on doing a sewer project on 200 West and Staker Paving was awarded a bid for paving work on city streets this fall. If you chop onions from the top, not the root end, you will be less likely to cry. ) 7:10 9:30 6:50 9:20 ) 6:55 9:25 6:55 9:30 7:00 9:10 August 28, 2002 - The Springville Herald - Page Three Several employees honored for their outstanding service Springville City recently honored several employees for their outstanding service to the city and the community. All honorees received a blue Springville Spring-ville City jacket that is only presented to recipients of the City's Performance Award program. pro-gram. Doug Strong was rewarded for exemplary performance on a special project. Strong was tasked with preparing the old Maxam building for use by the city in the fall 2001 primary and general elections. Stacy Anderson was honored for actions that have brought favorable attention and recognition recogni-tion to Springville City. She provided many innovations to enhance and expedite the process of handling paperwork at the Springville Justice Court. Elmer Barrientos was honored for his independent research and cost savings to Springville City. Barrientos discovered a software error that resulted in a miscalculation miscalcu-lation in the amount of sales tax owed by the city. Following research and amended returns, Springville City received a $42,0-00 $42,0-00 refund from the state. Carol Huff was honored for her hard work and initiative in raising more than $13,000 for family memb-y.- cf Public Safety Employees in the New York Area. In less than one week following the terrible terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, t-shirts . were printed, fund raising booths set-up and a candle-light vigil was organized. For the exercise of leadership and initiative, Laura Boyd was honored for her performance in the absence of supervising planners. plan-ners. During the past year or so, Springville City lost its Community Commu-nity Development Director to another opportunity. Shortly thereafter the City Planner left as well. This placed Boyd in a Spanish 8 Theaters in the K Mart Piaza off the PriceManti Exit in Spanish Fork $3.50 before 6 p.m. After 6 p.m. (age 65 & up, age 11 & under) $4.00. Playing Aug. 30-Sept. 5 Out Of Step (PG) 12:10 2:25 4:35 6:45 8:55 Big Fat Greek Wedding (PG) 12 05 2:30 4:45 7:25 9:45 Fear.COm (R) 2:35 5:00 7:30 9:40 Serving Sara (PG13) 11:50 2:15 4:30 7:10 9:30 Simone (PG13) 7:05 Signs (PG-13) 11:55 Country Bears (G) Blue Crush (PG-13) Lilo & Stitch (PG-13) Blue Crush (PG-13) Spy Kids 2 (PG) 7:00 9:25 Showings before 4 p.m. on Saturday & Monday Only No 9:00 showings on Sunday No Sunday 4:20 showing of "Country Bears" No Sunday 9:15 showing of "Blue Crush" " No coupons or passes first 2 weeks. Please call 798-9777 for showtime and ticket information. Box office opens daily hour before showtime. challenging situation. She did an outstanding job of meeting the challenges and the city has received re-ceived many compliments from citizens, developers, planning commissioners and city council members for her performance. Investigations Corporal Dean Pettersson, School Resource Officer Greg Turnbow and Patrol Officer Chris Bagley were honored hon-ored for their arrest of an armed suspect on May 24, 2002. Officers Offi-cers stopped a suspect who had been seen brandishing a gun at the Springville City skate park the night before. As officers moved to initiate a pat down search for weapons, the suspect drew a semi-automatic gun and attempted to shoot the officers. Officer Bagley grabbed the gun barrel and slide to keep the weapon from discharging. Corporal Pettersson and Officer Turnbow attempted to control the suspect. One shot was fired which, struck Officer Bagley in the knee, yet he held the gun slide to prevent pre-vent a second round from chambering. cham-bering. The officers were able to handcuff the suspect and Officer Turnbow administered first aid to Officer Bagley while Corporal Pettersson continued to contain the struggling suspect until additional addi-tional help arrived. These officers were honored for their bravery and outstanding performance in protecting the community. CERT training Thur. at 7 p.m. There will be a CERT training train-ing exercise on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m. in the training room for all CERT members. They will bs doing triage. 9:35 2:20 4:50 7:20 9:50 11:40 2:05 4:20 7:15 9:40 2:00 4:25 7:15 9:40 11:45 2:00 4:45 m riDvf |