Mokena Chamber issues fraud warning

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

The Mokena Chamber of Commerce issued a fraud warning today to its members after its president-elect Lee Kaz received two phone calls from a company called Octothorpe asking for financial information.

"They called the wrong person," Kaz told the Mokena Patch. "I'm the president-elect. I know for a fact they don't work for the chamber."

Kaz told the Patch that when he questioned the caller's credentials, the caller hung up. A few minutes later, Kaz received a call from the same number. This time, a woman's voice was on the other line. She claimed to be from the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Kaz once again questioned the validity of the caller's identity, and once again, the caller hung up.

The calls originated from 202-540-5120.

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