Trust Center Alert: Attempted identity theft/loan fraud attempts through companies using Docusign (04/14/2021)

Summary

In a Trust Center alert on attempts observed 04/14/2021, Docusign says it was made aware of possible identity theft and loan fraud attempts made through legitimate Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan processing companies that use Docusign services, and that potential victims may be told by third-party identity theft protection services that someone tried to verify their identity through DocuSign. It points suspected victims to the U.S. Small Business Administration's Report ID theft and fraud webpage and asks that suspected PPP fraud attempts through a third-party company using Docusign be reported as suspected account misuse or abuse under its Incident Reporting instructions.

Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used

Full text

Trust Center

Alert: Attempted identity theft/loan fraud attempts through companies using Docusign observed

04/14/2021

Docusign was made aware of possible identity theft/loan fraud attempts through the use of legitimate Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan processing companies that use Docusign services for economic stimulus programs in response to the novel Coronavirus pandemic. Potential victims may receive notification from 3rd party identity theft protection services that attempts to verify their identity through DocuSign were made. We encourage anyone who suspects they have been a victim of this type of fraud to visit the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Report ID theft and fraud webpage for additional information.

If you suspect you have been a victim of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud attempts through a 3rd party company using Docusign services, report it as suspected account misuse and/or abuse using our Incident Reporting instructions .

File and source

File

alert-attempted-identity-theftloan-fraud-attempts-through-companies-us_6058f8c21f900d40.html

Size

334,128 bytes

SHA-256

44dd1bad602d06fbf0b3f4c12b920694d6f1c8cc73e5497cef827c8ae56428b5

Our copy

alert-attempted-identity-theftloan-fraud-attempts-through-companies-us_6058f8c21f900d40.html

Original

www.docusign.com