SSA Clerk Saves Customer from Scam

Thanks to the attentiveness of SSA Clerk, Beverly Robin in Vidalia, GA, a customer was saved from losing $27,000 from a scam.

On March 7, 2012, an elderly gentlemen entered the Vidalia Post Office and wanted to mail $9,000 cash by express mail to an address in Orlando, FL.  Sales Associate Beverly Robin felt that something was just not right and consulted with Postmaster Bill Warnock.  Mr. Warnock asked Ms. Robin to have the elderly man to come in his office.  Mr. Warnock told the gentlemen about the scams of elderly people and questioned him about this.  The elderly man said that this was nothing like that and he wanted to still send the cash thru the mail.  Mr. Warnock told him that he would only accept if for mailing as registered mail.  The gentleman agreed to send it registered.  Before leaving Mr. Warnock's office, the gentlemen told the Postmaster that he stood to receive a lot of money and would let the Postmaster how it turned out. 

Two days later, the elderly man again entered to Vidalia Post Office and mailed an additional $9,000.  Feeling that something was not right, Mr. Warnock notified the Postal Inspectors in Savannah, who then notified the Postal Inspectors in Orlando.  The following day, the elderly man again came in and mailed another $9,000 cash.  Mr. Warnock sent all information to the Inspectors in Orlando.  The Inspectors performed a controlled delivery to the address and learned that it was a Jamaican Scheme. 

The Postal Inspectors were able to retrieve all the cash (totaling $27,000) that this elderly man mailed.  His daughter got involved and as a result now has power of attorney of her father's affairs and has directed all his mail to her.

In recognition of Ms. Robin's heroic efforts, she was presented with a Hero Award by Eric Chavez, District Manager for the North Florida District.