State police say an identity thief managed to get $40,000 deposited into a fraudulent bank account.
Between May 4th and July 13th, a person claiming to be a 61-year-old man from Youngstown, Westmoreland County, emailed Diamond Technical Services, an industrial service and engineering consulting firm located along route 22 in Burrell Township. The unknown suspect managed to set up a fake account using a voided check from the actual Youngstown man, and the company in the following months deposited $40,000 in the account.
Police do not name a suspect. They also do not say whether the thief ever accessed the money.
