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October 12 On October 11, 2010, the City of Troy Income Tax Department has received information from a concerned citizen reference to a possible scam.
The resident was contacted by someone identifying themselves as being from the “State Investigating Department of New York”, and that they were doing work for the City of Troy Ohio Income Tax Department.
The caller asked the resident for personal information that did not appear to be legitimate.
Indeed this phone call was not legitimate and the City of Troy Income Department is not working with any organization associated with the State Investigating Department of New York.
Any citizen that receives any type of phone calls claiming to be with the State Investigating Department of New York or doing work for the City of Troy Income Department.

You should not give any personal information to them and if you receive a call of this type please feel free to contact 911 or the Troy Police Department.
July 23, 2010 The Troy Police Department has received information from Tom Dunn, the Superintendent of Troy City Schools, alerting us of a Company in town soliciting money for Troy City Schools from local businesses. The company in question is Community Students Inc. from Oradell, New Jersey. Community Students Inc. is soliciting money for advertisement for a book cover sale. This is being done without the support, knowledge and or approval of the City of Troy Schools. The School Board has contacted the company and has request that they stop soliciting on their behalf. If you are contacted by a representative of Community Students Inc. please contact 911 or the Troy Police Department.
 
January 7, 2010 The City of Troy was recently contacted by an individual who received a letter and a check for $3,500 in the mail. The recipient was advised to send $2,855 to an address in London, England, spend $100 at selected stores, and keep $350 (apparently the scammer's math skills aren't all that great). The City was notified since the company identified in the letter is within the city limits of Troy.
Please be advised that this is a common scam, and the company identified has no connection to these illegal activities. If the recipient were to cash the check and send the money to London (or wherever), the recipient would be notified later that the check had bounced and they were responsible to return the $3,500 to the bank. The $2,855 sent to London would be unrecoverable and the recipient would owe $3,500 to the bank where the original check was cashed or deposited.
If you receive unexpected funds in the mail claiming to be a survey payment, lottery winnings, inheritance, or from another questionable source, do not cash or deposit the check and have the funds verified by your financial institution.