Alert: Counterfeit Checks Bearing the Aflac Name Are Being Used as Part of a Lottery Scam
August 29 2006 - 5:26PM
PR Newswire (US)
COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- It has been reported that
counterfeit checks bearing the Aflac name are being circulated with
a letter that reportedly claims the recipient has won money from an
international lottery company. Aflac has notified the Canadian
Police, FBI, Better Business Bureau and Office of Consumer Affairs
of this crime. Please be advised that Aflac is not associated with
any lottery. We urge consumers NOT to cash the check, it has not
been authorized by Aflac and will not be honored by any financial
institution. About Aflac For more than 50 years, Aflac products
have given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash where it is
needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial
challenges. Aflac is the number one provider of
guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number
one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in
force in Japan. Aflac's insurance products provide protection to
more than 40 million people worldwide. Aflac has been included in
Fortune magazine's listing of America's Most Admired Companies for
six consecutive years and Forbes magazine's Platinum 400 List of
America's Best Big Companies for five consecutive years. In January
2006, Aflac was included in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best
Companies to Work For in America for the eighth consecutive year.
Aflac was also included in Fortune magazine's list of the Top 50
Employers for Minorities in August 2005, and in September 2005,
Aflac Japan was named the Life Insurance Company of the Year at the
Asia Insurance Industry Awards, sponsored by the Asia Insurance
Review. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more
about Aflac, visit aflac.com. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041202/CLTH019LOGO)
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Aflac Incorporated CONTACT:
Mechell Clark of Aflac Incorporated, +1-706-243-8004, or Web site:
http://www.aflac.com/
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