Thursday, 2. September 2004
Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 2, 2004 at 1:51:00 PM CEST
Regulators shut down phony Bedrock bank
Federal regulators shut down a phony Internet bank claiming to be located in the tiny Colorado town of Bedrock — population 10 — near the Utah state line.
Through its Web site, the First National Bank of Bedrock offered deposit accounts, investments, debit cards and credit cards, according to the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
The address listed for the bank — 7729 S. Granite Ave. — doesn't exist, said Bedrock postmaster Ruth Swain.
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