Ithaca College

Accounts Payable would like to alert the campus community that departments are receiving fraudulent invoices for unsolicited printer toner.   When this type of incident occurs, it is very likely other areas will also receive fraudulent invoices or even possibly unordered merchandise.

In addition to invoice fraud, another type of fraud can occur when unauthorized suppliers use telemarketing in an attempt to obtain the name of an employee, or the brand or serial number of the copier the office uses under the guise that they are verifying existing records.  Through this misrepresentation, the caller obtains someone’s consent to ship supplies or makes it appear as if consent had been given. 

To protect the College from this form of fraud, disregard all unsolicited calls from direct marketer’s attempting to place orders with the College for toner, office supplies or any products used in the course of business and/or purchased on a regular basis. Employees responsible for purchasing these items should be processing these orders through the IC Marketplace using the College’s preferred vendors and verifying that the shipment received corresponds with the goods ordered.

If you have any question concerning fraudulent invoices and orders, please contact Ann Martin, Accounts Payable Office, at 607 274-3808 or at mmartin@ithaca.edu.