Heroes' Corner

Carol Banker, Brownville Junction, ME

Employee helps foil fraud attempt
Brownville Junction, ME, Retail Associate Carol Banker
Brownville Junction, ME, Retail Associate Carol Banker

Brownville Junction, ME, Retail Associate Carol Banker sensed something was wrong recently as she observed a customer pack a Priority Mail Express envelope with a large amount of cash.

After talking to her, Banker suspected the woman was being scammed.

Banker contacted postal inspectors, who intervened and returned cash totaling around $4,000 to the woman’s relatives.

The family members were unaware that the woman, who suffers from dementia, had fallen victim to a scam.

 


Employees featured in “Heroes’ Corner” also receive letters of commendation through the Postmaster General Heroes’ Program. The nomination form is available on Blue.