Current U. S. Department of Transportation contractors and potential contractors have received fraudulent letters purporting to be issued by the USDOT.

The fraudulent letters request that contractors register in the DOD Central Contractor Registration System (CCR). However, USDOT does not require any confidential information to be submitted to verify CCR registration.

“All companies should verify personally that they are sending information to an authorized DOT official before submitting confidential company information,” a press release states.

There are, so far, two known letters. One was signed by “John (no middle initial) Duncan, Senior Procurement Officer” and another was signed by “David J. Litman.”

The CCR is a legitimate government system, but registrations are now taken through the Web site. For information on how to register in the CCR, please visit www.ccr.gov. For more information on the fraudulent letters or to report one call the USDOT Inspector General Hotline at 800-424-9071.