A University of Wisconsin-Madison student reported a fraud incident to Madison police Oct. 6, which had been progressing since mid-September.
The 22-year-old female said she began receiving emails, calls and text messages from a “John Noonan” of “ADC Solutions, Inc.” in mid-September after listing her information as a job seeker on the Wisconsin School of Business’s Business Career Center, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
She said in a police statement Noonan informed her she had been hired as a store evaluator and was supposed to deposit a check for over $2,000 and spend the cash at various stores, according to DeSpain. The balance was then to be sent to a “John McFadden” in Ireland.
DeSpain said the student checked with the WSOB and learned that Noonan is not associated with the university.
Police told the student she should inform Noonan she was in contact with police, and he should “cease and desist his contact with her,” according to DeSpain.
