HR0998 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois are pleased to honor citizens of the State who help their fellow citizens; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Rosa Di Fronzo is an employee of Pullman Bank in Chicago; she became alerted to and took the time to save a senior citizen living the Northwest Chicagoland community from being swindled out of a large sum of money; and

WHEREAS, The senior citizen had been advised that the senior citizen had won an out-of-state lottery; to receive the prize of $250,000, the citizen was asked to wire $2,500 to the lottery; the citizen had been advised that the $2,500 covered the cost of FDI insurance and other charges; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Di Fronzo recognized this as a scam, explained this to the fraud victim, and notified the police; the victim was assisted in opening a new account to prevent subsequent fraud; Ms. Di Fronzo's quick thinking and recognition of the fraud protected the citizen from a costly scam; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor Rosa Di Fronzo for efforts in preventing a fellow citizen from being the victim of a financial scam; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Rosa Di Fronzo as an expression of our respect and esteem.