Being an imposter is nothing new, but posing as an Oklahoma Insurance Department employee is certainly out of the norm.

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland last week warned insurance producers and adjusters to be on the lookout for people posing as state insurance department employees, whom the department described as ``scammers'' and ``fraudsters'' seeking personal information.

The Insurance Department said in a statement that it had received reports of individuals calling insurance agents, saying they were employees of the state office and requesting that the agents fax them personal tax information.

The same situation happened earlier this month in Nevada when impostors called agents and told them their licenses were going to be suspended for filing ``improper paperwork.''


However, the Nevada impostors said the issue could be fixed with a little personal information—such as birth date and Social Security, credit card and telephone numbers.

No worries, though, the Oklahoma Insurance Department said. The only way Oklahoma's insurance agency it would request that type of personal information would be in writing, it said.