A Providence man enlisted the help of several people in an effort to scam Rhode Island businesses and a Massachusetts foundation out of thousands of dollars, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Rhode Island.

The U.S. attorney alleges that Rachon Waite, 31, went on social media asking people to give him their debit cards and PIN numbers or access to their bank accounts so he could deposit fraudulent checks as part of the scheme.

Responding to Waite’s promise to pay them for use of the account information, several people gave Waite their cards or account numbers, U.S. Attorney Richard B. Myrus said in a news release Monday.

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