PHONY CALLER TRIES TO GET $1,5OO FOR
WALL BOARD REPLACEMENT IN UNIT HERE.
THE BOARD WAS MADE AWARE OF A CLEVER SCHEME TO BILK
A NEW UNIT OWNER OUT OF MONEY FOR SHEET ROCK REPAIRS
IN THEIR UNIT. THE FEMALE CALLER IMPERSONATED KITTY WHIDDEN AND TOLD THE UNIT OWNER THAT THEY MUST SEND
$1,500 BY WESTERN UNION SERVICES TO A LOCATION HERE IN FLORIDA. TO SCARE THE UNIT OWNERS INTO ACTING FAST THE IMPERSONATOR SAID SHE (THE PHONY KITTY, WAS LEAVING ON VACATION AND IF THE MONEY WASN'T RECEIVED THREATENED THAT THEIR UNIT WOULD GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST FOR REPAIRS!) THE BOARD HAS HAD TWO MEETINGS WITH THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WHO IS LISTING THIS AS A "SUSPICIOUS EVENT", BUT ADVISED THAT UNLESS THERE WAS AN ACTUAL TRANSFER OF MONEY AND A CRIME THEY CANNOT DO MUCH FOR US.
THE NAMES CAMILLE, BRUMLEY CONTRACTORS, AND FORD AND SMITH ACCOUNTING FIRMS WERE MENTIONED ALONG WITH TWO PHONE NUMBERS WHICH DO NOT ANSWER BUT ARE NUMBERS THAT WOULD BE LOCATED IN VERO BEACH AND MELBOURNE.
THIS SCAM IS ONE WHICH MIGHT BE ATTEMPTED ON OTHER UNIT OWNERS. IF THIS HAPPENS ASK THEM FOR THEIR LICENSE NUMBER, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS AND TELL THEM TO CALL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH THEIR PROPOSAL SINCE THE WALLBOARD IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UNIT OWNER IT IS THE ASSOCIATION'S RESPONSIBILITY. NO BOARD MEMBER WOULD EVER EVEN THINK OF MAKING SUCH A THREAT AGAINST A UNIT OWNER. PLEASE LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY IF THIS TYPE OF SCAM IS ATTEMPTED ON YOU. WE WILL ADVISE THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THE BOARD PLANS TO SETUP A MEETING WITH THE COUNTY CRIME PREVENTION OFFICER TO GET THE LATEST ON THE TYPE OF SCAMS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE STATE.
JUST REMEMBER IF A PROPOSED DEAL SOUNDS TOO ATTRACTIVE TO BE TRUE IT IS MOST LIKELY A SCAM! AVOID IT!
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