SCAMMING CONTINUES
We are going to keep putting these notices out there, because people continue to write in that they are victimized. The FDLE is doing NOTHING to warn persons forced to register that these scams are going on. Other states are at least putting out notices.
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Here’s a transcript of a message shared by one of our members. This message was left on the registrant’s MOTHER’s telephone number.
This is a transcript of the call.
Voicemail from (772) 842-3204
29 secs
Aug 28, 2021
Yes hello this is Detective Adams St. Lucie County sheriffs office here. This message is for Mr. XXXXXXX. Mr. XXXXXX. I suggest you give me a call back ASAP sir. I just need to discuss some final legal matters pertaining to your registry. However you can reach me on my direct line here is 772-842-3204 that’s extension 2. Once again the number is 772-842-3204 that’s extension 2 and I’m Detective Adams.
If you are an attempted victim CALL YOUR LOCAL POLICE AND INSIST ON FILING A POLICE REPORT. If they tell you they don’t want to write up the report INSIST ON IT! The only way law enforcement will care about this scam is if it becomes a hassle for them also.
I’ve had quite a few of these scam calls. Easy for me to detect because they call my sister’s number which is the one you get if you do a reverse address lookup. I have my own number and that’s the one the FDLE and Sheriff’s office has on record.
I have reported every one of these scam calls to the Clay county Sheriff’s office and they refused to make a police report, even after I tracked down the phone service provider for the number, who it was [supposedly] registered to and [supposed] address.
I would think they would want to follow up on these calls because impersonating a police office is a 2nd degree felony. And based on these scammer’s knowledge of police lingo, procedures, etc. I suspect that the scammers ARE current or former police officers! That would explain why FDLE and the Sheriff’s office are making no attempts to stop it.
That is basically the same script that was attempted on me today. A Detective Adams from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Department 941-800-5131. They called my landline which goes to my mom’s cell. She called back and there was a voicemail about reaching the Sarasota Country Sheriff Sex Offender Registration Department (A woman runs that department and her voicemail is by her voice). They called her back, and she gave them my cell (c’mon now, they should already have had my cell). Upon calling me he said that my registration has been changed from annual to semi-annual (surprise, I have been semi-annual since my registration began). He said this was a civil matter and he needs to send a detective to me to escort me to the station to get it taken care of before it becomes criminal. I stated that I needed to call the sheriff’s department to confirm his identity for my protection. He forcefully stated that if I hung up on him it will be construed as an attempt to fell and a warrant will be put out for my arrest. I told him in that case I should have an attorney accompany us. I said as soon as I call him and verify I will call him back, but I am not blindly accompanying a stranger somewhere from the phone without verifying the identity. He stated he was calling from his cell phone and if I hung up I will be violated and no longer his problem. I then hung up, called the Sheriff’s Department and they told me the badge number given me doesn’t exist and I should file a police report.
Dave
When I lived in Florida I resided in Sarasota County and if I got a call from anyone besides the gal that did the registry I didn’t bother answering. Sarasota County sheriff department never bothered me, it was the local police department who conducted monthly checks on me. Not a waste of resources since I never committed a crime in Florida.
I had one of those scammers call my dad. I don’t even have my dad’s address registered because I don’t stay there ever. But he got a call from a “detective” stating he needed to tell me to call the detective ASAP to take care of a bench warrant. I knew this was a scam right off because my dad said that this “detective” claimed my dad’s address and phone number were the most recent information they had on my registry.
As mentioned, I have never registered my dad’s address or phone number. However his information comes up in standard internet searches for my name.
Had my dad honestly scared shitless for me. He thought it was a legit warrant.