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.
Sex Offenders Targeted In New Scam In Pennsylvania: State Police
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 got one of those calls once. I told them guy “You know where I live, come and get me, I will be waiting”. In Florida you can go to the FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) website for free and search your name for warrants.
Years later I still have a can of beer waiting for that guy who wanted to come arrest me. Guess he was not really that thirsty.
I disagree about FDLE doing nothing to notify to warn persons about scamming. In Duval county anyway, in the waiting room there is a big TV displaying various notices about scams. I actually took a picture of it.
That is Duval County Sheriffs Office.
The FDLE has the phones, emails and postal addresses of everyone on the registry. How many letters have you received from them warning you about the scam?
0
Wow, that is impressive with Duval County. I had someone attempt to scam me by calling my parents “attempting to get a hold of me” though they lived out of state and I was in Orange County. After freaking out and crying a bit, I called the Detective who handled my “house checks” and such. He informed me it was a scam and even went so far as to come to my house in efforts to set up a reverse scam. I called the “detective” back to try to get info… I’ll doubt it goes anywhere; but at least he took the time to help and showed that he cared.
I have gotten this type of call myself. I asked them to please meet me at the sherrifs office to reslove this immediately. Supriseingly They weren’t interested. Easy way to stop this.
I’ve had a couple calls over the years like that. The last one the guy told me to call him back and the number he gave me was my cell number. I think he messed up his script. I’ve been in the department of corrections system for 26 years and I know they don’t just call you trying to threaten you with a warrant. They will just come and pick you up. I do like the idea of telling them to meet them at the sheriff office. It’s kind of like calling their bluff
If the registry isn’t punishment than why hasn’t anything been done to stop these scams. These scams against anyone else would be considered fraud and throughly investigated. We can’t live where we want, we can’t work where we want or pursue our dreams, we have to disclose our government status to potential suitors, people who may support us may not disclose their support do associations to you, and if a crime happens all you hear is the wind blowing.
I got a similar call last week from a detective in Florida even though I don’t live there anymore. Let me tell you that agitated me beyond belief no wonder I was upset.
No matter our experiences on the registry, my hope is we use our unity to abolish it even if our opinions and experiences differ. Your experiences might be similar to others that may not be comfortable posting it on a forum. We should embrace discussions even the cool, lukewarm, sensitive, and heated ones.
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.
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’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.