This BOLO,(Bent Oak Look Out) is a new scam that is around, please be on guard... Dave
Fake security guy
running scam
Last Edited: Wednesday, 29 Apr 2009, 5:22 PM EDT
Created On: Wednesday, 29 Apr 2009, 4:56 PM EDT
By SHAY HARRIS | FOX 35 News
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - A bogus security guy is knocking on doors trying to rip people off saying he's with ADT but he's not.
For fifteen years Jeff Saeli has lived in the Waterford Chase community. He says it’s a nice neighborhood; but, not immune to crime. So he wasn’t surprised when a con-man came calling this week. “He came around right at the time we were sit down for dinner, he knocked on the door. He mentioned to me that he was here because of increased crime in the area and that ADT had sent them out and to write a service for us.”
Saeli says the stranger wore an ADT security uniform and went door to door pretending to make a sales and upgrades. “First of all there shouldn’t be any solicitation in this neighborhood I believe it’s on one of the signs on the subdivision; I don’t usually talk to people who come to the door.”
Saeli was not sure whether the man was able to convince anyone to give him money or access to their homes; but, the man didn’t get past his front door. “I’m suspicious of anyone coming to the door anyhow and I don’t like people coming to the door anyhow and I don’t let people in the house and I don’t previously set up so I told him I wasn’t interested, he was little insistent I told him no thank you he went on his way.”
FOX 35 has calls into the Orange County Sheriff's Office to find out what they're doing about the bogus security workers. Meanwhile, an ADT spokesperson says the company would never send someone to your home on a cold-call without making an appointment.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
NEW E-MAIL VIRUS
Hi Just got this from AARP.... Dave
E-mails promising Viagra discounts or dates with Russian models used to be the preferred way to get personal financial information from recipients. Now hackers have devised an ingenious way to unleash an identity-stealing computer virus from about the last place you’d expect an online attack: a parking lot.
Scammers place phony parking tickets on cars, which direct their owners to an “official” website that claims to have photos of the alleged violation. Once they go to the website, victims inadvertently download a nasty virus that can quickly cost them plenty.
Several drivers in Grand Forks, N.D., found tickets on cars they had parked at a shopping mall, hospital, grocery store or college campus. Some went to the designated website—and their computers were compromised.
“This very clever ploy bridges the [real] world with the virtual world, and I fear we’ll be seeing more of these types of attacks in the future,” says Lenny Zeltser, a computer security expert who uncovered the scam after a former student who lives in Grand Forks told him about a phony parking ticket.
After analyzing the virus website, Zeltser found that its potential dangers include:
Tricking you into buying fake antivirus software. The website instructs you to install a program to see photos of your car. The program then produces a message that announces your computer has a virus, and you’re offered worthless “repair” software for $50 or more.
Capturing user keystrokes to reveal your online passwords and account numbers. “If you do online banking,” Zeltser says, “this allows scammers access to your accounts, and they can remotely wire money from them.”
Enslaving the infected computer as a “bot” that can be used remotely to disseminate spam and gain access to other websites you visit. “You may never know your computer has become a bot, except that it might be slow or acting sluggishly,” Zeltser says.
Thus far, the parking ticket ploy has reportedly occurred only in Grand Forks, but Zeltser believes the scam will spread. Unlike other malware attacks, it doesn’t depend on you to open a corrupted e-mail sent by a stranger. Instead, it provides bait to lead you right to the virus, a gambit that he says “can be very lucrative for hackers.” How can you protect yourself?
Avoid unfamiliar websites. “Don’t visit a strange website simply because you get an e-mail or letter telling you to,” Zeltser says. “And if you do, never download or install new programs there unless you are sure you can trust the source.”
Be wary of dot-com cons. One giveaway on the parking ticket website: It ended in “.com.” Online addresses of most police and other official agencies end in “.gov.”
Consider a “security suite.” These newer protection programs—from McAfee and Norton—cost about $20 more than traditional antivirus and antispyware software, which may not find such malicious programs.
To learn more about online security, visit www.staysafeonline.org or www.onguardonline.gov. Report suspicious e-mails or websites to www.ic3.gov, and identity theft attempts to www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov.
E-mails promising Viagra discounts or dates with Russian models used to be the preferred way to get personal financial information from recipients. Now hackers have devised an ingenious way to unleash an identity-stealing computer virus from about the last place you’d expect an online attack: a parking lot.
Scammers place phony parking tickets on cars, which direct their owners to an “official” website that claims to have photos of the alleged violation. Once they go to the website, victims inadvertently download a nasty virus that can quickly cost them plenty.
Several drivers in Grand Forks, N.D., found tickets on cars they had parked at a shopping mall, hospital, grocery store or college campus. Some went to the designated website—and their computers were compromised.
“This very clever ploy bridges the [real] world with the virtual world, and I fear we’ll be seeing more of these types of attacks in the future,” says Lenny Zeltser, a computer security expert who uncovered the scam after a former student who lives in Grand Forks told him about a phony parking ticket.
After analyzing the virus website, Zeltser found that its potential dangers include:
Tricking you into buying fake antivirus software. The website instructs you to install a program to see photos of your car. The program then produces a message that announces your computer has a virus, and you’re offered worthless “repair” software for $50 or more.
Capturing user keystrokes to reveal your online passwords and account numbers. “If you do online banking,” Zeltser says, “this allows scammers access to your accounts, and they can remotely wire money from them.”
Enslaving the infected computer as a “bot” that can be used remotely to disseminate spam and gain access to other websites you visit. “You may never know your computer has become a bot, except that it might be slow or acting sluggishly,” Zeltser says.
Thus far, the parking ticket ploy has reportedly occurred only in Grand Forks, but Zeltser believes the scam will spread. Unlike other malware attacks, it doesn’t depend on you to open a corrupted e-mail sent by a stranger. Instead, it provides bait to lead you right to the virus, a gambit that he says “can be very lucrative for hackers.” How can you protect yourself?
Avoid unfamiliar websites. “Don’t visit a strange website simply because you get an e-mail or letter telling you to,” Zeltser says. “And if you do, never download or install new programs there unless you are sure you can trust the source.”
Be wary of dot-com cons. One giveaway on the parking ticket website: It ended in “.com.” Online addresses of most police and other official agencies end in “.gov.”
Consider a “security suite.” These newer protection programs—from McAfee and Norton—cost about $20 more than traditional antivirus and antispyware software, which may not find such malicious programs.
To learn more about online security, visit www.staysafeonline.org or www.onguardonline.gov. Report suspicious e-mails or websites to www.ic3.gov, and identity theft attempts to www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Up To Date Crime Stats
Crime Case Number Address IncDate
STOLEN VEHICLE 090032395 3000 CLARCONA RD 2009/04/03
STOLEN VEHICLE 090032197 3000 CLARCONA RD 2009/04/02
AUTO BURGLARY 090031859 1724 IMPERIAL PALM DR 2009/04/01
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090031164 42 W 13TH ST 2009/03/31
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090030887 1555 STEFAN COLE LN 2009/03/30
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090030289 1367 ORANGE ST 2009/03/28
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090030174 51 W 12TH ST 2009/03/27
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090029918 2462 CIMMARON ASH WY 2009/03/27
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090029088 50 W 13TH ST 2009/03/25
STOLEN VEHICLE 090028662 1922 HAPERON ST 2009/03/24
STRONG ARM TO PERSON 090027964 1812 PEGASUS DR 2009/03/21
COMMERCIAL BURGLARY 090028417 2 W 18TH ST 2009/03/20
COMMERCIAL BURGLARY 090028319 2601 LAKEVILLE RD 2009/03/20
AUTO BURGLARY 090029885 537 W ELLA J GILMORE ST 2009/03/20
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090032739 1030 E SANDPIPER ST 2009/03/19
HOME INVASION 090027297 1956 CLARCONA RD 2009/03/19
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090027416 710 SWAYING PALM DR 2009/03/19
AUTO BURGLARY 090026719 1327 PEACH ST 2009/03/17
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090025090 113 W 17TH ST 2009/03/13
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090025054 527 ROGER WILLIAMS RD 2009/03/12
AUTO BURGLARY 090024540 2110 S AURORA DR 2009/03/12
STOLEN VEHICLE 090032395 3000 CLARCONA RD 2009/04/03
STOLEN VEHICLE 090032197 3000 CLARCONA RD 2009/04/02
AUTO BURGLARY 090031859 1724 IMPERIAL PALM DR 2009/04/01
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090031164 42 W 13TH ST 2009/03/31
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090030887 1555 STEFAN COLE LN 2009/03/30
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090030289 1367 ORANGE ST 2009/03/28
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090030174 51 W 12TH ST 2009/03/27
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090029918 2462 CIMMARON ASH WY 2009/03/27
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090029088 50 W 13TH ST 2009/03/25
STOLEN VEHICLE 090028662 1922 HAPERON ST 2009/03/24
STRONG ARM TO PERSON 090027964 1812 PEGASUS DR 2009/03/21
COMMERCIAL BURGLARY 090028417 2 W 18TH ST 2009/03/20
COMMERCIAL BURGLARY 090028319 2601 LAKEVILLE RD 2009/03/20
AUTO BURGLARY 090029885 537 W ELLA J GILMORE ST 2009/03/20
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090032739 1030 E SANDPIPER ST 2009/03/19
HOME INVASION 090027297 1956 CLARCONA RD 2009/03/19
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090027416 710 SWAYING PALM DR 2009/03/19
AUTO BURGLARY 090026719 1327 PEACH ST 2009/03/17
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090025090 113 W 17TH ST 2009/03/13
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 090025054 527 ROGER WILLIAMS RD 2009/03/12
AUTO BURGLARY 090024540 2110 S AURORA DR 2009/03/12
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