The Florida Department of Business and Professional
Regulation is warning Realtors and other professionals with state licenses to
watch out for emails supposedly coming from the Department. The scam is an
email informing the recipient that they are subject of a pending disciplinary
action. The target is directed to contact an investigator at a toll free phone
number. During this interview the scammers collect a variety of personal and
business information.
Sandi Poreda, communications director for the department, said
that the scammers have managed to copy “the banner on our website and created
an email signature that looks very much like ours.”
This scam should be a concern for any business person that
has been licensed by the State. This scam will most likely be travelling across
the country in the next few months. Every business person should think twice
before providing information based on an email request.
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