Beware of suspicious caller – Dwayne Bergeman
A suspicious serial caller has targeted female agents at real estate brokerages nationwide over the past six months – specifically in Massachusetts, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Louisiana, North Carolina and Arizona most recently. The caller, who has introduced himself in a deep (creepy) voice as “Dwayne Bergeman”, has stated that he is relocating from Oregon, wants to see single family homes in the higher price ranges, but will not answer simple questions. Keep in mind that he could easily change his name, number, or other details of his approach now that this “cover” has been shared as several REALTOR® associations have issued warnings to their members. All members are encouraged to exercise extreme caution if contacted by this individual. As always we urge you to never meet individuals alone at a property, especially those you are meeting for the first time, and to follow other safety protocols established by your office.

https://www.columbusrealtors.com/alerts/default.aspx

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03/23/2018

UPDATE: 03/23/18 – Services are back to normal

We have been requested by the county to let our members know that the Franklin County Auditor’s and Recorder’s offices are closed for the day due to a power outage in the building. We will update this article when we receive news they have re-opened.

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03/22/2018

A member received an email titled “DocuSign – Property enquiry interest” from a Jason Wasserbauer [info@eliterealtorsofnewjersey.com], presenting himself as an attorney with Geragos & Geragos in Los Angeles, CA. The member called the law firm and found out that Jason was not an attorney with this firm and that the law firm might have been hacked and the email may be a virus. So, if you received this email, do not open. Delete it immediately!

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02/09/2018

UPDATE 11:05am: We have been made aware that Supra reports their service is restored.

The Supra website, e-sync, is down. Members can call KIM VOICE e for manual updates at 888-968-4032. Unfortunately, we have not been given an ETA for the site to be back up. We will follow-up this message with details when available.

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02/07/2018

Per our Weather Cancellation Policy, Franklin County has issued a Level 2 Snow Advisory so all Columbus Realtors classes and events are cancelled for the day. 2/7/18

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Bogus Lieutenant targeting members with Jury Duty Scam

Chris Harrington with HER, Realtors® reported that she had received a phone call from someone claiming to be Lt. Mark Reid, Badge #206, with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, telling her that there was a warrant out for her arrest because she had missed Jury Duty. She told him that she had not receive any thing from the court and he couldn’t verify the address that the summons was sent to. He said the only way to clear it up was for her to bring $600 (cash only) to the Sheriff’s office on S. High Street for the bond, and that she had to ask for him only. He would then walk her to a kiosk where she could get her money back. The sheriff’s office confirmed her suspicion that this was a scam. Another REALTOR® received the same call and someone else reported that this was the 3rd time that week they had heard of this kind of call. Not sure what the scam is, but Chis thinks the guy is targeting REALTORS® from signs and/or ads to maybe rob them when they show up at the Sheriff’s office. Her attorney thought it could possibly be human trafficking since the guy wants to walk them to a kiosk. Chris has reported this scam to the Attorney General’s office.

For this notice and more, click http://www.columbusrealtors.com/alerts/default.aspx

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01/29/2018

The Columbus REALTORS association headquarters will be closed on Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  The association will open for normal business hours on Tuesday at 8:30am.

Schedule:
Monday, January 15, 2018 – Closed
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 – Open at 8:30am

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01/10/2018

Details here: https://www.columbusrealtors.com/event-details.aspx?eventid=5012

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01/09/2018

A REALTOR® reported that one of her female agents had received a suspicious call from a Dwayne Bergman who said he was looking to purchase a home in the area. The guy came off as a little weird and the agent felt uneasy about the conversation, so she did some searching on Facebook and found a warning from an agent in Indiana that this guy calls real estate companies targeting female agents. He calls from an Oregon number (505) 509-7236. Just want to alert agents about this guy.

For this notice and more, click http://www.columbusrealtors.com/alerts/default.aspx

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12/13/2017

Please be aware the Columbus REALTORS® office located at 2700 Airport Dr. will be closed on Monday December 11^th, 2017 for a staff training session. The offices will open promptly at 1pm.

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12/08/2017