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Caution Alert: Beware of dubious emails Tom Trigg, Keller Williams Premier Realty, reported that he had received a suspicious e-mail from a Melody Troudist with an attachment titled “Escrow Document Attached”. Tom had not worked with or knew who she was and the e-mail set off alarms about it may be malicious software. Just a reminder to be careful about opening suspect e-mails. For this notice and more, click http://www.columbusrealtors.com/alerts/default.aspx
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Columbus REALTORS® Member Service Center – Closed Monday May 15th – Wednesday May 17th Please be aware that the Member Service Center in the Columbus REALTORS® offices, located at 2700 Airport Dr., will be closed Monday 5/15 through Wednesday 5/17. This closure is in conjunction with the ongoing renovation project at the Columbus REALTORS® offices. Please be aware that during this time period, the KeyBox Office will still be open. If you have any questions about what might be available please feel free to contact the Columbus REALTORS® office at 614-475-4000.
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In Memoriam: Rose Howard Read the full obituary here: http://www.funeralhome.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1959639
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Caution Alert: Deceptive buyers with a pattern of writing then terminating contracts without merit Deceptive buyers with a pattern of writing then terminating contracts without merit. For this notice and more, click http://www.columbusrealtors.com/alerts/default.aspx
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In Memoriam: Judith Tackett Read the full obituary here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?n=judith-k-tackett&pid=185039853
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Crime Alert: Bogus callers using out of state agent information to access local properties Saxton Real Estate reported today that they’ve had two instances where someone has called the office claiming to be a out of state agent wanting to see listed property. In these cases, the callers used license numbers and phone numbers for legitimate out of state agents. They were seeking the codes to access HUD homes on combination lockboxes. Please be careful when dealing with any callers seeking access to homes. An extra phone call for verification may be inconvenient, but will help you protect yourself and the property. https://new.columbusrealtors.com/alerts/default.aspx
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Caution Alert: Suspicious Individual Making Contact Request Louise Potter, HER, Realtors®, reported that over 40 HER associates, mostly female, have received a Contact Request on their websites from someone by the name of Ian Barr, barr.i@yahoo.com, who is asking to “talk” with a REALTOR®. The same message has been left in each instance, “I saw your profile on the HER Realtor site. I’d like to schedule time for us to talk. Please reply to this email if you are interested.” The phone number googles to a person by a different name in TN. So, not sure if this is a vendor or just a creep, but HER’s Customer Care department has alerted their associates and wanted to give other REALTORS® the heads up about this suspicious individual. For this notice and more, click http://www.columbusrealtors.com/alerts/default.aspx
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Fraud Alert: Vacant property used for identity and mail fraud Larry Stewart, RE/MAX Connections, reported that he had received a call from a lady in Westerville who had received a post office notification that her change of address request to 646 Elizabeth Street (a vacant property listed by Larry) had went through. She did not make this request, found out that Larry had the property listed and called him. Larry went to the property to check the mailbox and found two credit cards for two different ladies (the lady who initially called him and a lady who lived in Clintonville) with $25,000 lines of credit and $5,000 – $6,000 available cash. Both pieces of mail had the same markings on the envelopes and both ladies have filed reports with the post office and police. It takes 10 to 14 days to reverse a change of address, so Larry took the mailbox off the house to immediately stop any additional fraudulent mail being left at this property. He asked that we make agents aware of this criminal activity and if it happens at one of their vacant properties, they should immediately make the mailbox inoperable. For this notice and more, click http://www.columbusrealtors.com/alerts/default.aspx
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In Memoriam: William Bradley Salt
William Bradley Salt – President in 1971 Aug. 20, 1922 – March 17, 2017 William Bradley Salt, 94, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly Bexley, Ohio, died at home March 17, 2017. He was a World War II Navy veteran, who served in the Pacific theater. Brad graduated from The Ohio State University. He was a co-founder of Salt Brothers Hardware in Columbus, Ohio, and later the owner of Brad Salt Realtors in Columbus. Brad served as President of Bexley City Council and President of the Columbus Board of Realtors. After coming to Sarasota he was a co-founder and broker of Stevens and Salt Inc. He leaves behind Shirley, his high school sweetheart and wife of 72 years, their three children, Bill (Susan) Salt, Cathy (John) Forman, Terri (Dennis) Costa, nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brothers: Charles, David and Thomas Salt. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 23, 2:00, at Sarasota National Cemetery, arranged by Toale Brothers Colonial Chapel. Memorial donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice.
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Discounted Cameron Mitchell Gift Cards – Ends March 8 Cameron Mitchell gift cards remain available in $25, $50 and $100 increments. The 20% off discount will be applied to your total order. Order forms can be found HERE. Your order form can be emailed to Kelly Simmons (ksimmons@columbusrealtors.com) or faxed to (614) 337-7559. Deadline: All order forms and payment must be received by Wednesday, Mar. 8 at 5pm.
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