Lake Holiday Security

Enforcement of the rules and regulations of the Lake Holiday Property Owners Association is empowered to the Board of Directors by the Restrictive Covenants and By-Laws.
The Board is empowered to impose sanctions for violation of Rules and Regulations and Building Codes. Lake Holiday Private Security officers have been given authority to enforce
these regulations. The Private Security officers can issue citations for violations. Enforcement people will carry identificaton as evidence of the authority which has been delegated
to them by the Lake Holiday Property Owners' Association, Inc.
The Private Security Staff is on duty 24-hours a day, seven days a week to help ensure a safe and secure environment for property owners, their families and guests.

Recently, a resident reported a strange phone call that came to her home phone last week. The call came from a person that described themselves as the resident’s grandson. The “grandson” told the resident that he was recently arrested and he needed her assistance. The resident knew that the caller was not her grandson. The resident felt the call was confusing and disturbing and she ended the call. This was a smart judgment since the resident could have been taken for an expensive telephone scam. The scam is called Jailhouse Jingles and has been active in the U.S. since 2005. After doing some research online, I found some details regarding the scam and methods to help residents avoid fraudulent charges to their phone bills. If you receive any calls similar to these, please contact the Lasalle County Sheriffs Department at 815-433-2161 and the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-382-4357. Feel free to contact me at my office if you have any questions.

JAILHOUSE JINGLES

You could unwittingly become part of an expensive long distance phone scam known as "Jailhouse Jingles" if you dial *72, 72#, or 90# at the request of someone who calls you pretending to be a phone worker, police officer, emergency room personnel, or who appeals to your sympathy because they're having trouble reaching someone. These number sequences activate call forwarding, transferring control of your phone to the person on the other end, and allowing the scam artist to continue to make long distance phone calls on your account after you hang up. Since all calls from jails and prisons are collect, the charges that appear on your next phone bill could total hundreds of dollars or more.

This scam is often called Jailhouse Jingles because the calls are usually made by prison inmates in lower-security facilities with access to pay phones. The inmate first calls an outside accomplice, who then initiates a three-way call to you, thereby preventing you from hearing the recording that precedes calls from correctional facilities, stating that the call is coming from a convict at a particular prison.

When you receive your phone bill, it may contain charges for 1-900 numbers or other calls at nearly $1 per minute.

How To Avoid Being a Victim of This Scam: It's easy to avoid being a victim of this scam. Never dial *72 or any other call-forwarding number at the request of a stranger. If for some reason you do dial the call-forwarding sequence, deactivate it by dialing *73 (on Verizon accounts).

Help fight telephone fraud. Report telephone scam artists to the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357) and to your state Attorney General.