Facebook has been looking to expand its business through partnerships with financial institutions across the nation to gain access to some of your financial data, including card transactions and checking account balances for customer service functions in the Messenger app. While this may add convenience to banking and other financial transactions, it could make your financial information vulnerable. A current scam includes criminals cloning accounts of your family and friends to steal photos and personal information, this move could put your financial information at risk. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis: New Facebook Scam Could Cost You
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CFO Jimmy Patronis: $1 Million in Unclaimed Property for Florida Schools
As the new school year begins, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) directed his Division of Unclaimed Property to work with Florida’s schools and school districts to reunite unclaimed property held for public and private K-12 schools, school boards, and districts in the state. This new “Back to School” unclaimed property initiative includes more than 4,600 unclaimed property accounts for schools and school entities. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis: $1 Million in Unclaimed Property for Florida Schools
CFO Jimmy Patronis: Insurance Fraud Charges Filed in Williams Murder Case
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis’ office charged Denise Williams with three counts of insurance fraud greater than $100,000, all first-degree felonies. In May, CFO Patronis directed his Division of Investigative and Forensic Services to investigate life insurance fraud relating to Mike Williams’ disappearance nearly two decades ago. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis: Insurance Fraud Charges Filed in Williams Murder Case
CFO Jimmy Patronis Warns of Pain Relief Scams Targeting Seniors, Florida Blue Customers
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis warns Floridians of a telemarketing scam targeting seniors and most often Florida Blue customers. Blue Cross Blue Shield nationally has received complaints from members about scammer calls involving “experimental pain relief cream” to replace current pain medication. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis Warns of Pain Relief Scams Targeting Seniors, Florida Blue Customers
CFO Jimmy Patronis, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Deliver more than 4,000 Cancer Exposure Decontamination Kits to Florida Firefighters
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine announced that 405 Florida fire departments will collectively receive 4,216 kits to help decontaminate firefighters’ gear after a fire.
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CFO Jimmy Patronis: Ken Lawson Named Cryptocurrency Advisor
In a continued effort to bring clarity to cryptocurrency in Florida, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis named Ken Lawson, president and CEO of VISIT FLORIDA, as cryptocurrency advisor. In this role, he will lead efforts to identity a cryptocurrency chief and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure innovation and economic development are at the forefront while getting ahead of potential fraud. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis: Ken Lawson Named Cryptocurrency Advisor
CONSUMER ALERT: Child Pool Safety Must Be Our Top Concern
Child pool and spa deaths in Florida continue to rise:
- Child pool and spa deaths in the state increased by 20 percent from 2016 to 2017
- Florida is number one for child pool and spa deaths, with a total of 51 deaths in 2017
- 80 percent of the deaths in 2017 involved children under the age of 5
- More than 90 percent of Florida’s home swimming pools were built before Florida’s Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act took effect, which includes requirements for safety pool covers and barriers that surround the pool
- Drowning is the leading cause of deaths of young children in Florida
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CFO Jimmy Patronis: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Good for Floridians, Reforms Can’t Skyrocket Rates
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis released the following statement on congressional action to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until November 30, 2018, coinciding with the end of the 2018 Hurricane Season. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Good for Floridians, Reforms Can’t Skyrocket Rates
CFO Jimmy Patronis: $321 Million Back to Florida Residents and Businesses in One Year
New Yearly Record of Unclaimed Property Returns in First Year in Office
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced that his Division of Unclaimed Property returned more than $321 million to Florida residents and businesses, breaking the previously held record set in the program’s 57-year history by more than $8 million. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis: $321 Million Back to Florida Residents and Businesses in One Year
CFO Jimmy Patronis Statement on Florida Becoming a $1 Trillion Economy
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis released the following statement on the Florida Chamber Foundation’s assessment that the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) topped $1 trillion today. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis Statement on Florida Becoming a $1 Trillion Economy
