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VOL. 31 NO. 4                                              www.seabreezepublications.com                                            APRIL 2023


      Scams                                                                                                Chairman’s



      By Marcel Dos Santos,                              you need to send a payment in crypto, or both. But if you give   Corner
      Director of Security                               it to them, the money or crypto will be gone.
                                                            The bottom line? Crypto investing comes with lots of
         Did you know that Crypto                        risks, including scams. To spot the scams:        A Time To Enjoy Life
      scammers are targeting                                • Don’t believe promises that you’ll make money, get
      many communities?                                  a big payout, or earn guaranteed returns. Those are signs   By Barry J. Haberman,
      According to the Federal                           of a scam. No one can guarantee crypto investment riches.  BPCA Chair and President
      Trade  Commission,                                    • Ask online group moderators to remove people
      Crypto investment talk is                          pushing crypto. Or, if you’re a group moderator, remove      How fortunate are we to
      everywhere — even in your                          anyone offering advice or “help” with crypto investing to   live in a relatively safe and
      local community groups                             prevent scams.                                    lovely community.
      in real life or online. But                           • Research before you invest. Scammers are exploiting      Thank you to all of the
      scammers join these groups, too. Their mission? Gain the   what people don’t know about crypto. It pays to search online   Village Association Boards,
      group’s trust…and then exploit relationships and trick you   for the company or currency name with the words “review,”   the Master Association Board,
      into crypto investment scams. But how do you spot and avoid   “scam,” or “complaint.” Find out how it works and where   Staff and St Moritz for helping
      these scammers?                                    your money is going. If you need help making investment   Boca Pointe remain a safe
         Scammers use common bonds to build trust. They might   decisions while avoiding fraud, visit Investor.gov.  environment so that you may
      speak the same language as you, claim to be the same age, or      And remember, anyone who tells you to pay by   enjoy your family and friends and lifestyle.
      pretend to share things in common like your religion, ethnicity,   cryptocurrency, wire transfer, or gift card is a scammer. If you      I hope that you all have a Sweet Passover and a Happy Easter.
      hobbies, or profession. Why? Because when they then offer   pay, there’s usually no way to get your money back.       We look forward to all Boca Pointe residents getting
      crypto investment advice or help, they think you’ll be more      Read more at ftc.gov/cryptocurrency. Need to report a   back to normalcy.
      likely to listen. Once they start chatting with you, before long,   cryptocurrency scam? Visit Reportfraud.ftc.gov.     Please stay safe and healthy. 
      they’ll ask you for money to invest in crypto, make up a reason      I hope this has been informative. 
      From The Desk Of                                                                                        Community Association

                                                                                                                     Annual Meeting
      Commissioner Marci Woodward                                                                                 All Village Association Directors Invited

                                                                                                                Open to all residents who would like to attend.
      A Message from Marci                               county lobbyists will remain                                   Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
                                                         in Tallahassee to monitor                             Location: Edgewater at Boca Pointe Auditorium
         I proudly represented District 4 in a whirlwind of meetings   appropriations important to                   23315 Blue Water Cir. Boca Raton
      with our state legislators and leaders in Tallahassee for PBC Day!  our residents.                         9:30am Registration, 10am Meeting Begins
         With close to 400 people in attendance, our county was      A big thank you to TEAM
      well represented. Some of our meetings included Lt. Governor   Palm Beach County and                                    AGENDA
      Jeanette Nuñez, Sen. Jason Brodeur, Rep. Mike Caruso and   my escort, PBC Firefighter                           Year End BPCA Audit Results
      DOT Secretary Jared Perdue.                        Craig Gerlach. It was                               Mark Gerstle of Gerstle, Rosen and Goldenberg, P.A.
         We advocated for funds on a wide range of issues including   a great experience, and I
      affordable/workforce housing, infrastructure, water resources   look forward to continue to                        BPCA Board Elections
      and more. Our state partners were welcoming, including a   advocate on  behalf of the                      Village Presidents will elect BPCA Directors
      shout-out from the Senate floor.                   residents of PBC!                                          For Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
         As always, we are grateful to our state partners for                                                           And 6 AT Large Directors
      their time and effort. As session continues, a team of   From The Desk Of on page 2
                                                                                                                    “State of the Association” Address
                                                                                                                BPCA Chairman/President Barry J. Haberman
         Please Help                                                                                           If you would like to run for an AT Large position,

                                                                                                                  Please contact our office (561) 395-7551.

            Spring is here! Now is the time to clean out your closets!   6909 S.W. 18th St., Suite A120 in the Boardwalk shopping   We ask that all attendees RSVP
         The homeless shelters are accepting used clothing. Please   plaza. The donations are distributed to local churches and   the BPCA Management office. 
         bring any clean, gently used clothing that you would like to   homeless shelters. Thank you for your generous donations
         donate. The drop off location is at the BPCA office located at   this past year! It is greatly appreciated! 
                                                                                                            Recipe Corner




                                                                                                               New!! Do you have a favorite
                                                                                                            family recipe you would like to
                                                                                                            share?? Each month we will select
                                                                                                            and feature a recipe from one of
                                                                                                            our residents. Please submit (in
                                                                                                            Word format) to lisa.cammaleri@
                                                                                                            fsresidential.com. 
                                                                                 Earth Day – April 22
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