Is this really Lennox C. James?
Scammers copy real agents' names and photos. Here's how to check that a message is genuine before you reply, click or pay.
The only ways Lennox contacts you
- Phone and text: (647) 691-0229. Automatic texts from this site start with "this is the automated assistant for Lennox C. James" and end with "Reply STOP to opt out". Lennox may also call or text from a personal cell phone. If you're not sure it's Lennox, hang up and call or text (647) 691-0229 to check.
- Email: lennox@mygtarealestate.com
- Website: burlingtonhomehub.ca. Check the address bar before you type anything.
What you'll never be asked to do
- Send a deposit or closing money to a person's own account, or by gift card or cryptocurrency. Deposits go only to a brokerage's or lawyer's trust account, and you confirm the details by phone first.
- Read out or forward a sign-in code. The site's sign-in codes are for you to type in, nobody else.
- Share a password, your SIN or banking sign-in details by text or email.
- Decide or pay "right now or lose it" by text.
How to check
- Don't use the phone number or link in the message you're unsure about. Use the number on this page, or look up Skybound Realty, Brokerage yourself and call the office.
- Look up any agent on the RECO agent and brokerage search. Lennox C. James is registered as a Sales Representative with Skybound Realty, Brokerage, 5805 Whittle Road #4, Mississauga, ON L4Z 2J1.
- Before you send money for a deposit or closing, confirm the account details by phone with your lawyer or the brokerage, using a number you found yourself.
If something seems wrong
Don't reply or pay. Tell Lennox at the number above, and report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501). If you've lost money, call your bank and the Halton Regional Police too.
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