While Barbizon is not a rental company we have a lot of customers who are.. this is worth a look:
Over the past few weeks there has been an extraordinary spike in the
number of attempted and actual thefts (including equipment taken by fr
aud).
These have occurred in New York, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Atlanta,
Portland, Boston, Miami, Seattle, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and
Johannesburg! Please be extremely vigilant.
The following details have repeated in multiple attempts:
Contact names used: Nick Whitfield, Stephen Spence, Tony Young, Luke Biggins, Dean Howard, or Perspective Video Ltd (UK)
ID used: Drivers licenses with the name David Scott or David Smith or Leila Kemph
They are very often posing as documentary producers
- Questionable Information:
- No local crew
- Unable to verify business references
- Short term insurance policy
- Incompatible or inconsistent equipment
To issue a New Customer Inquiry or Questionable Customer Alert to fellow PERG Members visit http://www.missingequipment.org/
The Production Equipment Rental Group (PERG) serves the film
and digital community within PLASA. PERG shines a light on the
challenges and opportunities faced by professional rental companies. It
focuses the collective expertise of its members to shape solutions that
best serve us all. PERG strives to be the voice of the motion picture
equipment rental industry and set a standard of operations and ethical
behavior.
PERG's main focus is
rental companies that
offer cameras, grip and lighting equipment to the motion picture,
television and commercial production market. Any member of PLASA working
in these market sectors may become a member of the Production Equipment
Rental Group by contacting PERG Manager, Harry Box, at
harry.box@plasa.org.
