Inappropriate Phone Calls asking for a Female Prosthetist
Jennifer Monroe
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Inappropriate Phone Calls asking for a Female Prosthetist
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Jennifer Monroe
Date:
3/4/2016
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I am sending this message today to let you all know that a caller that was mentioned in the post below in December 2014, continues to place the same calls. We received a call from an individual this week who used the name Shawn and followed almost the identical script mentioned in the post below. The questions started normally, then grew weird and inappropriate. While on the phone, he pulled up photos on our website and made comments about our female staff members. This all happened very quickly. He gave a number to call him back to schedule and said it was his sister's phone, and that he will be moving from Nashville to Knoxville soon. The number was disconnected and the original call had the number blocked.
I am sharing this because one person in our office remembered this prior post and it helped us to know it was not likely someone who is in town or may show up, just a creepy caller. I hope you do not encounter this call but if you do, it is not a legitimate potential patient.
Jennifer Monroe, CPC
Business Manager, Choice Orthotics and Prosthetics
Choice O&P is a division of Choice Medical, Inc.
314 Erin Drive, Suite 101, Knoxville, TN 37919
D: 865.934.5580 | O: 865.588.4256| F: 865.246-0080 | <Email Address Redacted>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On Behalf Of Sharidy MacCord
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 3:29 PM
To: <Email Address Redacted> <mailto:<Email Address Redacted>>
Subject: [OANDP-L] PLEASE BE AWARE!!!!
Fellow Orthotist/Prosthetists,
I am writing to inform you all of strange happenings that have taken place over the last two weeks. We received a phone call from a man looking for a female prosthetist. Due to the fact that I am the only female practitioner, he was patched through to talk with me. He proceeded to inform me that he was a bilateral BK and would be moving in the near future to my area and needed a practitioner. He knew ALL the details, how to answer the questions, he was well informed, well versed and then began the creepy conversation. Asking very weird and almost sexually driven questions. Come to find out, he has been charged MULTIPLE times due to a foot fetish. YES, weirdest thing to happen in my career thus far. He has sense called back and talked with one of our office ladies and then followed up to try and make an appointment with me. But it isn't just funny, he has told a women he wants to cut off her feet, put them in a jar and watch her bleed to death. He has been in the NY!
daily news, the huffington post and has posed as a podiatrist in a ladies clothing store in order fondle their feet (not sure who goes into a ladies clothing store and then runs into a podiatrist and lets them touch their feet, I am just stating the facts). If a man calls your office and begins rather normal conversation but then begins to ask very strange questions, I would be fully aware that this man is an absolute weirdo. He seems to be targeting OandP due to the nature of the field. We have reported this to the police and will move forward with any necessary actions if need be. Just wanting to inform you that though I have dealt with some very strange people in my career, this man is by far absolutely NOT RIGHT.
He is located in AK and has also been charged in LA. Please let me know if there is anyone else out there that has had any type of similar interaction with this guy. Always be aware of who you are dealing with!!
Out of Concern,
Sharidy MacCord, CPO
Roanoke, Virginia
I am sharing this because one person in our office remembered this prior post and it helped us to know it was not likely someone who is in town or may show up, just a creepy caller. I hope you do not encounter this call but if you do, it is not a legitimate potential patient.
Jennifer Monroe, CPC
Business Manager, Choice Orthotics and Prosthetics
Choice O&P is a division of Choice Medical, Inc.
314 Erin Drive, Suite 101, Knoxville, TN 37919
D: 865.934.5580 | O: 865.588.4256| F: 865.246-0080 | <Email Address Redacted>
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On Behalf Of Sharidy MacCord
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 3:29 PM
To: <Email Address Redacted> <mailto:<Email Address Redacted>>
Subject: [OANDP-L] PLEASE BE AWARE!!!!
Fellow Orthotist/Prosthetists,
I am writing to inform you all of strange happenings that have taken place over the last two weeks. We received a phone call from a man looking for a female prosthetist. Due to the fact that I am the only female practitioner, he was patched through to talk with me. He proceeded to inform me that he was a bilateral BK and would be moving in the near future to my area and needed a practitioner. He knew ALL the details, how to answer the questions, he was well informed, well versed and then began the creepy conversation. Asking very weird and almost sexually driven questions. Come to find out, he has been charged MULTIPLE times due to a foot fetish. YES, weirdest thing to happen in my career thus far. He has sense called back and talked with one of our office ladies and then followed up to try and make an appointment with me. But it isn't just funny, he has told a women he wants to cut off her feet, put them in a jar and watch her bleed to death. He has been in the NY!
daily news, the huffington post and has posed as a podiatrist in a ladies clothing store in order fondle their feet (not sure who goes into a ladies clothing store and then runs into a podiatrist and lets them touch their feet, I am just stating the facts). If a man calls your office and begins rather normal conversation but then begins to ask very strange questions, I would be fully aware that this man is an absolute weirdo. He seems to be targeting OandP due to the nature of the field. We have reported this to the police and will move forward with any necessary actions if need be. Just wanting to inform you that though I have dealt with some very strange people in my career, this man is by far absolutely NOT RIGHT.
He is located in AK and has also been charged in LA. Please let me know if there is anyone else out there that has had any type of similar interaction with this guy. Always be aware of who you are dealing with!!
Out of Concern,
Sharidy MacCord, CPO
Roanoke, Virginia
Citation
Jennifer Monroe, “Inappropriate Phone Calls asking for a Female Prosthetist,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/253844.
