561-826-0675

This number is supposedly for In Focus (TV show with Martin Sheen) but I suspect it's the similar to other scams from the same geographic location doing the same thing - selling media buys.

Yep, they're back:  Search on 800notes or elsewhere for "vision media" or "american milestones" or "joan lunden" and you'll see that this new "show" with Martin Sheen is the old same telemarketing scam.  The company offers appearances on PBS or "public television" that will never see the light of day on those stations.  If you get one of these calls, take careful notes, preserve any documents they send you, and contact the Florida Attorney General's Office.

Eventually Martin Sheen's people will realize that he's a victim in this scam as well, since like Hugh Downs and Joan Lunden before him, the individuals behind this enterprise misled him as well.

Got a call from this number and made the mistake of calling back. Spoke to a man who said his name was John Scott. After a lengthy pitch, he tried to sell me a media buy. Total scam.

Latest name in this same tired scam is Public Television Distributors, Inc.  And their newest face is Martin Sheen. They are calling the show In Focus, but it is the same old song and dance, you pay big bucks for no guarantee of anything ever airing.
Additionally, they have purchased a staggering number of domain names, started a Facebook and a Google +, and even made themselves a Wikipedia entry in an effort to appear legitimate, but be assured, In Focus with Martin Sheen is a SCAM. Repeat, InFocus with Martin Sheen is a scam! Not a report on a scam, an ACTUAL scam. Do not give money to Public Television Distributors, Inc and their show, they guarantee you nothing as return on a more than $20,000 investment.

On 3/1/13, I received a call from "Becky Forte", executive assistant for Tyler Cage a TV producer who was very eager to have my boss, a 58 year old man, as a guest in a series on Martin Sheen.  She Said the number to call back was 561-826-0676 x 126.  I did not call back.

I received a voice mail message from from "Becky Forte"  at 561-826-0676 x 126  I called back and she was out to lunch but this other person told me she could help me. Long story short, she wanted money up front to send a crew of people to shoot a video in our office.

In Focus Martin Sheen called us several months ago about running a piece on our company. The video they did for us has been a powerful tool to drive our business, and we were very happy with the production value of our piece. We have reused the video several times and it has always given us enormous credibility to be associated with Martin Sheen PBS via In Focus with Martin Sheen.

This post is obviously a 'put up job' by the In Focus scammers. We are taking action against them with the assistance of the media and some of the celebrities who have also been scammed by the unauthorized use of their names and images on the the Infocus Martin Sheen website and the Breakthroughs Martin Sheen website (virtually identical)

Washington Post has already run one story on these scammers.

Contact me if you wish to join this action or have further information.

Peter Clutton
Laterelle
acedeal@onthenet.com.au

Further to my precious post, we have now recovered our money from these scammers and are taking action to put them out of business. The FBI is involved, which may mean that some aspects may not move all that quickly, but have a major impact when they do.