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Show THE PARK RECORD www.parkrecord.com Business. WED/THURS/FRI, MARCH 2-4,2005 Briefs B-9 BUSINESS EDITOR: Anna Bloom 649-9014 ext 110 business@parkrecord.com Burgie's has closed its doors indefinitely Main Street loses an affordable restaurant By ANNA BLOOM Of the Record staff It appears Parkites will have to do without Burgie's garlic burgers from now on. A "for sale/for lease" sign is now posted on the front windows of ihc restaurant with phone numbers for leasing agents. Mid-February, one of Main Street's most affordable restaurants closed its doors for good, and many anticipate the casual fare will be discontinued in favor of a different business altogether. Skip Basile, who has spent the winter working next to Burgic's, says she and her friends used to count on the restaurant for hot fries and cold beer after work. "A few weeks ago, the sign on the door said it would open on Monday, and then it never did," she -recalled. Commerce CRG Agent Eric Nelson, the leasing agent for the restaurant property, declined to give any details to The Park Record, but said he could stale definitively that "Burgie's is closed and it's closed for good." Rick F'erry, the agent of Perry Insurance Agency Farmers Insurance Group, helped introduce Burgies to Main Street 12 years ago. According to Perry, the*business has changed hands twice since he owned it, and noted his original vision had altered some. Perry visited the closed Burgic's recently with Nelson and observed that the building looked cleared out - as though the owners wouldn't be selling the restaurant, but the location. "The restaurant was my concept 12 years ago, and I put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into it. but I've been out of it for eight years," he said. "I served my tenure." Though Perry decided to sell Burgic's. he mourns its loss. "I'm very sad to sec what I started originally go away because 1 felt an inexpensive, family-oriented place was a SCOTT SINE/PARKRECORD needed commodity on that street," he Main Street's Burgie's restaurant, known for its beer and burgers was popular with locals and families. said. Mansell named top Agent in Coldwell Banker Worldwide Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Sales Associate Darren Mansell was narked No/ 1 sales associate for Coldwell Banker nationally and internationally, based on total homes listed and sold. In 2004, Mansell listed and sold 549 homes. He competed against 120,000 sales associates in 3,700 offices globally. This is a huge recognition," said Dave Mansell, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, "and for an agent from Utah to do these kind of numbers is unprecedented." Mansell has worked in real estate for 14 years and has received a Salesperson of.the Year award from the Salt Lake Board of Realtors. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage operates 15 offices and 1,100 sales associates across the Wasatch Front. The company offers residential and commercial brokerage, corporate relocation and mortgage services. Trafficrestrictionsin Provo Canyon continue Motorists will be restricted to one lane Monday through Friday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the Deer Creek Dam area. Crews are excavating the mountainside adjacent to the dam. Flaggers and traffic signs are posted Lu yuiuu 'vehicles thraogft "the- worlc zone. Motorists should expect delays up to 15 minutes. Nighttime closures or lane restrictions will be common throughout the duration of the project. These closures will take place Monday through Friday nights. Restrictions will not be in effect Saturday and Sunday nights. To avoid these restrictions, motorists may need to adjust their schedules, utilize I-80 to and from 1-15 as an alternate route. For additional travel updates in Provo Canyon, motorists may use the following information tools: Dial 511 (or dial 1-666-511-UTAH) Project Hotline (toll free 24-hour) 1888-517-8401 Tune to 1300 AM for construction information Electronic Signs Near the Project, and along U.S. Highway 40 and 1-15, or visit the website for the project by logging on to www.udot.utah.gov/provo-canyon UDOT encourages motorists to use caution and travel at the posted speed limits while driving through work zones. Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather, equipment problems or emergency situations. . . , -^.^v^-,""-*]^ 5 'Flushing fraud surfaces in Summit County Local bank advises customers to beware of schemes asking for confidential information in their name bols, logos and text with the click of a computer mouse. "All of the money in our clients' accounts is insured, so your money will received an e-mail that had such unbe- still be there [if you end up giving phishBy ANNA BLOOM lievably bad English that it looked like it ers your information]." assured Blakely. Of the Record staff was sent from another country," said Iii any case of account I'niuJ, Blakely A flood of new bogus e-mail warnings Blakely. recommends the owner go io the bank. are invading cyberspace. Disguising Washington Mutual will never There, victims of bank fraud can fill out themselves as official letters from banks, request that a person submit confiden- forgery affidavits und open new they report that an account's security has tial information over non-secure chan- accounts.' The creilil 11- inilinlly provibeen hacked, and proceed to ask for nels such as e-mail or phone calls, added sional, says Blakciy. but within a week. PIN, credit card, social security and Blakely. once .in investigation proves liie money phone numbers. If this information is stolon, the credil becomes not faxed shortly, they say, the account perni.incnl. will be suspended. A couple n| oilier safeIt's called 'phishing'because they're But scaramers, known in the banking ty hints available on world as "phishers," leave traces of poor throwing stuff out there and seeing if Washington Mutual's website imitation. The first indication being, of include being cautious and they can catch anyone.They don't even suspicious of demanding mescourse, that they do not even know the name of those they send messages to. know if you have an account with us." sages, always typing the URL According to Washington Mutual, o\ llie Web page instead of banks will never ask for personal clicking an attachment, and account information over the Web, nor - D.J. Blakely updating anti-virus and firewill it threaten to terminate an account if wall programs. Senior Teller at Washington Mutual security has been tampered with. Blakely says that "No matter if you get an e-mail from ^ ^ though e-mail scams are not a a bank or E-bay or any type of company new phenomenon, he has in like that, they'll never send out any info "Washington Mutual is aware of tact noticed that the number n[' scams via e-mail," Senior Washington Mutual what's going on and they're trying to has increased in the past few months, Bank Teller D.J. Blakely told The Park eliminate the problem at its source. We. and he wonders if perhaps it's because Record. want you to send your e-mail to us so they've received more hits. Upon first glance, the scam e-mail's that we can catch the phishers before "It's called phishing because they're format may look official: there may be a they send out a new scam,' 1 he said. throwing stuff out I here and seeing if seal or symbol from the bank in the Those who receive e-mails should for- they can caich anyone." explained upper left corner and the text may match ward them to spoof@wamu.com and the Blakely. "They don't eve;i know if you the bank's letterhead. A closer look, Federal Trade Commission at have an account with us. They're just however, will reveal sloppy details. spam@uce.gov, or contact them at hoping to get lucky." "I've noticed the words are mis- www.consumer.gov/idtheft. For more information iihoni phtshers spelled and the grammar is off when I It can be a bit tricky when technology and how to avoid other forms of hank read some of these e-mails. Recently, I enables anyone to cut and paste sym- account fraud, v/sti n-is-n: wamtt.cotti PARK CITY REAL ESTATE AND YOU Craig Reece, CRS Don't get hooked Washington Mutual has recently detected the following "phishing" email scams targeted at their bank: 1. Messages stating that a large number of identity theft attempts have targeted wamu.com customers, requesting that customers confirm personal online banking information by clicking a link. 2. A message which calls itself a "Security Center Advisory" that informs the recipient their account 'has been randomly selected for maintenance." 3. An e-mail which alerts the recipient that there is a pending charge to their bank account and in order to decline the transaction, the recipient of the e-mail must click a button or link. . _ . 'All e-mails, Washington Mutual emphasizes, include links which appear to take recipients to wamu.com, but the pages are actually not legitimate. 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