Another variation of the wire fraud scam comes to us today from Bakersfield, California that is targeting teachers.
An ad is placed from out of state asking for tutoring help for a child saying that child will be in town for a few days and in this case offering $400. When the teacher or whomever replies to the add is sent a $1500 check and asked to wire back $1100.
Big 'ol red flag right there.
Never wire anything. Local only and cash only if at all.
107 comments:
If you had found the ad on Craigslist and the story goes something like this:
His name is CHARLES DESMOND, has two kids (ages 8 and 5), originally from Spain, but currently residing in the UK. He is seeking an English tutor for his kids following their move to (blank) city this summer. Uses the e-mail address goodalliance2008@gmail.com or manneredkid@gmail.com . And his e-mails says:
"I want to pay you $1400 in advance before our arrival to the US. I will send you one of my US cashier check of $4200 which i bought the last time i came to the US.I will write the check payable to your name so you could cash it at your bank.I am sending you that much money because of my dad's sickness which i spent lots of money to rescue his life because he is so precious to me. My dad got sick couple of weeks ago which made me spent lots of money taking care of his medical bills. The cashier check is for US which is cashable at your bank and its not cashable here in UK. As soon as you receive the check, take it to the bank and cash it and deduct $1400. Then send the balance of the money to my ticket agent in London so i can buy the family ticket to fly there by June."
IT'S A SCAM!!!
here's the email i got after responding to a tutoring ad on the raleigh craigslist:
'Hello,
Thanks for the email,my son will be coming for a vacation in the U.S,and i want him to be busy throughout because he is a bit playful.I just want to know maybe he can always come to you and you can be his tutor so he can learn from you.I want my kid to partake for a tutorial class.He is just 15 yrs old,I have told him concerning the arrangement of the tutoring and he told me it is okey with him.I want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $50.00/hr(which i have in mind).And i am planning that you will be teaching him 3 times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee for the subject English language, when you will be available to teach him during the week ?
I also want to inform you that my son don't live in the states, he live in Philippine. so my Son will be arriving the states on 10th of NOVEMBER 2008 then the tutorial class can start by 15th NOVEMBER.I want him to study more about what his needs to know while he is in the states.
I will also like to inform you that my client in state will be
sending you an Over-payment inform of Us money orders or Certified
check for the lesson fee, and Also to inform you that i will be paying the Nanny that will be taking care of my son's welfare while he is there for the lesson, Please for the nature of your job and for the good relationship between Your self and my son i would want to entrust you with this money because am not presently in the States, i would have liked to take care of all this myself but since the payment would be coming to you from my associates , i want you to please kindly be of help by cashing the money and deducting only your teaching fee and send the remaining fund to his Nanny/ Guardian / house keeper so my son can be in good health and well taken care of before my arrival. Regarding this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out to you on-time. I hope i can trust you to be a very good teacher for my Son's good academics performance.I hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian.Please reply with
Full Name On Payment,
Full residential address,
Phone numbers and email address, so that one of my client can issue
the payment to you ASAP.
Best Regards,
John
HIS EMAIL ADDRESS: johwilli03@gmail.com
.....nice try, but he should have picked a better name than john williams
Hello, thanks for making this information available.
My girlfriend just received the following email after responding to a "tutor wanted" ad on the Buffalo Craigslist. The message immediately raised flags, but thanks to your site, we were able to confirm our suspicion. Notice the "$50.00/hr(which i have in mind)" phrasing is identical.
Return address is mscynthia19881@yahoo.com
Hello Diana ,
Thank you for the email,i want my girl (Betty) for the tutorial. A girl of 7 yrs, more so for accepting the offer and its okay by me,I have made contacts with my child concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which she told me is ok by her and i want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $50.00/hr(which i have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching her 3 times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee for the subject which is English and when you will be available to teach her during the week So my child will be coming down for summer by ending of November 2008 and i want her to study more about what she need to know while she is in the states and she speaks a little bit english... So i want you to inform you that i will be sending you the payment inform of Check for the tutorial while i will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of her and the nanny would bring her down to whereever you believe it will be comfortable for you to have the tutorial, so as soon as you get the payment cash you will deduct cost of tutoring of the leschild and send the remaining balance to the nanny that will be taking care of the jachild which the information will be giving to you later after you have recive the payment. Regarding the payment,kindly send your full information to made the payment out to, So it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trust you that you will teach my child good academics and some moral respects so that they can be good to their self in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian my child would be coming down to stay with the nanny that would bring her down anytime you have a class with her and the tutor would start by middle of November.....my child (Betty) speaks a little bit english and she is in grade one....i would await the information... so i can proceed on the payment as soon as possible.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY: STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARITAL STATUS:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
I will be looking forward to hear back from you soon with the information to made the payment and your contact phone number.
Thanks,
Cynthia.
I recieved this one after responding to an ad on Craig's List...and today recieved a personal check for $4850.00 via UPS. What should I do?
Hello ,
Thank you for the email,i want my son (Perry) for the tutorial. A boy of 7 yrs, more so for accepting the offer and its okay by me,I have made contacts with my son concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which he told me is ok by him and i want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be /hr(which i have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching him 3 times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee for the subject which is English and when you will be available to teach him during the week So my son will be coming down for summer by middle of Sept 2008 and i want him to study more about what he need to know while he is in the states and he speaks a little bit english.... we live in south dakota for six yrs now...So i want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of check for the tutorial
while i will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of him and the nanny would bring him down to whereever you believe it will be comfortable for you to have the tutorial, so as soon as you get the money cash you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking care of the kid which the information will be giving to you later. Regarding this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trus t you that you will teach my son good academics and some moral
Let me have your details for issuing of check
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY: STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARITAL STATUS:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Regards
Mr Tevex
Yep. Same deal. Thanks for posting, everyone, so I knew it was a fake! It's funny that they use the same format for them all!
Hello ,
Thank you for the email,i want my kid for the English tutorial thanks
for accepting the offer,I have made contacts with my son concerning
the arrangement of the tutoring which he told me is okay by him and i
want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month, $40.00/hr (which
i have in mind) And i am planning that you will be teaching him 3
times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee
for the subjects and when you will be available to teach him during
the week.
we don't live in the states,we live in Philippine.so my son will be
coming to the states for November 2008 and i want him to study
more.he is going to be staying in an hotel with a nanny he is familiar
with since he was a child when we still live in Europe.i am also going
to be coming to the US but he is going to come ahead of me because i
want to go on a business trip to Spain soon,i don't want him to be at
home alone.so he would be doing fine with is Guardian/nanny before my
arrival.
I want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of
money orders/check for the tutorial while i will also want you to
please help me pay the Nanny that will take care of him while he is
there for the lesson,i would have sent it separately to you and the
nanny but because she is not from the Us he wont be familiar with the
banking system there. so as soon as you get the money orders/check
cashed you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson ($500) and
Please send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking
care of the kid.
The information of the nanny will be giving to you later. Regarding
this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it
can be made out on-time.After which we would both agree on the
schedule for the Tutoring and all the text book he would be needing.
So hope i can trust you that you will teach my son good academics and
some moral respects so that he can be good for himself in the
future,i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be
sent to the Guardian.
Thanks and waiting to read from you. kindly get back to me with the
necessary details needed such as to issue out the payment and sending
it to you.
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
ZIP CODE:
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:(no postal address pls)
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER.
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Regards,
William
william klin willklin92@gmail.com
New false name and email.
Dan Kleeb
dankleeb@yahoo.com
Another scam off of a London based home tutoring service.
Dear Rep AP648,
Thank you for the information's.
This is to notify you that there was a mixed up at the accounting department with the payment sent to you. The payment that was sent to you is $3200 and the weekly payment should be $350 and not $3200 that was sent to you. The $3200 was supposed to be sent to our travel agent.
As soon as you receive the payment, Take the payment to the bank immediately and cash it. Then send $2850 back to the travel agent through western union money transfer so that he can book a flight for your student to come over to USA
Here is our Travel Agent's information to send the money to him
First Name: Rodney
Last Name: Blank
Address: 10 Robin Court, London, SE12 9QW
As soon as you send the money, email me the control number given to you at western union and the actual amount sent after deducting western union charges to send the money. Then wait till you receive further instruction. Hope to hear back from you soon.
INCASE YOU DONT KNOW ANY WESTERN UNION OFFICE AROUND YOU, I CAN SEARCH ONLINE FOR THE NEAREST WESTERN UNION AGENT IN YOUR LOCATION WHERE YOU CAN SEND THE MONEY.
Important Notice: Please email me back so I can be sure you receive and understand this message.
Regards,
Owen Simpson
I got the same email from kleebdan@yahoo.com. He said he has sent the money to me by UPS. I am wondering what I should do if I get the check? Just throw it away???
I received a similar set of e-mails after replying to a craigslist tutoring ad...beware!
pompey45moore@gmail.com was the email the mails came from and they were in broken English...nanny involved etc.
This may be a silly question..but what happens when you deposit the check? It bounces??
I received the same scam email after responding to a job offer for a tutor:
Hello,
Thank you for the email,i want my Daughter (lori) for the tutorial. A girl of 6 yrs, more so for accepting the offer and its okay by me,I have made contacts with my Daughter concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which she told me is ok by her and i want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $70.00/hr(which i have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching her 3 times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee for the subject which is English and when you will be available to teach him during the week So my daughter will be coming down for summer by ending of first week Febuary 2009 and i want her to study more about what she need to know while she is in the states and she speaks a little bit english.... we live in Scotland...So i want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of check for the tutorial while i will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of her and the nanny would bring her down to whereever you believe it will be comfortable for you to have the tutorial, so as soon as you get the money cash you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking care of
My lovely daughter which the information will be giving to you later. Regarding this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trust you that you will teach my daughter good academics and some moral respects so that she can be good to their self in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian, she would be coming down to stay with the nanny that would bring him down anytime you have a class with her and the tutor would start by mid of next month.....my daughter (Lori) speaks a little bit english and she is in grade one....i would await the information... so i can proceed on the payment asap.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY: STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARITAL STATUS:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Regards
Marie.
I stupidly sent them back the info- I figure I'll just throw out the check when they send it?
I also just almost fell for one of these, already provided my address and am now expecting the bogus cheque. I am new to tutoring, was very eager to acquire new students, and was excited about getting such a large chunk of lessons:( There was something off about the guy's emails to begin with, but what really set off my suspicions was that he so eagerly sent off the advance payment cheque, even though I first suggested that cash payment lesson-by-lesson when his son arrives would be the safest option for both of us.
Don't know if it's worth it to turn the cheque over to the police once I receive it? I know nothing will be done about it, but I feel like I want to at least report something instead of just throwing it out.
Being aware of scam practices, I would never go ahead and wire any money back to the scammer after depositing a cheque. However, that would not have protected me from trouble with the law had I deposited the cheque, even after a teller's approval. Something should be done about the bank system being more vigilant and informed when it comes to verifying cheque authenticity, which is what their customers are trusting them to do.
I just received this scam after responding to a tutoring request in the South Florida listing.
From: Joseph Lank
re: his 19 year old daughter from France needing an English tutor for 2 hours, 3xs a week for 2weeks.
Received an almost identical scam from a Chicago craigslist posting for tutors for a ten year old girl - the woman claims to be from the philippines and her e-mail address is suziewongasia@aol.com. Almost fell for it...
I just graduated from college in December, and decided to place a tutoring ad on Craigslist to earn extra money, as there are no open positions for full time teachers in the middle of the school year. I am new to tutoring, and do not have any friends who have tutored, so while I knew to be very cautious of people responding to my ad, I was unaware of this particular scam you're all talking about. What kind of person would target teachers in a scam? That's pretty low. Anyway, about a week after my posting an ad for tutoring at the elementary level, I received the following email three times in less than 10 minutes, which I thought was just some weird email glitch on the sender's side:
"Hello
I need a tutor that can give my daughter this lesson,any of this subject.
English
Maths
Music
Chemistry
Can wait to hear from you
Fred"
After I responded saying I may be able to help and asking for more information about the student, I received this email:
"Hello,
Am Mr Fred Klawitter from Paris Frane,my daughter will be coming
for a vacation in
the U.S,and i want her to be busy throughout because she is a bit
playful. Therefore, i just want to know maybe she can always come to you and
be her tutor so she can learn from you i mean you can give her any
lesson. If possible,please get back to me with the cost of your
teaching for the month i mean for the half for the Month of Februrary .
She will be coming to your home for 1 hour each day, I have scheduled
a guardian that will always drive her down to your place. My
daughter's name is Tara ,she is 12 years old. I want to know the
total amount for an hour each for the half month of Februrary So that
i can arrange for the payments.
she cant speak fluently
If its going to work, Kindly get back to me with the amount per each
for the total half month of Februrary
Mr Fred."
I definitely noticed the English was not quite right, but at first attributed it to the person's first language being French. (I have "ESL" relatives in Europe who sound like this in their emails to me.) So, I wrote back (giving no personal information about myself) asking for more information, and stating my hourly rate (even though it was included in my Craigslist ad). Parts of other bloggers' emails were exactly like mine, for example the part about the child being "playful" and in the U.S. for a vacation. A "guardian" was also mentioned.
Now that I've read the posts on this blog and others, I'll steer clear of this scammer. Thanks everyone! :)
ps: The person uses these email addresses: fredklaw@gmail.com, and klawitterfred1@gmail.com.
Received this one just today...what a crock of ----!
"Thanks for the reply. The position is still available and thanks for wanting to take my daughter for your subject. Its really amazing and she is very happy.
I have made contacts with my Daughter concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which she told me is ok by her and I want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month, which should be $45.00/hr(as I have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching her 3 times a week,which is 2hr per day, so get back to me with the total fee and when you will be available to teach her during the week. I want you to tell me when you will be available to take her the Lesson, Time & Days.
Also to tell you that we don't live in the states, We live in Japan and my Daughter will be coming to the states this week, also i want her to study more about what she need to know while she is in the states. She will be getting to the US on Friday ( 13th of February ) and the Lesson will start the following week.
About My Daughter: Her name is Charlene, she is very gentle girl and easy going.. She will be staying in ( San Diego with a Nanny ) The Nanny will always bring her for the Lesson. I am Originally from Hong Kong so my daughter English is not Fluent but understanding. She is wanting to study more in USA but would love for her to be having this lesson first till i get to work things out with the school she wants to study more.
I want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of MONEY ORDERS/CHECKS for the tutorial while i will also have to pay the Nanny that will be taking care of Charlene while she is there, so as soon as you get the Payment cashed, you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson ( 1st month ) and send the remaining balance to the Nanny that will be taking care of Charlene which the information will be giving to you later. The Lesson will be taking for 2 Months but I pay for 1st month and The other month will be pay as the Lesson goes and by then I would work out her school.
Regarding this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trust you that you will teach my Daughter good Academics and some moral respects so that she can be good to people & herself. i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian. She so much Interested to learning.
PS: I will need you to give me nearest place to your home where you want the Lesson to be taking OR If your home is okay with you, the Nanny can bring her there too.
Information Needed:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIPCODE:
CELL/HOME PHONE:
Awaits your reply.
Mata"
Same scam. New name.
Donnaldsbr@aol.com
Same scam, same bad grammar and syntax, new name and address: Wesley Brown, brownwesleyplc@yahoo.com.
I stupidly replied to the Perry tutor scam and now he has my address and the checks already on its way!
What do I do? Should I just send the check back once I recieve it?
SENT TO ME BY WARM LUKA:
Hello,
Thank you for the email,i want my 2 children for the tutorial. Both of them girls 10yrs and 5yrs , more so for accepting the offer and its okay by me,I have made contacts with my children concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which they told me is ok by them and i want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $100.00/hr(which i have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching them 3 times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee for the subject and when you will be available to teach them during the week.Also to let you know that there school have a brake so i want them to study more about what they need to know while they are in the Holiday.... So i want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of money orders for the tutorial while i will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of them while they were there for the lesson, so as soon as you get the money orders cash you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking care of them, which the information will be giving to you later. Regarding this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trust you that you will teach them good academics and some moral respects so that they can be good to their self in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian.Thanks and waiting to read from you kindly get back to me with the necessary details needed such as to issue out the payment and sending it to you.
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER.
zip code:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Regards,
FROM BENJAMIN DESK:
Hello,
Thank you for the email,i want my son (James) for the tutorial. A boy of 12 yrs, more so for accepting the offer and its okay by me,I have made contacts with my son concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which he told me is ok by him and i want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $60.00/hr(which i have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching him 3 times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee for the subject which is English and when you will be available to teach him during the week So my son will be coming down in the Middle of MARCH 2009 and i want him to study more about what he need to know while he is in the states and he speaks a little bit English.... we live in Denmark now...So i want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of check for the tutorial while i will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of him and the nanny would bring him down to where ever you believe it will be comfortable for you to have the tutorial, so as soon as you get the money cashed... you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking care of the kid which the information will be giving to you later. Regarding this,kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trust you that you will teach my son a good spoken language and some moral respects so that they can be good to their self in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian.my son would be coming down to stay with the nanny that would bring him down anytime you have a class with him and the tutor would start by Middle of March.....my son (James) speaks a little bit english and he is in grade one....i would await the information... so i can proceed on the payment asap.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY: STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARITAL STATUS:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
EMAIL:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Regards
Benjamin
And here is my scammer's email. Just got it this morning and lots of red flags went off, so I decided to google "craiglist tutoring scam" and this blog came right up. Luckily, I'm pretty well versed with these scams, so I could tell that I would soon be getting a request to send me a cashier's check. Glad I didn't try to figure out a curriculum for this 14-year-old before realizing this is a scam.
Thanks for replying to my request.Well My name is Josh Smith and my wife's Jennifer,Am from united state but currently based in Mexico with my wife and children,my son will be coming for an holiday in U.S,and i want him to be busy throughout..Therefore, i just want to know may be he can always come to you and teach him great things on every morning ,afternoon or evening on lesson. If this is possible,i will want you to back to me with the cost of your teaching for a month which can start as soon as he get to the state..he should be in the state very soon and will be coming to your house or meet at your nearest library for 1 hour each morning or afternoon or evening, I have someone that will always drive him down to your house.. My son name is Roy ,he is 14 years old. I will want you to calculate 1 hour per day for Monday,Wednesday,Friday for the whole 1 MONTH,and get back to me so that we can arrange on payment.Kindly get back to me with...... TOTAL CHARGES FOR 1 MONTH THAT HE WILL BE TAUGHT 3 TIMES PER WEEK.. Thanks and waiting to read from you soon.
Regards..
J.Smith
almost identical e-mail. his name is now Michael Kelly and his nanny Hassany Alejandre (hassanyagustinalejandre@rocketmail.com).
I asked for his 15 yr old son's name but does not answer the question because he probably doesn't even fully read the e-mail. he recently sent me a certified check of $2,200 from Excellent Coatings International LLC Manufactoring-Factory Account, 10880 Poplar Avenue, Fontana, CA 92337.
My question is what do i do with this fake certified check? Send it in to a bank? Response will be appreciated.
Thank god for the blog. I'm a tutor myself and just recieved this e-mail....
"Hello,Its nice to hear from you here,im Mr Bruce from England,my daughter stephanie will be coming for a vacation in the U.S,and i want her to be busy throughout because she is a bit playful,i just want to know maybe she can always come to you for Math lesson as i you said you good at that to teach her more of calculations.
She will be coming to your home for 1-2 hours each day,i have scheduled a guardian that will always drive her down to your place on every lesson day and i'll be paying 8 hours a week.
Also i want you to know that my client who is in US will be sending you my salary payment which the rest of the money will be used to get accomodation beside your location and any other arrangement for the lesson,as soon as you get the check cash you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance to my NANNY Via western union.
My daughter's name is Stephanie,she is 15 years old and she is in year 10 in school. I want to know the total amount for month of March/April,address to the venue where the exercise will be taken place as well as your contact details for payments to be made out to you even before her arrival in the states.
The information that will be needed are:
A) Full Name :
B) Full Address :
C) Working Phone No :
Thanks,
Donnald Bruce"
SCAM SCAM SCAM!
Needless to say this guy's address is going straight to my spam box. Some people have nothing better to do with their time do they? Idiots!
I got a very similar email by Smat James. His email address is "smatjames1883@gmail.com".
I have gotten 4 variations of these emails from 2 posts to Craigslist. In one, the daughters name changed from beginning to end.
Email address: a.million.you.never.made@gmail.com
I will like to make the payment of the ist month in advance..my client would be handling the payment for your services and also for the services of the nanny that would be taking care of my son. He would be sending you a check. He would include both fees in the check ( i mean your fees and that of the nanny).I hope I can entrust my sons and funds to be sent to the nanny on you.
Meanwhile , I would like you to get back to me as soon as possible so that the check can be issued out in your name in good time:
FULL NAME:
PHYSICAL CONTACT ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
TOTAL AMOUNT FOR 2 WEEKS
DAYS AND TIME TO MEET WITH HIM:
2 PERSONAL REFERENCES:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon. Thank you
William Bruce
Hello,
Thank you for the email,i want my son (James) for the tutorial. A boy of 7 yrs,
more so for accepting the offer and its okay
by me,I have made contacts with my son concerning the arrangement of the tutoring
which he told me is ok by him and i want
you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $50.00/hr(which i
have in mind) And am planning that you will
be teaching him 3 times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total
fee for the subject which is English
and when you will be available to teach him during the week So my son will be coming
down by 6th of April 2009 and i want
him to study more about what he need to know while he is in the states and he speaks
a little bit english.... we live in
Denmark now...So i want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform
of check for the tutorial while i will
also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of him and the nanny would bring him
down to where ever you believe it will be
comfortable for you to have the tutorial, so as soon as you get the money cashed...
you will deduct cost of tutoring of the
lesson and send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking care of the
kid which the information will be giving to
you later. Regarding this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment
so it can be made out on-time. So hope i
can trust you that you will teach my son good academics and some moral respects so
that they can be good to their self in the
future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the
Guardian.my son would be coming down to
stay with the nanny that would bring him down anytime you have a class with him and
the tutor would start by 6th of
April.....my son (james) speaks a little bit english and he is in grade one.....i
would await the information... so i can
proceed on the payment asap.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY: STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARITAL STATUS:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
EMAIL:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Regards
"Crowell Edmond" crowelledmond0007@yahoo.com
>>
We just got that same email from "Dane wills" danewills0001@gmail.com
I like how the 'nanny' interchanges with 'associate'
At least they got the boy's name right the whole way through on this one... lol
I received the following response from "Paul Garrison" email paulgarrison11@gmail.com regarding his son James.
Hello,
Thank you for the email,i want my son (James) for the tutorial. A boy of 7 yrs, more so for accepting the offer and its okay
by me,I have made contacts with my son concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which he told me is ok by him and i want
you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $50.00/hr(which i have in mind) And am planning that you will
be teaching him 3 times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee for the subject which is English
and when you will be available to teach him during the week So my son will be coming down by 15th of April 2009 and i want
him to study more about what he need to know while he is in the states and he speaks a little bit english.... we live in
Denmark now...So i want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of check for the tutorial while i will
also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of him and the nanny would bring him down to where ever you believe it will be
comfortable for you to have the tutorial, so as soon as you get the money cashed... you will deduct cost of tutoring of the
lesson and send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking care of the kid which the information will be giving to
you later. Regarding this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i
can trust you that you will teach my son good academics and some moral respects so that they can be good to their self in the
future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian.my son would be coming down to
stay with the nanny that would bring him down anytime you have a class with him and the tutor would start by 15th of
April.....my son (james) speaks a little bit english and he is in grade one....i would await the information... so i can
proceed on the payment asap.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY: STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARITAL STATUS:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
EMAIL:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Regards
And yet another of the same from a "Paul Garrison."
I replied to a tutor position for a 9 year old Danish boy named James and received an email back from 'danewills' also. A majority of the email from him was identical with phrases/paragraphs written above. I am disliking Craigslist more and more... :P
Just received an almost identical email to the one Anonymous posted from Charles Desmond. I had responded to an ad on Craigslist for a tutor in Chicago. My guy's name was Luis Iniesta, also supposedly from Spain but now in the UK:
"I will send you one of my US cashier check of $1,999 which i bought the last time i came to the US. I will write the check payable to your name so you could cash it at your bank.
I am sending you that much money because of my step-dad's Alzheimer's disease.
My step-dad got sick couple of months ago which made me spent lots of money taking care of his medical bills.
The cashier check is for USA which is cashable at your bank and its not cashable here in UK.
As soon as you receive the check, take it to the bank and cash it and deduct $320 which is one week teaching charges with transport fee, also deduct $50 for the purchase of the teaching materials needed for the kid.
Please note that i will be responsible for your tax because i am employing you as a private tutor for my kid.
Then send the balance of the money to my ticket agent in London so i can buy the family flight ticket. We are coming from London, UK.
I will like to have your full name and address so that the check can be sent to you as soon as possible."
I cant believe this.. I nearly fell for it. Craigslist posting from an Azrael Lewis in Israel for his 10-year old daughter Jezebel. I have already sent my address and information - my question is, what if they mail me a check? What should I do? I am worried that these criminals have my address and phone number. Has anyone ever been hassled or threatened? I've already reported this to I3C or whatever its called - but I doubt anything will come of that. Should I go to local police if the check shows up?
Here is the craiglist posting:
Reply to:
lazrael43@yahoo.com
Date: 2009-03-27, 5:44PM EDT
I am seeking a part-time teacher for my dear daughter who need some moral and understanding in some subjects, I am in need of a good teacher who can tutor any of this subject:
English Language
Maths
Spanish Language
Computer
French
Science
Although I trust my instincts, I was without any leads when I decide to Put this Ad on here. And I feel integrity that I would find a very good teach on here.
I will want you to send me your resume or talk more about your experience in you consider yourself been fit for this position.For you to qualify I will want you to consider yourself for these question.
*speak at least fairly good English
*be a non-smoker
*have check able references
*be willing to stay for months or more
* Location: Palm Beach
* Compensation: $45
And here is the first email:
Thanks for the reply. The position is still available and thanks for wanting to take my daughter for your subject. Its really amazing and she is very happy.
I have made contacts with my Daughter concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which she told me is ok by her and I want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month, which should be $45.00/hr(as I have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching her 3 times a week,which is 2hr per day, so get back to me with the total fee and when you will be available to teach her during the week. I want you to tell me when you will be available to take her the Lesson, Time & Days.
Also to tell you that we don't live in the states, We live in [Yerushalayim,Isreal] and my Daughter will be coming to the states probably next two week, also i want her to study more about what she need to know while she is in the states. She will be getting to the US on the ( 10th of April ) and the Lesson will start the following week,which is 13th of April
About My Daughter: Her name is Jezebel, she is very gentle girl and easy going... She will be staying in (Palm Beach) with a Nanny.The Nanny will always bring her for the Lesson. So my daughter English is not Fluent but understanding. She is wanting to study more in USA but would love for her to be having this lesson first till i get to work things out with the school she wants to study more.
I want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of A CERTIFIED CHECKS for the tutorial while i will also have to pay the Nanny that will be taking care of Jezebel while she is there, so as soon as you get the Payment cashed, you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson ( 1st month ) and send the remaining balance to the Nanny that will be taking care of Jezebel which the information will be giving to you later. The Lesson will be taking for 2 Months or more but I pay for 1st month and The other month will be pay as the Lesson goes and by then I would work out her school.
Regarding this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trust you that you will teach my Daughter good Academics and some moral respects so that she can be good to people & herself. i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian. She so much Interested to learning.
PS: I will need you to give me nearest place to your home or a library where you want the Lesson to be taking OR If your home is ok with you, the Nanny can bring her there too.
Information Needed:
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL/HOME PHONE:
Awaits your reply.
God Bless.
This a#*hole "William Bruce" has actually used this name before - I just saw it on this site. WOW. here is the craigslist posting:
Accomodative Maths and English Tutor (All areas)
a.million.you.never.made@gmail.com
Date: 2009-04-04, 5:43PM EDT
In need of an experienced tutor in Maths and English an experienced tutor to help my son .Tutor must be motivative and show willingness to accommodate a teaching ability during the period.
Reference:
1.He/she must be capable to teach
2.must be competent and must be skilled.
3.Qualification is not compulsory.
Interested applicant should apply to resume immediately
William Bruce
* Location: All areas
* Compensation: $50 per Hour
and here are the two subsequent emails:
Hello ,
How you doing ? I received your email now for the tutor I want for my son..I have read through your resume and i must confess i am really contented with your qualifications.Let me start with telling you a little about my the nature of the job..You are going to be tutoring my son and he is a 7th grader.He is 12 years of age,his name is James. I hope you would be able to cope with him as he is a very playful boy.If yes ,I would like us to proceed with this .I would be paying you $50.00/ hr and you would be taking him 2 times a week.In which each day you would be taking him for 2hrs.So get back to me with the total fee for the subject which is Maths and English because I intend paying you altogether for 2 weeks ..I will like to have him tutored in a quite place probably in a library if there is any around you..I do think it is a good idea to meet at a library, it is a quiet atmosphere and has many academic resources should we need to look something up, plus in my experience it is good to get the student out of their house to put them in a focused productive mood and so that distractions won't present themselves... I would like you to draw a schedule when you would be available to teach him in a week and also I would like to know the subjects you would lecture him on each day ( I guess it should be 2 per day.. right ? ).
I would like to make this clear to you, we don't live in the states,my son is coming to the states and i intend to put him in care of a nanny which i will get in dew time. I don't want him to play all along that's the reason I am employing you. He would be coming down in 3 weeks time.I also belief a check is good as a mode of payment.... Get back to me if all stated above is ok with you so that we may proceed from there...
Regards
William Bruce
Here is the second email:
He would be staying with a nanny and the nanny will determine where we will be staying but i can assure you its not going to be out of reach for you.He is a very brilliant boy and has a very sharp learning skill.The nanny will be responsible for bringing him and taking him back home after tutoring sessions.He will be staying for 3 months and i will virtually be needing your services throughout his stay..He won't be having any program or going to school as he is coming for a sort of holiday.He will has all the materials he needs to cover so there wouldn't be necessary for you to find one.The nanny will be bringing him to your scheduled class..I will like to make the payment of the ist 2 weeks in advance..my client would be handling the payment for your services and also for the services of the nanny that would be taking care of my son. He would be sending you a check. He would include both fees in the check ( i mean your fees and that of the nanny).. .I hope I can entrust my sons and funds to be sent to the nanny on you. James will be moving down in 3 weeks time so there is no much time on my side
Meanwhile , I would like you to get back to me as soon as possible so that the check can be issued out in your name in good time:
FULL NAME:
PHYSICAL CONTACT ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
TOTAL AMOUNT FOR 2 WEEKS
DAYS AND TIME TO MEET WITH HIM:
TUTORING LOCATION:
2 PERSONAL REFERENCES:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon. Thank you
William Bruce
I have received the identical emails from "William Bruce" about his supposed son, "James", a 7th grader -- the whole story of the nanny, and the advance check to me, with both fees to be included, and the request for all the personal information, plus two personal references.
There is also pressure to hurry up, since "James" will be moving down to Miami soon, and I should get back to him with the information "as soon as possible."
Take care out there!
He's still going strong! This one is from Downey Goods from Denmark
Hello,
Thank you for your quick response,i want my son (john) for the
tutorial. A boy of 10yrs, more so for accepting the offer and its
okay by me,I have made contacts with my son concerning the arrangement
of the tutoring which he told me is OKay by him and i want you to
know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $56...00/hr
(which i have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching him
3 times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total
fee for the subject which is English and when you will be available
to teach him during the week So my son will be coming down for summer
by MAY 5th and i want him to study more about what he need to know
while he is in the states and he speaks a little bit English you will
need to work on spelling, writing, little pronunciation and reading We
live in Denmark...So i want you to know that i will be sending you
the payment inform of check for the tutorial while i will also pay
the Nanny that will be taking care of him and the nanny would bring
him down to where ever you believe it will be comfortable for you to
have the tutorial, so as soon as you get the money cash you will
deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance
to my nanny that will be taking care of the him which the information
will be giving to you later.Regarding this,kindly send your full
informationto receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So
hope i can trust you that you will teach my son good academics and
some moral respects so that they can be good to their self in the
future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be
sent to the Guardian my son would be coming down to stay with the
nanny that would bring him down anytime you have a class with him and
the tutor would start by the MIDDLE MAY......my son (john) speaks a
little bit English and he is in grade one....i would await the
information...
so i can proceed on the payment asap..
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARITAL
STATUS:
PRESENT JOB:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
EMAIL:Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Regards.
Downey
This scammer is getting dumber. Here's the email I got in response to my posting for violin lessons:
Thanks for getting back to me and for your commitment..Just to introduce
myself to you...Am MADAM TANIKA LOPEX, a practicing Dental surgeon...I was
born and raised in Phoenix,Arizona, but am currently based in
ENGLAND with my husband and children,because i am working with the
United Nations..
My Son will be coming for an holiday in the States,and i want him to
be busy with his studies..Therefore, i just want to know if he can always
come to you and teach him Private violin/viola lessons ) every afternoon..If
this is possible,i will want you to get back to me with the cost of your
teaching him for a month which can start as soon as he arrives...
He will be in the states in very soon and will be coming to your
Place for 1 hour each morning/afternoon/evening..I do have someone that will
always drive him down to your Place,i mean a Nanny or perhaps you can as
well come to him..
My Son's name is TOM ,he is 14 years old and he hardly excel in those
aspects. I will want you to calculate 1 hour per day for
Monday,Wednesday,Friday or you can as well set 3 days that suites you
availability for a MONTH,and get back to me so that we can arrange on
payment.Kindly get back to me with Total charges for 1 month that my son
will be taught 3 times per week..
Thanks and waiting to read from you soon
So does anybody have any suggestions on what to do if you already sent them your address information? All they have is a name and address- what can they do with that? Does anyone really ever receive anything?
I was contacted by "colby alvin"
I have received a check fo $2850 by FedEx. It is "issued by" Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc. from Amsouth Bank both of Jackson, MS.
The FedEx airbill lists the sender as Tyco Electronics in Harrisburg, PA.
I think I'll take it to my credit union after I've had a chance to show this stuff to as many of the students and teachers at the school I volunteer for.
I have been trading emails back and forth with someone supposedly named Scott Bowen... thinking he was a potential tutoring client. I thought something was off about his emails and am glad I found this website before I lost any money to him! Be careful, my emails were completely different from the ones already posted:
"Good day,
I am interested in engaging your services as my son{Greg}'s tutor. We just moved near the University of Alberta and I would like you to tutor him beginning from the Summer. Though, I am flexible on the dates as I would like the work to suite your schedule.
I would like to know your core subject areas and I am willing to pay $35 per hr.
Kindly get back to me if you are interested in the job position."
A later email...
"I am delighted to read from you. I am a very busy man and I am too pre-occupied at work.
You would start work immediately I get back home as I will be traveling to the United Kingdom on behalf of my company.
We expect you to give us a helping hand in any possible way. My child's tutor should be self propelling, a communicator, independent, responsible, practical, tidy and flexible.
I would like you to e-mail your full name, telephone number and contact address so that I can inform my company accountant to send your first week's pay in advance so as to serve as a form of security and commitment as you will be starting work immediately I arrive."
PLEASE AVOID artson58@yahoo.com
He replied back to me interested in my childcare services. Before we agreed on anything he send me a 2500.00 check... every time he called it was private. never replied to where i would be tutoring or what his name was... the name he used for his email was JASON WEST!
I got a similar email. Here you are:
Thank you for the email,i want my son (James Jnr) for the tutorial.He is of 14 yrs and friendly , he is gentle and handsome and ready to learn whatever you can teach him , he lives with his mother in Philippine and i want him to come to the states and spend his holiday with me so that he can learn more about Mathematics,Physics and Chemistry very well as that is where he needs extra tutoring because i do not want him to be behind his mates. i hope you will be able to take care of him and tutor him well ,I have made contacts with my wife and son concerning the arrangements of the tutoring and it's ok by them
ABOUT THE TUTOR AND TIME:
You will be teaching him 3 times a week , 2 hours a day which will be 6 hours a week, i am going to pay for the first two weeks which will be ($1000) just for you to know how serious it is,also i want you to know that he will arrive in the states by May 15. So i want you to tell me the days you will be available during the week also the time , so i will know your full schedule for the 6 hours in a week ok , also let me know the best library around you that will be comfortable to meet you, so that i can contact the nanny that i have employed to cater for him and watch after him and the nanny can be bring him there, i want him to study more about what he needs to know while he is in the states and he speaks a little bit of English but no too perfect....smiles.... so you will be patient to explain and teach him. We lived in south Dakota for 4 years and i gave birth to him before my wife took him along to Philippine ,so i believe he can speak a little bit . About the time you will be teaching him, i don't know if weekends will be convenient for you , FRI , SAT, AND SUN ? Just asking any way , if its ok by you , Then you can email me back with time schedule for the 3 days, remember 2 hours a day. ( BUT HE WILL BE IN THE STATES FOR 2 MONTHS WHICH I WILL BE SENDING YOU YOUR PAYMENT WEEKLY)
PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT:
Am a very busy type, i work in a factory & i work a lot , so I want you to know that i will be sending you the payment in form of cashiers check for your payment, which you will get the check soonest ,also i will send you a tracking number of UPS courier service , I will mail the payment to you as overnight deliver because i don't want any delay about this tutoring , i want my son to start the tutoring as
soon as you can help ok ,More so i will be needing your TRUST AND FAVOR in the part of the nanny that will be bringing him to you at the library location you will provide , also the nanny will be taking care of him in feeding and other things , i have already contacted a nanny that stays close, and will be in charge of this , So i will be sending you a check of ($3925),so you will take out $1000 and send the rest $2925 to the nanny via western union which i will be giving you the nanny name and address where you will be sending the money to as soon as you get the check payment ,You may be wondering why the nanny money
is much , Just that she will be feeding and taking care of Frank while they will reside in a hotel near you with her for the 2 months and the nanny will also hire a Driver to be bringing them to you & the nanny will be paying the driver as well from the money, I hope you can understand this now . So i will want you to email me your full name and address for the check to be delivered to you on as soon as it's been processed so please do email me your full correct address and don't send a po box , so that the payment won't get lost ....
HERE ARE THE DETAILS I WANT YOU TO EMAIL BACK SO THAT THE CHECK CAN GET YOU:
First name...................
Last name....................
Address Line 1(No Po Box)...............
City.........................
State........................
Zip/Postal code..............
Age..........................
Home phone...................
Cell phone...................
Current position in Occupation...........
I hope all these arrangements 're ok with you , if so do email back as soon as possible so that i can make the arrangement for the check ASAP , Don't make any mistake when sending your details ,because i don't want the payment to get lost, also i believe you will be good to teach my son and my son will be also happy to learn , he loves to play a little , but he listens to correction and He is easy to learn.
Regards,
James Woodgate
HI VILLAGE,
I WAS JUST CONTACT BY COLVY ALVIN ALSO TO BY MY HUGE OLD SWING SET IN CALIFORNIA. HERE'S WHAT HE WROTE ABOUT MY CRAIGSLIST AD:
Thanks for getting back to me,am interested in your item and i will like to buy this item from you...am okay with the price listed for your item...So please do withdraw the advert.I will also like you to know that i will be paying via Certified Bank Check drawn directly from my bank or i make a bank transfer to your account due distance i am.I will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check today.
.
Your full name
.Your mailing address(residential)
.Your phone number
I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for shipping,i will have my shipper come over as soon as you have cashed the check.....Await your response as soon as possible.
CURIOUS TO HEAR WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU...
CITY RANCHER
Just to let you know I am a college student trying to improve my situation and thought myself lucky until I saw this blog and realized the lie.
Dear Teacher ,
Thank you for the email,i want my son (Frank) for the tutorial.He is of 13yrs and friendly , he is gentle and handsome and ready to learn whatever you can teach him , he lives with his mother in phillipine and i want him to come to the states and spend his holiday with me so that he can learn more about Mathematics/Algebra very well as that is where he needs extra tutoring because i do not want him to be behind his mates. i hope you will be able to take care of him and tutor him well ,I have made contacts with my wife and son concerning the arrangements of the tutoring and it's ok by them
ABOUT THE TUTOR AND TIME:
You will be teaching him 3 times a week , 2 hours a day which will be 6 hours a week, i am going to pay for the first two weeks which will be ($1000) just for you to know how serious it is,also i want you to know that he will arrive in the states by May 10, so you will be teaching him Algebra once again, so i want you to tell me the days you will be available during the week also the time , so i will know your full schedule for the 6 hours in a week ok , also let me know the best library around you that will be comfortable to meet you, so that i can contact the nanny that i have employed to cater for him and watch after him and the nanny can be bring him there, i want him to study more about what he needs to know while he is in the states and he speaks a little bit of english but no too perfect....smiles.... so you will be patient to explain and teach him. We lived in south dakota for 4 years and i gave birth to him before my wife took him along to phillipine ,so i believe he can speak a little bit . About the time you will be teaching him, i don't know if weekends will be convinent for you , FRI , SAT, AND SUN ? Just asking any way , if its ok by you , Then you can email me back with time schedule for the 3 days, remember 2 hours a day. ( BUT HE WILL BE IN THE STATES FOR 2 MONTHS WHICH I WILL BE SENDING YOU YOUR PAYMENT WEEKLY)
PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT:
Am a very busy type, i work in a factory & i work a lot , so I want you to know that i will be sending you the payment in form of cashiers check for your payment, which you will get the check soonest ,also i will send you a tracking number of UPS courier service , I will mail the payment to you as overnight deliver because i don't want any delay about this tutoring , i want my son to start the tutoring as soon as you can help ok ,Moreso i will be needing your TRUST AND FAVOR in the part of the nanny that will be bringing him to you at the library location you will provide , also the nanny will be taking care of him in feeding and other things , i have already contacted a nanny that stays close, and will be in charge of this , So i will be sending you a check of ($4000),so you will take out $1000 and send the rest $3000 to the nanny via western union which i will be giving you the nanny name and address where you will be sending the money to as soon as you get the check payment ,You may be wondering why the nanny money is much , Just that she will be feeding and taking care of Frank while they will reside in a hotel near you with her for the 2 months and the nanny will also hire a Driver to be bringing them to you & the nanny will be paying the driver as well from the money, I hope you can understand this now . So i will want you to email me your full name and address for the check to be delivered to you on as soon as it's been processed so please do email me your full correct address and don't send a po box , so that the payment won't get lost ....
HERE ARE THE DETAILS I WANT YOU TO EMAIL BACK SO THAT THE CHECK CAN GET YOU:
First name...................
Last name....................
Address Line 1(No Po Box)...............
City.........................
State........................
Zip/Postal code..............
Age..........................
Home phone...................
Cell phone...................
Current position in Occupation...........
I hope all these arrangements're ok with you , if so do email back as soon as possible so that i can make the arrangement for the check asap , Dont make any mistake when sending your details ,because i dont want the payment to get lost, also i believe you will be good to teach my son and my son will be also happy to learn , he loves to play a little , but he listens to correction and He is easy to learn.
Regards,
Mr Ashley Hamilton ashleyhamiltonah26@gmail.com.
I got a similar one from Tanika Linda (tanika.lopexa@yahoo.com). I just hate how they waste our time. We should find creative ways to waste these people's time. Or bombard them with emails. Argh!
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Thanks for getting back to me and for your commitment..Just to introduce
myself to you...Am MADAM TANIKA LOPEX, a practicing Dental surgeon...I was
born and raised in Phoenix,Arizona, but am currently based in
ENGLAND with my husband and children,because i am working with the
United Nations..
My Son will be coming for an holiday in the States,and i want him to
be busy with his studies..Therefore, i just want to know if he can always
come to you and teach himEconomics Tutor) every afternoon..If
this is possible,i will want you to get back to me with the cost of your
teaching him for a month which can start as soon as he arrives...
He will be in the states in very soon and will be coming to your
Place for 1 hour each morning/afternoon/evening..I do have someone that will
always drive him down to your Place,i mean a Nanny or perhaps you can as
well come to him..
My Son's name is TOM ,he is 14 years old and he hardly excel in those
aspects. I will want you to calculate 1 hour per day for
Monday,Wednesday,Friday or you can as well set 3 days that suites you
availability for a MONTH,and get back to me so that we can arrange on
payment.Kindly get back to me with Total charges for 1 month that my son
will be taught 3 times per week..
Thanks and waiting to read from you soon
New name/address:
Bethany Ng
ng.bethany0@gmail.com
Posted for the Seattle, WA region in April and May 2009. Claims to be from Spain, her son is a 10-year-old first grader, and she's willing to pay $90/hr. Scam!
A new one but similar, here it is:
From victor24herrera@gmail.comHello,
> Am glad to read from you soonest please i want you to
> exercise patient with me, cos i will not be able to come to
> meet you for now but will be back in state by 1 weeks
> but got a message today that i will be staying longer than
> my estimated time out of state due to some work i need to
> accomplished out the state .i just want to know maybe he can
> always come to you and teach him great things on every
> afternoon.If this is possible,i will want you to get back to
> me with the cost of your teaching for the MONTH ..He
> will be coming to your house for 1 hour each afternoon,I
> have someone that will always drive him down to your house
> or to the chosen library.His name is Dennis,he is 10 years
> old ,he will be coming to state from Uk for holiday.I will
> want you to calculate 1 hour per day for
> Monday,Wednesday,Friday for the whole 1 MONTH,and get back
> to me so that we can arrange on payment.Kindly get back to
> me with......
>
> 1.YOUR CHARGE FOR AN HOUR....
> 2.TOTAL CHARGES FOR 1 MONTH THAT HE WILL BE TAUGHT 3 TIMES
> PER WEE
> 3.YOUR PHONE NUMBER...
> don't hesitate to e-mail with your total charges.
> Thanks and waiting to read from you
here comes another one!! I can't even believe I almost fell for this. I was chatting with a friend about this weird offer I had received after applying for a tutoring position off craigslist. Within a few seconds she was quoting the email (with a few variations) that I had received. Here is the email, it will look a little familiar as there are several aspects from several other posts I've read on here. The email address is mrsbettycole@live.com:
Hello,
I"m Mrs Mrs Betty Cole., I'm base in the Philippines,I have 8 yrs old son name Jim,Who will be coming for a vacation in Canada and I want him to be busy through out his visit ,because he is a bit playful.Therefore, I just want to know if you will be available, to be his French tutor so he can learn more about French language and reading skills from you. If possible,please get back to me with your rate per hour, I want the lesson to commence 22nd Jun to 21st July, 1 hour class a day will be okay and 3days a week,excluding Sat and Sun.
I will prefer the lesson at any close Library around you for 1 hour each day, I have scheduled a nanny that will always bring he down to library.
Kindly get back to me with your with the total estimated fee for the period of 1 month and also forward....
Your full name..................
Address.............................
City..........................
State..............................
Zipcode..........................
Tel/cell..............................
I want to seal the payment before his arrival in the US next week.
Await your reply.
Mrs Betty Cole.
Unbelievable!!
I'm so glad I found this.
There's one on Craigslist again, this time claiming to be from Denmark, another nanny one.
jeffklim59@gmail.com
Be careful out there.
This was the email. Amazing that they use the same format. BEWARE!!! I can't believe people are doing this when there are so many people that are looking for jobs.
Hi There,
Thanks for responding to my ADS on craigslist.Am Edward John by name & am from chicago,IL,but am currently working on a contract in Beijing,china with my wife and my son.My son (James) will be coming for a vacation in the US & close to your location.I want him to be busy with his study while having fun also.Therefore,i want to know if he can always come to you for lesson on maths & science.If this is possible,am offering you $50 per hour & he will be coming to your Place for 2 hour,twice in a week (wednesday & friday) for 3 weeks.I'll have someone that will always drive him down to your Place or library in your neighborhood.I mean a Nanny,and James is 13 year old and he hardly excel in maths & science.As stated earlier,am offering you $50 per hour & you'll be teaching James for 2 hour twice in a week,for 3 weeks which makes the total of your money to $600 and i'll include additional $50 in case you need to buy some textbook for the tutorial.
James is new to this,so you just have to be patient with him.I've informed James about this & he's happy to start as soon as he get to the US.Please understand that am going to pay you for 3 weeks which is $600 plus $50 for textbook and my client will be sending you my salary payment which you're to deduct your own money & you're to send the rest of the money to James nanny via money gram so that he can use the money to get accommodation close to your location and any other arrangement needed.kindly get back to me with your full information so that the check can be issue out on your name as soon as possible.I need the following information
*Your Full Name
*Your Residential Address (NOT P.O BOX )
*Your Phone Number
*Your Picture so that i can show James
I'll have James picture e-mail to you for recognition as soon as i hear back from you.Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation & understanding.I'll be looking forward to hearing back from you as soon as possible.
Regards
Edward John.
N:B Pls let me know me when James will be coming to your place for lectures since he'll be in the US by June 14th.
I got this one from a Dr. John Nettles who apparently was born in Maryland and now practices in Scotland. 1st off he said he was a M.D. but that he was a dentist. Wouldnt that mean he is a D.D.S. and not a M.D.?
Hi ,
Thanks for getting back to me and for your commitment..Just to introduce myself to you...I am Dr. John Nettles, a practicing doctor in Dentistry...I was born and raised in Marriottsville,Maryland but am currently based in Scotland,United Kingdom with my wife and children.
My Son will be coming for a Vacation in the States,and i want him to be busy with something gainful and productive.Therefore, i just want to know if he can always come to you and teach him great things on Chemistry 3 times a week of 1hr lesson per day..If this is possible,i will want you to get back to me with the cost of you teaching him for a month which can start as soon as he arrives..
He will be in the states in very soon and will be coming to your Place for 1 hour each morning/afternoon or evening..I do have someone that will always drive him down to your Place,i mean a Nanny or perhaps you can as well come to him..
My Son's name is Alfred,he is 15 years old and he is just a beginner in Chemistry. I will want you to calculate 1 hour per day for Monday,Wednesday,Friday or you can as well set 3 days that suites your availability for a MONTH,and get back to me so that we can arrange on payment.Kindly get back to me with..
Thanks and waiting to read from you soon.
Dr. John
God I can't believe I emailed this guy back and forth until i was like sorry I dont want to get involved in any financial transactions with you or your nanny etc.
His name in this was Dr. John Nettles from Scotland
he used the email
nettlesjohn212@yahoo.com
this was for photoshop lessons
An email i recieved that i believe to be a scam. i gave him my address, not thinking what he could do. Im guessing to take the check to the police when i recieve it to help catch this guy.
Hello,
Thanks for replying back to my online job posting, requiring your tutorial I would like to make a tutoring arrangement between you and my 10 years old Daughter for the month of June-July 2009, I would like you to tutor her within a period of 1 month, on a schedule basis of 1 hr Daily, 3 times weekly, totaling 12 times in a month. I am willing to pay $50/hr. I would like to use these medium to inform you that my Daughter don't live in the US, she would be flying from Dubai to the US, I want you to teach her during her 8 month stay in the US, if there is need to extend your services, an amendment would be made to your salary. she would be dropped off/picked up by his nanny during the hours of teaching at any location you want the Tutoring to take place in your area.You would be receiving a check drawn from a Bank in the US, from my business associates in the US, since i am from Dubai and right now am in Cuba for a business trip the payments wont be honored in any bank there in Dubai or here in Cuba , These check would be made out for the cost of the tutorial services you are rendering, and also for the living expense, nanny fees of my Daughter .
Regarding this- I hope i can trust you with these payments, as the payment would be made out in excess, so all you have to do is Deposit and cash the payment at your bank, deduct your tutorial service fee, which should be $50 per hour X 12 Times a Month = $600 i would include an additional $100 for run around fee and any additional text book you might be needing- so $700 is what you deduct from the check you receive , whatever the remaining balance is after deduction of the $700 go ahead and deduct Money Gram or Western union transfer sending charges for sending out the remainder to the Nanny who would be contacting you with further arrangements and instructions regarding pickup/drop off of my Daughter to the library where you would always teach her. So i hope i can trust you that you will teach my Daughter good academics and some moral respects so that they can be good to their self in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Nanny. I look forward to read a detailed message from you containing the following information, if you are OK with my arrangements.
Full Name.
Mailing Address including Zip Codes ( No PO Box ).
Cell No ( If Available ).
Home No.
Best Time to Call.
Kindy send your information to me @ scottmcintire62@yahoo.com
N.B My Daughter Name is Christine McIntire, She is actually coming to the US for sight seeing, but while she is here i want her to study at the same time, she understand English, can write and read fluently i just need her English Upgraded. writing, reading and vocabulary
Thanks for your Understanding.
Scott Mcintire
Avoid luisag324@yahoo.com - Luis Gonzalez (though his email says Luisa). He writes in bad English that he lives in Sweden and has a son in first grade who will be moving to California. Luis asks for a tutor to teach his son English. After exchanging emails with Luis regarding the details of the job, he sends me a counterfeit check from his associate, Larry Lajorio, who apparently lives at the Holiday Inn in 515 S. Transit St., Lockport, NY 14094.
The check was misspelled - it was from "Liberty Bullion Corpotation" - and was less than he said he would send ($2700). The check was obviously printed by an amateur - the lines weren't even parallel to the edges. Luis wanted me to cash it, deduct my tutoring fees, then remit the remainder to the nanny via MoneyGram. I contacted the supposed nanny in Alaska and she said she had no idea who Luis. She was not planning on being a nanny in California and the address was wrong anyway - there is no 1800 Binkley Ave.
I reported the incident to the FBI and the agent said if I ever get a counterfeit check, I should just destroy it. Never deposit the check. If you do, don't spend the money - in 2-3 weeks the bank will realize it's not real money and you'll lose whatever you deposited.
The FBI agent also told me not to worry that Luis will actually visit me in person. More likely than not, "Luis" is in Nigeria and/or too busy running other counterfeit check scams or 'overpayment scams' to bother following up in person (which would make him more likely to get caught by the police).
Below is a copy of an email in the late stages of the scam:
Dear Mikka,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY AND I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU AND I WILL LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING THE PAYMENT TODAY FOR THE TUTORING OF MY SON AND I WILL LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THE PAYMENT, HAVE IT CASHED AT YOUR BANK DEDUCT YOUR TUTORING FEE AND TEXT BOOK AND REMIT THE REST OF THE FUNDS TO THE NANNY THAT WILL BRING MY SON TO YOU AND AS SOON AS YOU GET THAT DONE I WILL LET THE NANNY CONTACT YOU AND YOU CAN MAKE SCHEDULES OF THIER ARRIVAL AND WHEN TUTORING WILL GET STARTED AND HERE IS THE MONEY GRAM INFORMATION OF WHERE TO GET THE FUNDS WIRED TO AS SOON AS YOU GET IT SENT ACROSS TO THE NANNY.HERE IS THE PAYMENT YOU WILL BE RECIEVING TODAY VIA UPS.
HERE IS THE UPS TRACKING NUMBER: A379 476 713 5
HERE IS THE MONEY GRAM INFORMATION FOR THE NANNY.
[Name deleted for privacy]
1800 Binkley Ave
Anchorage, Alaska 99507
AS SOON AS YOU GET THE FUNDS WIRED VIA MONEY GRAM YOU ARE TO GET THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ACROSS TO ME
AMOUNT SENT AFTER MONEY GRAM CHARGES
NAME AND ADDRESS OF SENDERS
REFRENCE NUMBER
I HOPE TO READ FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
WARMEST REGARDS
Gonzalez Luis.
He is going by the name Daniel Gaspar now. I reponded to an ad and the response was written in different fonts like it had been cut and paste so I did some research and found this blog. Here was his response:
I acknowledge receiving your application requiring your tutorial service. Please be informed that you have been given a provisional appointment to be the English tutor for my 9 years old son. You are selected based on your experience and passion for teaching. I would like to make a tutoring arrangement between you and my son for the month of July 2009. My son’s name is John. He is a fast learner, active and confident. I want you to help him to improve in area of grammar and vocabulary.
I would like you to tutor him within the period of one month, on a schedule basis of 1hr daily and 5 times weekly, totaling 20 times for the month. I am willing to pay $40/hr. I would like to use these medium to inform you that my son does not live in US. He will be flying to the US from London , United Kingdom . I want you to teach him during his one month stay in the US and if there is need to extend your services, an amendment could be made to your salary and you will be notified accordingly. He would be dropped off and picked up by his nanny during the period of teaching at any location you want the tutoring to take place in your area. Your total payment will be $40 per hour multiply by 20 times he will be tutored for the month which amount to $800. I will also pay extra $100 to buy materials which are useful to improve his grammar and vocabulary.
I want to pay for your service and payment to buy materials in advance before his arrival to the US . I will send you one of my US cashier check of $3650 which I bought the last time I came to the US. I will write the check payable to your name so you could cash it at your bank. I am sending you that much money because of my dad's sickness which I spent lots of money to rescue his life because he is so precious to me. My dad got sick couple of weeks ago which made me spent lots of money taking care of his medical bills. The cashier check is for US which is cashable at your bank and it’s not cashable here in UK . The check will be for the cost of the tutorial service you are rendering, purchase of useful materials and the flight tickets of my son and his nanny to the US . Regarding this, I hope I can trust you with these payments. As soon as you receive the check, take it to the bank and cash it. Deduct $800 for your service and extra $100 to purchase the useful materials. Then send the balance of the money to my ticket agent in London so I can buy the fly ticket of my son and his nanny to fly there by July.
Email me your name, address and phone number so that I can write the check payable to your name and send to you as soon as possible.
Please accept my congratulations while I await for your response.
Regards,
Daniel
I got a similar offer, watch out for this guy: Vincent Jay v.jay200@gmail.com
Hi there
> Thanks for getting back to me.My Name is vincent Jay..I am from
> Harvey,IL but currently based in Milan,Italy with my wife and
> children..My Son Samuel will be coming for an holiday in the
> States,and i want him to be busy throughout. Therefore, i just want to
> know if he can always come to you and teach him good things on
> Mathematics & Science.If this is possible,i will want you to get back
> to me with the cost of your teaching him for a month which can start
> as soon as possible....
>
> He will be in the states in very soon...He will be coming to your
> Place for 2 hrs each morning,afternoon or night depends on your
> schedule..I have someone that will always drive him down to your Place
> or library in your neighborhood,i mean a Nanny or perhaps you can as
> well come to him. My Son is Samuel is 13 yrs old and he hardly excel
> in those aspects.I will want you to calculate 2 hrs per day for Monday
> and Wednesday for a Month,and get back to me so that we can arrange on
> payment. Kindly get back to me with total charges for One Month that
> he'll be taught 2 times per Week. Thanks and waiting to read from you
> soon.
> Vincent Jay
Hi There,
Thank you for the email and really appreciate your consistency...Well
Samuel is still new to this so you just have to start with him, so if
there is any hand book needed for the lesson just let me know with the
charges for it ok.
Am glad the way you have kept me posted on the (tutoring) and more
so I have accepted your offer and its ok by me,I have make contacts
with my son concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which he told
me is
ok by him and that he will like to come as soon as possible for the
lesson to commence..
So I want you to know that i am going to pay for a month lesson which
is $480 like you said and i want you to know that my client will be
sending you my salary payment..Also i want you to know that the rest
of the money will be used to get accommodation beside your location
and any other arrangement for the lesson. So as soon as you get the
check payment then you will cash it and deduct your cost of tutoring
of the lesson for a month and send remaining balance to my Son's Nanny
via Western Union Money Transfer. Regarding this kindly get back to me
with your full information to receive the check so that payment can be
able to made out in time:-
First Name......................
Middle Name...................
Last Name.....................
Address Line 1................
Address Line 2...............
City..........................
State..........................
Zip Code...............
Home Phone....................
Cell Phone....................
I have instructed Samuel to get some of his picture for me so i can
mail them to you for recognition .Thanks you in the anticipation of
your understanding and waiting to read from you soon.
Regards
Vincent Jay
Notice he never gave me his son's location and he said that his son will be in the states very soon, but in the second e-mail he said that his son is already in the states. Weird..
What I'd like to know is, aside from being blatantly unbelievable, how does one know not to believe this scam? Here's the email I received after responding to a craigslist ad in the SF bay area:
"Thank you for your quick response,i want my son (Perry) for the
tutorial. A boy of 12yrs old, more so for accepting the offer and its
okay by me,I have made contacts with my son concerning the arrangement
of the tutoring which he told me is OK by him and i want you to know
that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $80...00/hr (which
i have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching him 3 times
a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee for.
The subject which is English and when you will be available to
teach him during the week So my son will be coming down for summer by
Ending of June and i want him to study more about what he need to
know while he is in the states and he speaks a little bit English you
need to work on spelling, writing, little pronunciation and reading
We live in SPAIN...So i want you to know that i will be sending you
the payment inform of check for the tutorial while i will also pay
the Nanny that will be taking care of him and the nanny would bring
him down to where ever you believe it will be comfortable for you to
have the tutorial, so as soon as you get the money cash you will
deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance
to my nanny that will be taking care of the him which the information
will be giving to you later.Regarding this,kindly send your full
information receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So
hope i can trust you that you will teach my son good academics and
some moral respects so that they can be good to their self in
thefuture, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to
be sent to the Guardian my son would be coming down to stay with the
nanny that would bring him down anytime you have a class with him and
the tutor would start by the July 7th......my son speaks a little bit
English and he is in grade one....i would await the information...so
i can proceed on the payment asap.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARITAL
STATUS:
PRESENT JOB:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
THANKS
Tony."
i recieved the same email on the atlanta craigslist website. he was using this email address:
thomarcoses@gmail.com. this was one of his emails:
I can see that you have all it takes to tutor my son
during summer in the state due to your experience...As stated in my
previous email, Jose speaks ill English you will only need to work onwriting, spelling, speaking and pronunciation of little words of hisage... I want to notify you about the payment for the teaching of myson (Jose) and i want to inform you about the total sum of $4,550 incertified check which you would be receiving in couple of days, Pleasefor the nature of your job and for the good relationship between Yourself and my son i would want to entrust you with this moneybecause as i am not around at this moment. I would have liked to takecare of all this myself but since the payment would be coming to youfrom my associates , i want you to please kindly Cash the money and
deduct YOUR teaching fee as we have already agreed and send the
remaining to his Guardian for him to bring him Across and also for hishealth and feeding maintenance before i come over next month.I hope ican count on you with this and i would be looking forward to see on onmy arrival and I hope he would be in good hands.Thank you and Godbless ,I would send you the tracking number of the courier the payment
was sent by as soon as i get am able to call them. Hope to read from
you soon.
i totally believed this and almost sent him a moneygram. but the check at the bank got flagged in enough time. i emailed him and told him i knew the check was fake, and he continued to try and scam me and asked where his money was. i feel like a bonehead. but now i know, and i want to be warn anyone who is looking for part time work on craigslist. BEWARE of this. I have seen similar postings on the Atlanta Craigslist website.
SCAMMMM
Hello,
Thanks for replying back to my online job posting, requiring your tutorial I would like to make a tutoring arrangement between you and my 10 years old Daughter for the month of July-august 2009, I would like you to tutor her within a period of 1 month, on a schedule basis of 1 hr Daily, 3 times weekly, totaling 12 times in a month. I am willing to pay $50/hr. I would like to use these medium to inform you that my Daughter don't live in the US, she would be flying from Dubai to the US, I want you to teach her during her 8 month stay in the US, if there is need to extend your services, an amendment would be made to your salary. she would be dropped off/picked up by his nanny during the hours of teaching at any location you want the Tutoring to take place in your area.You would be receiving a check drawn from a Bank in the US, from my business associates
in the US, since i am from Dubai and right now am in Cuba for a business trip the payments wont be honored in any bank there in Dubai or here in Cuba , These check would be made out for the cost of the tutorial services you are rendering, and also for the living expense, nanny fees of my Daughter .
Regarding this- I hope i can trust you with these payments, as the payment would be made out in excess, so all you have to do is Deposit and cash the payment at your bank, deduct your tutorial service fee, which should be $50 per hour X 12 Times a Month = $600 i would include an additional $100 for run around fee and any additional text book you might be needing- so $700 is what you deduct from the check you receive , whatever the remaining balance is after deduction of the $700 go ahead and deduct Money Gram or Western union transfer sending charges for sending out the remainder to the Nanny who would be contacting you with further
arrangements and instructions regarding pickup/drop off of my Daughter to the library where you would always teach her. So i hope i can trust you that you will teach my Daughter good academics and some moral respects so that they can be good to their self in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Nanny. I look forward to read a detailed message from you containing the following information, if you are OK with my arrangements.
Full Name.
Mailing Address including Zip Codes ( No PO Box ).
Cell No ( If Available ).
Home No.
Best Time to Call.
Kindy send your information to me @ klienmorgan@yahoo.com
N.B My Daughter Name is Christine McIntire, She is actually coming to the US for sight seeing, but while she is here i want her to study at the same time, she understand English, can write and read
fluently i just need her English Upgraded. writing, reading and vocabulary
Thanks for your Understanding.
klienmorgan
In response to a C___List ad for "Science tutoring" in Houston, from r.matteo122@gmail.com:
Hello,
Thanks for the reply. The position is still available and thanks for wanting to take my daughter the tutor. Its really amazing and she is very happy.
I have made contacts with my daughter concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which she told me is ok by her and I want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month, which should be $50/hr,and also am planning that you will be teaching her 2 times a week,for 2hrs per day,so you will be earning a total sum of $800 per month. In order for you to know we are very serious about this we will sending you a upfront payment for the first month via a bank official check issued by my financier and will be mail to you via UPS next day delivery. I will also like you to know that my daughter is presently with her mother in Australia and she will be coming over to the state next week, i will be depending on you about the tutor. She will be arriving the state on 13th of July.
My Daughter's name is Cheryl, she is just 12yrs and very gentle and full of life.. She will be staying with a good and lovely nanny in the state which i will get in a dew time. and she (nanny) will always bring her for the tutor. The nanny will make arrangement about the apartment they will be staying during her stay in the state and i assure you they will be very close to your location so as not to be late for the tutor.
My financier will effect the payment as soon as i give him the instructions to do so. The payment you will be receiving will be for your one month pay in adavnce and the rest will be for the nanny to take care of cheryl. The tutor will be for 3 months before i will probably get her an admission in a good school and i hope you will be able to help me with that too. Also i will like you to know that cheryl will be coming with the necessary books you will be needing.
Get back to me with the information below if you are truly serious about the job, so that my financier will issue out the payment asap and so to secure you for the service.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY,STATE,ZIP-CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
Possible Working hrs:
Any mode of identity:
Lastly i will like to have her tutored in a quite place probably in a library if there is any around you. I believe you will treat cheryl the same way the nanny will treat her. Hope to hear from you asap.
Thanks
I have not responded yet, but I wish there was some way to get these people back. It's so rotten what they do!
thanks everyone i almost fell for the same thing but i didnt send info because they never told me where his son was going to be. so watch out for Mike Bill mkebill@gmail.com
Hello,
Thank you for the email. At present, i seek an experienced private tutor for my teenage son in Math, English, Science and reading tutorial. I would be happy to have my son under your tutorship. I have made contacts with my son (boy of 14 yrs) concerning this arrangement of the tutoring and it's pretty cool with him. Please advise on your fees (per hour/per day) depending on how you've rendered your services in the past. I want you to know i'm paying for 1 month ($45.00/hr) is what I have in mind. I hope you understand this as total deposit to BOOK your services ).
Also am planning for you to tutor him 3 times a week, which is 2hr per day, so kindly get back to me with the total fee for the subjects and when you will be available to teach him during the week. Also my son does not resides in the states, he stays here with me in Spain (Europe). So my son will be arriving the states on the 10th of July 2009 and i want him to study more while there in the states because am planning a relocation for him, I took him with me after I lost his mother some years ago which was the single painful experience in my life time.
You will be receiving the payment inform of money orders/check for the tutorials while i will also pay the Nanny that will look after him during his stay there, so as soon as you get the money orders/check cashed you'll deduct cost of tutoring for a month and send balance to my nanny that will be communicated to you later on .
If you are ready and willing to accept this offer which is in the best interest of my son and yourself, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on time as he will be arriving soon, also I want you to know he's my only son and I love him more than I love myself, I would have accompany him if not that am in the middle of a big project so I hope i can trust you with my life because he's my life and reason why i work, also i made a promise to his mom to take very good care of him and see that he has a very bright future.
He is aspiring to be an engineer but his mom would have loved to see him in a doctor's suit... I want you to teach him good morals and academic, also I want you to help me make him discover himself and follow the path of what his heart tells him to be, I want the brightest future for him, I truly hope I can trust you with my son and with the nanny's payment although my son is of out most importance.
Thanks for willing to help, I will be waiting for you to e-mail me with the following details so we can make concrete arrangement very soon .
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:
AGE:
SEX:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Very Respectful,
Mark Bill
Same thing happened to me, but I deposited the check this past Wed. I plan on calling my bank tomorrow and explaining the situation to them. I feel like now I need to change my email address. Luckily, I did not give my home address.
The guy's name was
Carl Thomas and he used the email Carl.Thomas@live.com
Add Kelly Smith and the e-mail kellysmith101@yahoo.com to the list.
I received the same email pretty much to the letter as quoted by the Jul. 3rd commenter. Received from a "Thomas A McDonnell" , mcdonnell200@gmail.com
!!!!!!!!Oh my god!!! I did not know about that. I posted some ads on craigslist and I received a similar email to yours and I believed the guy. I gave him my address!!!!!! And phone number! ( I think I gonna faint)I am totally freaking out!!! How could I know? Then I had another email similar and I started to doubt...I made some research and I found this blog! Please tell me what should I do now??
The guy said he sent me a certified check? And asked me to notify him once I will receive the check?
Thank you so much in advance for your precious help and answers!!
I work in an automotive repair shop and they are trying to scam us here as well.
I received an operator assisted telephone call. The person stated that they are having a vehicle towed up from Texas (we are in Ohio) for repairs. They were going to give me a credit card number to run and wanted the leftovers sent back via Western Union.
It was difficult communicating via an operator so I suggested using e-mail. They gave KLEEBDAN@YAHOO.COM
Thanks for having this website!
Peace!
Dan
Medina Muffler
Same thing with
To: "Tanika Linda" tanika.lopexa@yahoo.com
... but watch, I'm gonna play with them...
New Scammer name: Terry Blanco
Hi There,
Thanks for getting back to me.My Name is Terry Blanco..I am from
Harvey,IL but currently based in Milan,Italy with my wife and
children..My Son Bryan will be coming for an holiday in the States,and
i want him to be busy throughout. Therefore, i just want to know if he
can always come to you and teach him good things on English &
Science.If this is possible,i will want you to get back to me with the
cost of your teaching him for a month which can start as soon as
possible..
He will be in the states in very soon...He will be coming to
your Place for 2 hrs each morning,afternoon or night depends on your
schedule..I have someone that will always drive him down to your Place
or library in your neighborhood,i mean a Nanny or perhaps you can as
well come to him. My Son is Bryan is 13 yrs old and he hardly excel in
those aspects.I will want you to calculate 2 hrs per day for Monday
and Wednesday for a Month,and get back to me so that we can arrange on
payment.
Kindly get back to me with total charges for One Month that he'll be
taught 2 times per Week. Thanks and waiting to read from you soon.
Terry Blanco
Here is an email I received today from Brian Dawson:
Hello,
Thanks for the reply. The position is still available and thanks for wanting to take my daughter the tutor. Its really amazing and she is very happy.
I have made contacts with my daughter concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which she told me is ok by her and I want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month, which should be $50/hr,and also am planning that you will be teaching her 2 times a week,for 2hrs per day,so you will be earning a total sum of $800 per month. In order for you to know we are very serious about this we will sending you a upfront payment for the first month via a bank official check issued by my financier and will be mail to you via UPS next day delivery. I will also like you to know that my daughter is presently with her mother in Australia and she will be coming over to the state in some few weeks time, i will be depending on you about the tutor. She will be arriving the state on 8th of August.
My Daughter's name is Cheryl, she is just 12yrs and very gentle and full of life.. She will be staying with a good and lovely nanny in the state which i will get in a dew time. and she (nanny) will always bring her for the tutor. The nanny will make arrangement about the apartment they will be staying during her stay in the state and i assure you they will be very close to your location so as not to be late for the tutor.
My financier will effect the payment as soon as i give him the instructions to do so. The payment you will be receiving will be for your one month pay in adavnce and the rest will be for the nanny to take care of cheryl. The tutor will be for 3 months before i will probably get her an admission in a good school and i hope you will be able to help me with that too. Also i will like you to know that cheryl will be coming with the necessary books that you will use in tutoring her.
Get back to me with the information below if you are truly serious about the job, so that my financier will issue out the payment asap and so to secure you for the service.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY,STATE,ZIP-CODE:
CELL PHONE:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
Possible Working hrs:
Any mode of identity:
Lastly i will like to have her tutored in a quite place probably in a library if there is any one around you. I believe you will treat cheryl the same way the nanny will treat her. Hope to hear from you asap.
Thanks
It seems similar to the ones you have received. I sent him a message back saying that I would need the nanny's information to verify this offer.
I am so sick of this crap on Craigslist. I am honestly looking for tutoring work and need cash. Today, yet again the only responses I seem to get are from scam artists. This is from New York BTW, for anyone else looking for work in that area:
Hello,
I really appreciate your response and i will like to inform you that
you will be teaching my little daughter. I have told her about this
and she seems very happy.
I have made contacts with my daughter concerning the arrangement of
the tutoring which she told me is ok by her and I want you to know
that i am going to pay for 1 month, which should be $50/hr,and also am
planning that you will be teaching her 2 times a week,for 2hrs per
day,so you will be earning a total sum of $800 per month. In order for
you to know we are very serious about this we will sending you a
upfront payment for the first month via a bank official check issued
by my financier and will be mail to you via UPS next day delivery. I
will also like you to know that my daughter is presently with her
mother in Australia and she will be coming over to the state next
week, i will be depending on you to handle her in her academics
because it seems she is lacking behind in some subjects. She will be
arriving the state on 10th of August.
My Daughter's name is Cheryl, she is just 12yrs and very gentle and
full of life.. She will be staying with a good and lovely nanny in the
state which i will get very soon and she (nanny) will always bring her
for the tutor. The nanny will make arrangement about the apartment
they will be staying during her stay in the state and i assure you
they will be very close to your location so as not to be late for her
classes.
My financier will effect the payment as soon as i give him the
instructions to do so. The payment you will be receiving will be for
your one month pay in adavnce and the rest will be for the nanny to
take care of cheryl. The tutor will be for 3 months before i will
probably get her an admission in a good school and i hope you will be
able to help me with that too. Also i will like you to know that
cheryl will be coming with the necessary books you will be needing.
Get back to me with the information below if you are truly serious
about the job, so that my financier will issue out the payment asap
and so to secure you for the service.
FULL NAME :
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY,STATE,ZIP-CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
Possible Working hrs:
AGE:
Lastly i will like to have her tutored in a quite place probably in a
library if there is any around you. I believe you will treat cheryl
the same way the nanny will treat her. Hope to hear from you...
Here it comes again, but with no mention of wiring extra money back this time. I knew it sounded too good to be true!
This time around his name is Ray Taylor (taylray@gmail.com):
Hello,
I really appreciate your response and i will like to inform you that you will be teaching my little daughter. I have told her about this and she seems very happy.
I have made contacts with my daughter concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which she told me is ok by her and I want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month, which should be $50/hr,and also am planning that you will be teaching her 2 times a week,for 2hrs per day,so you will be earning a total sum of $800 per month. In order for you to know we are very serious about this we will sending you a upfront payment for the first month via a bank official check issued by my financier and will be mail to you via UPS next day delivery. I will also like you to know that my daughter is presently with her mother in Australia and she will be coming over to the state next week, i will be depending on you to handle her in her academics because it seems she is lacking behind in some subjects. She will be arriving the state on August 15th.
My Daughter's name is Cheryl, she is just 12yrs and very gentle and full of life.. She will be staying with a good and lovely nanny in the state which i will get very soon and she (nanny) will always bring her for the tutor. The nanny will make arrangement about the apartment they will be staying during her stay in the state and i assure you they will be very close to your location so as not to be late for her classes.
My financier will effect the payment as soon as i give him the instructions to do so. The payment you will be receiving will be for your one month pay in adavnce and the rest will be for the nanny to take care of cheryl. The tutor will be for 3 months before i will probably get her an admission in a good school and i hope you will be able to help me with that too. Also i will like you to know that cheryl will be coming with the necessary books you will be needing.
Get back to me with the information below if you are truly serious about the job, so that my financier will issue out the payment asap and so to secure you for the service.
FULL NAME :
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY,STATE,ZIP-CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
Possible Working hrs:
Lastly i will like to have her tutored in a quite place probably in a library if there is any around you. I believe you will treat cheryl the same way the nanny will treat her. Hope to hear from you..
Thanks
Got one too... from paulsmith00741@yahoo.com looking for a tutor in Chicago.. yikes!
Hello ,
How are you doing today and the family...hope you are having a great day over there,Am looking for a good tutor english teacher for A boy of 12 yrs, more so for accepting the offer and its okay by me,I have made contacts with my son concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which he told me is ok by him and i want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $60.00/hr(which i have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching him 3 times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee for the subject which is English and when you will be available to teach him during the week So my son will be coming down for a Tutor and vacation by middle of Augst 2009 and i want him to study more about what he need to know while he is in the states and understand and able to speak a little bit english and that will help her to understand what you are teaching her.... we live in Denmark...So i want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of check for the tutorial while i will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of him and the nanny would bring him down to whereever you believe it will be comfortable for you to have the tutorial, so as soon as you get the money cash you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking care of the kid which the information will be giving to you later.. Regarding this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trust you that you will teach my son good academics and some moral respects so that they can be good to their self in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian my son would be coming down to stay with the nanny that would bring him down anytime you have a class with him and the tutor would start by 25th of Augst 2009.....my son (Mike) speaks a little bit english and he is in grade 7,so that they can be good to their self in the future, moreso i will like to let you understand that your location will determine where my child will stay because the nanny schedule is flexible to any area in your state ok,i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian my son would be coming down to stay with the nanny that would bring him down anytime you have a class with him...well i will need some information from you before i can send out your payment..i think i can trust you with my son and money because have never deal over the internet before okay...i would await the information... so i can proceed on the payment asap.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY: STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARITAL STATUS:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
so what happens if they get your mailing address, send the check and you don't cash it?
Just got this one, very similar:
From: james mark j.mark2979@yahoo.com:
Good day to you over there, I need a tutor for my son Alex for the
month of AUG/OCT,he was born 12th january 1997, i got your advert
while surfing through the internet and i really want my child to be
taught by you.Alex is 12 year old and easily catch up,easy going he is
neat boy and gentle and intellingent,he loves education and athletics.
Although,i understand you are in (U.S} but i've arranged with my Nanny (ASSOCIATE) living there that my son is coming to stay with him for his period of tutoring and he has agreed with me,i am based in
England ...Kindly get back to me ...... You can contact me on .MY
EMAIL BOX
1.YOUR CHARGE FOR AN HOUR....
2.TOTAL CHARGES FOR 1 MONTH THAT HE
WILL BE TAUGHT 3 TIMES PER WEEK..
Don't hesitate to e-mail with your total charges for one month.
Thanks
My mom replied to a HOME TUTORS NEEDED request found on craiglist. This was the email she received back from a Richard Baker.
rrichbaker@yahoo.com
Thanks for the blog. It was helpful in showing her the request was an email scam. She just truly wanted to help the child with his tutoring.
Thank you for your quick response,i want my son (Jose) for the tutorial. A boy of 12yrs, more so for accepting the offer and okay's by me,I have made contacts with my son concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which he told me is OK by him and i want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $80...00/hr (which i have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching him 3 times week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee for.The subject which is English and when you will be available to teach him during the week So my son will be coming down for summer on Early September and i want him to study more about what he need to know while he is in the states and he speaks a little bit English you need to work on spelling, writing, little pronunciation and reading We live in SPAIN...So i want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of check for the tutorial while i will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of him and the nanny would bring him down to where ever you believe it will be comfortable for you to have the tutorial, so as soon as you get the money cash you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking care of the him which the information will be giving to you later.Regarding this,kindly send your full information receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trust you that you will teach my son good academics and some moral respects so that they can be good to their self in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian my son would be coming down to stay with the nanny that would bring him down anytime you have a class with him and the tutor would start on Middle of september .......my son speaks a little bit English and he is in grade Three.....i would await the information...so i can proceed on the payment asap.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
MARITAL:
STATUS:
PRESENT JOB:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
EMAIL:
Regards,
Richard.
and another one:
Rejoy tembe rejoytembe@gmail.com
Hello,
Thanks for replying back to my online job posting, requiring your tutorial service for my daughter, I would like to make a tutoring arrangement between you and my daughter. I would like you to tutor her within a period of 1 month, on a schedule basis of 1 hr daily, 3 times weekly, totaling 12 times in a month. I am willing to pay $50/hr. I would like to use these medium to inform you that my daughter don't live in the US, she would be flying from South Africa to the US. I want you to teach her during her 6 months stay in the US, if there is need to extend your services, an amendment would be made to your salary. she would be dropped off/picked up by her nanny during the hours of teaching at any location you want the tutoring to take place in your area.
You would be receiving a check drawn from a Bank in the US, from my associate in the US, since i am from South Africa and right now am in Cuba on a business trip the payments won't be honored in any bank there in South Africa or here in Cuba. This check would be made out for the cost of the tutorial services you are rendering, and also for their flight tickets .
Regarding this- I hope i can trust you with these payments, as the payment would be made out in excess, so all you have to do is deposit and cash the payment at your bank, deduct your tutorial service fee, which should be $50 per hour X 12 Times a Month = $600 i would include an additional $100 for run around fee and any text book you might be needing- so $700 is what you deduct from the check you receive , whatever the remaining balance is after deduction of the $700 go ahead and deduct Money Gram or Western union transfer sending charges for sending out the remainder to the nanny who would be contacting you with further arrangements and instructions regarding pickup/drop off of my daughter to the location where you would always teach her. So i hope i can trust you that you will teach my her good academics and some moral respects and the money to be sent to the nanny. I look forward to a detailed message from you containing the following information, if you are OK with my arrangements.
Full Name.
Mailing Address including Zip Codes ( no PO Box pls ).
Cell No ( If Available ).
Home No.
Gender.
Best Time to Call.
Email.
N.B My daughter's name is Lebo and she is 12 yrs, she understands a bit of English, i just need her English reading and writting Upgraded.
Thanks for your Understanding.
Rejoy
I found an ad on Craigslist with a similar story, though from JAMES BENTLEY.
Definitely a scam!
Hello
Thank you for the email, I want my son (James) for the tutorial. A
boy of 7yrs, James first language is French but his spoken English is
very poor and will be coming from France which will arrive first week
of September more so for accepting the offer and its okay by me, I
have made contacts with my son concerning the arrangement of the
tutoring which he told me is OK by him and i want you to know that i
am going to pay for 1 month, which should be $52/hr (which i have in
mind) And am planning that you will be teaching him 3 times a
week,which is 1hr per day so get back to me with the total fee for the
subject which is English and when you will be available to teach him
during the week. So my son will be coming down for a 4 months trip and
i want him to study more about what he need to know at his age
presently and more and so that he speaks a little bit English because
his spoken
English is very poor. I am a busy type i travel a lot so i want you to
know that i will be sending you the payment inform of check for the
tutorial while i will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of
him and the nanny would bring him down to where ever you believe it
will be comfortable for you to have the tutorial I will make an
arrangement with the Nanny on how to contact you, so as soon as you
get the money cash you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and
send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking care
of the kid which the information will be giving to you later.
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Regards
Bob
kelvin bob
rev.kelvinbob@gmail.com
I posted an ad on the Tucson Craigslist and got a reply. After telling the "Father" of a 15 year old child to be tutored for a Pilot Knowledge Test that the fee would be $240 for 12 sessions of one hour each, that he could pay using PayPal or money order, and that the child had to show up with his books and other materials, I got this email:
"Hello ,
Thank you for the email and really appreciate your consistency..Well Ethan is still new to this so you just have to start with him ok,so if there is any handbook needed for the lesson just let me know with the charges for it ok.
Am glad the way you have kept me posted on the (tutoring) and more so I
have accepted your offer and its ok by me,I have make contacts with my son
concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which he told me is ok by him and that he will like to come as soon as possible for the lesson to commence.
So I want you to know that i am going to pay for a month lesson which
is $480 like you said and i want you to know that my client who is in US will be sending you my salary payment....Also i want you to know that the rest of the money will be used to get accommodation beside your location and any other arrangement for the lesson..
So as soon as you get the check payment then you will cash it and deduct
your cost of tutoring of the lesson for a month and send remaining balance to my Son's NANNY Via Western Union.
Regarding this kindly get back to me with your full information to receive the
check so that payment can be able to made out in time
Your full name .....................................................................................
Your full address,apt # with zip code..........................................................
Your phone number for contact..................................................
I have instructed Ethan to get some of his picture for me so i can mail them
to you for recognition ok...
Thanks you in the anticipation of your understanding and waiting to read from you soon.
Regards
Engr.Daf"
he is using engr.dafrobert@yahoo.com as his email address
I got this
My name is Mrs meehank I'm interested in your lesson. I would like you to be taking my daughter your lesson while i am at work in your city. I live in England(UK) but I'm moving to your area because I'm having a contract with Environmental Protection Agency in united state, And they are the one responsible for all payment of all my need including the lesson fee and there mode of payment is by cashier check.the contract will be just for 4 weeks so i want you to email me back if you can teach my daughter (Sandy) she is just (17 yrs old) and also you don't have to worry concerning how she will be coming to the lesson i have already made all necessary arrangement for all her need in fact i have negotiate with a cab company that will provide herthe cab and driver that will be driving her to the lesson and driving her back home after the lesson . so i will want you to get back to me with the total
charges for the 2hr in a day 3 days in a week for good 4 weeks
YOU WILL HAVE TO EMAIL ME BACK ALL THIS INFORMATION SO THAT I CAN SEND IT TO THE E.P.A SO THEY I'LL
ARRANGE FOR THE PAYMENT ASAP.
TOTAL CHARGES FOR THE LESSON
YOUR FULL NAME TO BE ON THE CHECK
YOUR LIVING ADDRESS TO SEND THE CHECK TO
YOUR ZIPCODE
YOUR PHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION
I will be waiting to here from you shortly
Name: Kevin Meehank
Address: Ryhall Rd,
Stamford, PE9 1UA
United Kingdom
I got this
"My name is Mrs meehank I'm interested in your lesson. I would like you to be taking my daughter your lesson while i am at work in your city. I live in England(UK) but I'm moving to your area because I'm having a contract with Environmental Protection Agency in united state, And they are the one responsible for all payment of all my need including the lesson fee and there mode of payment is by cashier check.the contract will be just for 4 weeks so i want you to email me back if you can teach my daughter (Sandy) she is just (17 yrs old) and also you don't have to worry concerning how she will be coming to the lesson i have already made all necessary arrangement for all her need in fact i have negotiate with a cab company that will provide herthe cab and driver that will be driving her to the lesson and driving her back home after the lesson . so i will want you to get back to me with the total
charges for the 2hr in a day 3 days in a week for good 4 weeks
YOU WILL HAVE TO EMAIL ME BACK ALL THIS INFORMATION SO THAT I CAN SEND IT TO THE E.P.A SO THEY I'LL
ARRANGE FOR THE PAYMENT ASAP.
TOTAL CHARGES FOR THE LESSON
YOUR FULL NAME TO BE ON THE CHECK
YOUR LIVING ADDRESS TO SEND THE CHECK TO
YOUR ZIPCODE
YOUR PHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION
I will be waiting to here from you shortly
Name: Kevin Meehank
Address: Ryhall Rd,
Stamford, PE9 1UA
United Kingdom
Responded to a Craiglist ad, to cholasj68@yahoo.com, for "Lang/English Tutor Needed". Before I got a response from the guy/girl/whoever, the ad was flagged and removed on Craigslist. This made me suspicious, but I was dumb enough to end up assuming it didn't mean much at first.
I got a response a little while later (pasted below), and thought that all the grammar, capitalization, and punctuation mistakes were a little fishy for someone who claimed to be a Japanese native (I'm a linguist).
I wasn't going to give an address even if I was going to respond, but then I googled "English tutor scam" and found this, and confirmed my doubts. Thanks to everyone for posting! Saved me time, I'm sure. (I feel really dumb for not realizing right off the bat that the whole certified check cashing business was blatant scamming.) Email response below (from cholasj68@yahoo.com, AKA Nicholas James):
Hello,
Thank you for the email & Yes the Position is still Available, I want my Daughter for the tutorial. She is a Girl of 14 yrs and very smart. Thanks for willing to accept the offer and its okay by me.
I have made contacts with my Daughter concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which she told me is ok by her and I want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month, which should be $50.00/hr(as I have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching her 3 times a week,which is 2hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee and when you will be available to teach her during the week. I want you to tell me when you will be available to take her the Lesson, Time & Days. The Lesson should be start on the 20th of September this Month.
Also to tell you that we dont live in the states, We live in {Okayama, Japan] and my Daughter will be coming to the states for Sept.2009 also i want her to study more about what she need to know while she is in the states. About My Daughter: My Daughter name is Tammy.. She will be staying in ( In the State with the Nanny ) The Nanny will always bring her for the Lesson. I am Originally from {Okayama, Japan] so she is not good in English but understand a little. she will be there July 10th . The other Twine is here with me in {Okayama, Japan]. I am not sure about Tammy Level Grade of English, she can speak it a Little and Understand it.
Am using this as a Vacation. I want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of CERTIFIED CHECKS for the tutorial while i will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of Tammy while she is there for the lesson, so as soon as you get the Payment cash, you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance to the Nanny that will be taking care of Tammy which the information will be giving to you later. The Lesson will be taking for 2 Months but I pay for 1st month and The other month will be pay as the Lesson goes.
Regarding this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trust you that you will teach my Daughter good Academics and some moral respects so that she can be good to herself in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian.
I just need you to give me the nearest place or where you want the Lesson to be take Place. The Nanny will bring her there. Don't bother about how they will get to you. Thats as already been Arranged.
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER.
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Thanks
There's a new one with ande2kenx@aol.com. BEWARE.
I posted an ad on Craigslist for Arabic lessons, and the next day received a message from the same "Dr. John Nettles" that has already been mentioned. I found it odd that he said he was born and raised in Maryland, yet his written English seemed awkard. I feel silly for having exchanged a few emails with him, but was excited about the "job". I figured out he was a scammer after he told me he agreed to my price and that he'd send me a salary payment which I needed to cash, and then send the remaining via Moneygram to his son's Nanny. I told him I'd feel more comfortable if his son, "Alfred", brought me the money in person. I haven't heard from him since. Here is his "introductory" letter:
Hi ,
Thanks for getting back to me and for your commitment..Just to introduce myself to you...I am Dr. John Nettles, a practicing doctor in Dentistry...I was born and raised in Marriottsville,Maryland but am currently based in Scotland,United Kingdom with my wife and children.
My Son will be coming for a Vacation in the States,and i want him to be busy with something gainful and productive.Therefore, i just want to know if he can always come to you and teach him great things on Classical Arabic 3 times a week of 1hr lesson per day..If this is possible,i will want you to get back to me with the cost of you teaching him for a month which can start as soon as he arrives..
He will be in the states in very soon and will be coming to your Place for 1 hour each morning/afternoon or evening..I do have someone that will always drive him down to your Place,i mean a Nanny or perhaps you can as well come to him..
My Son's name is Alfred,he is 15 years old and he is just a beginner in Arabic. I will want you to calculate 1 hour per day for Monday,Wednesday,Friday or you can as well set 3 days that suites your availability for a MONTH,and get back to me so that we can arrange on payment.Kindly get back to me with..
Thanks and waiting to read from you soon.
Dr. John
I suppose that these guys think that we won't figure them out...pretty sad.
same story, guy's name is Gary Anderson, has one kid in the U.K. Michelle, coming to the United States.
$40.00/hr plus extra $80 for books and materials. mentions a guardian, airplane tickets, asked to wire a money to Tiffany Freeland in London.
His email is son4gg@aol.com
his cell 447821719532
I am horrified. I received the same letter-- identical with another name. I sent all of my info. Now what??
I GOT THIS SAME EMAIL, NAME CHANGED, DATES CHANGED, BUT WORDS EXACTLY THE SAME!! HAPPENED ON THIS SITE BY ACCIDENT!! NOW WHAT? I SENT IN INFO!!! tHIS RUINS IT FOR ME GETTING STUDENTS ON CRAIGSLIST!!
Thank you for the email,i want my son (James Jnr) for the tutorial.He is of 14 yrs and friendly , he is gentle and handsome and ready to learn whatever you can teach him , he lives with his mother in Philippine and i want him to come to the states and spend his holiday with me so that he can learn more about Mathematics,Physics and Chemistry very well as that is where he needs extra tutoring because i do not want him to be behind his mates. i hope you will be able to take care of him and tutor him well ,I have made contacts with my wife and son concerning the arrangements of the tutoring and it's ok by them
ABOUT THE TUTOR AND TIME:
You will be teaching him 3 times a week , 2 hours a day which will be 6 hours a week, i am going to pay for the first two weeks which will be ($1000) just for you to know how serious it is,also i want you to know that he will arrive in the states by May 15. So i want you to tell me the days you will be available during the week also the time , so i will know your full schedule for the 6 hours in a week ok , also let me know the best library around you that will be comfortable to meet you, so that i can contact the nanny that i have employed to cater for him and watch after him and the nanny can be bring him there, i want him to study more about what he needs to know while he is in the states and he speaks a little bit of English but no too perfect....smiles.... so you will be patient to explain and teach him. We lived in south Dakota for 4 years and i gave birth to him before my wife took him along to Philippine ,so i believe he can speak a little bit . About the time you will be teaching him, i don't know if weekends will be convenient for you , FRI , SAT, AND SUN ? Just asking any way , if its ok by you , Then you can email me back with time schedule for the 3 days, remember 2 hours a day. ( BUT HE WILL BE IN THE STATES FOR 2 MONTHS WHICH I WILL BE SENDING YOU YOUR PAYMENT WEEKLY)
PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT:
Am a very busy type, i work in a factory & i work a lot , so I want you to know that i will be sending you the payment in form of cashiers check for your payment, which you will get the check soonest ,also i will send you a tracking number of UPS courier service , I will mail the payment to you as overnight deliver because i don't want any delay about this tutoring , i want my son to start the tutoring as
soon as you can help ok ,More so i will be needing your TRUST AND FAVOR in the part of the nanny that will be bringing him to you at the library location you will provide , also the nanny will be taking care of him in feeding and other things , i have already contacted a nanny that stays close, and will be in charge of this , So i will be sending you a check of ($3925),so you will take out $1000 and send the rest $2925 to the nanny via western union which i will be giving you the nanny name and address where you will be sending the money to as soon as you get the check payment ,You may be wondering why the nanny money
is much , Just that she will be feeding and taking care of Frank while they will reside in a hotel near you with her for the 2 months and the nanny will also hire a Driver to be bringing them to you & the nanny will be paying the driver as well from the money, I hope you can understand this now . So i will want you to email me your full name and address for the check to be delivered to you on as soon as it's been processed so please do email me your full correct address and don't send a po box , so that the payment won't get lost ....
HERE ARE THE DETAILS I WANT YOU TO EMAIL BACK SO THAT THE CHECK CAN GET YOU:
First name...................
Last name....................
Address Line 1(No Po Box)...............
I got one a few days ago from Barry Lindamood, email address butt.mood@rocketmail.com. It said:
Hello,
Thank you for the email & Yes the Position is still Available, I want my Daughter for the tutorial Language. She is a Girl of 14 yrs and very smart. Thanks for willing to accept the offer and its okay by me.
I have made contacts with my Daughter concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which she told me is ok by her and I want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month, which should be $50.00/hr(as I have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching her 3 times a week,which is 2hr per day, so get back to me with the total fee and when you will be available to teach her during the week. I want you to tell me when you will be available to take her the Lesson, Time & Days. The Lesson should be start on the 5th of Oct.
Also to tell you that we don't live in the states, We live in Hong Kong and my Daughter will be coming to the states this coming week also i want her to study more about what she need to know while she is in the states. About My Daughter: My Daughter name is Charlene.. She will be staying in ( Houston with the Nanny ) The Nanny will always bring her for the Lesson either at your place or Library. I am Originally from Hong Kong so she is not good in English but understand a little. she will be in United State on 30th of Sept.
I want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of MONEY ORDERS/CHECKS for the tutorial while i will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of Charlene while she is there for the lesson, so as soon as you get the Payment cash, you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance to the Nanny that will be taking care of Charlene which the information will be giving to you later. The Lesson will be taking for 2 Months but I pay for 1st month and The other month will be pay as the Lesson goes.
Regarding this, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trust you that you will teach my Daughter good Academics and some moral respects so that she can be good to herself in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian. She so much Interested to learning & I hope you will teach her the best.
I just need you to give me the nearest place or where you want the Lesson to take Place. The Nanny will bring her there. Don't bother about how they will get to you. Thats as already been Arranged.
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER.
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Best Regards!
Barry
WHAT A CREEP THIS PERSON/PEOPLE ARE!
Here's one that I am most certain is a scam. I am offering trumpet lessons. I receieved this email sent by a 'Harry James' and the email is jamesharry910@gmail.com:
Hello,
My name is harry. I'm interested in your lesson. I
would like you to be taking my daughter your leson
while i am at work in your location. I live in brazil,
but i'm moving to your area beacause i'm having a
contract with ralph lauren. I work as a model and
the contract will be just for six weeks, I will be in
the State very soon because there is a great program
going on here in London in which i am the main in this
show. So it will be so difficult for me to see you, in
this case you have to assist me alot on by taking her
the lesson , cause i will be busy all through. His name is
(daniel), he is 14 years old. So i'm paying you with a
cashier check as soon as everything has been consider as
deal. i will like to know how much you charge to take
here for 4 weeks and also you dont have to worry i have
negotiate with a cab driver that will always driving her
down to your place go and come.Please get back to me
with the amount and i will be glad to update you and
make the payment in advance to show you how serious
i am.
Here's the one I got after responding to a tutoring ad on Boston craigslist. Please note the new name. These guys are scum. I am so mad.
Hi there,
Thanks for replying back to our online job posting, requiring the tutorial service for my Daughter, I would like to make a tutoring arrangement between you and my Daughter starting 19th Oct 2009, and I would like you to tutor her within a period of 4 weeks, on a schedule basis of 2hr Daily, 4 times weekly.We are paying you the first week teaching payment before she will be coming so that you can be sure you are hired for this work and we pay the weekly wages of $500. I would like to use these medium to
inform you that my Daughter don't live in the US, she would be flying from Sweden to the US, I want you to teach her English Langauge or (and) Mathematics for 5th grader during this period of staying in the US, if there is need to extend your services, an amendment would be made to your salary. The Local Library would be your meeting place with her,she would be dropped off/picked up by her nanny during the hours of teaching.
Payment Terms & Condition:
You would be receiving a Certified check that will be purchased from any bank in US from my business associates in the US, since i am from Sweden and Sweden payments wont be honored in a bank in the US, These check would be made out for the cost of the tutorial services you are rendering, and also for the living expense, nanny fees for my
Daughter. Regarding this. I hope i can trust you with these payments, as the payment would be made out in excess, so all you have to do is cash the payment, deduct your part
for the services, and send the remainder to the Nanny who would be contacting you with futher arrangements and instructions regarding pickup/drop off of my Daughter to the
library where you would always teach her. So hope i can trust you that you will teach my Daughter good academics and some moral respects so that they can be good to their self in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Nanny.
I look forward to read a detailed message from you containing the following information, if you are OK with my arrangements, terms and
condition.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL/HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
PRESENT JOB STATUS/POSITION:
EMAIL:
Thanks for your Understanding.
Fierle Judd
(+4)618-495-1859
Craigslist.com
I'm a 15 year old girl with highgrades and a very poor one income house so when i saw the ad i got really excited. it seemed kind of weird that the person was asking for my information and just taking my word on it and not giving me any information to contact them. they asked to me to send back the information which i did stupidly because i was excited about my first job. got the check and they asked that i transfered the money the same day. how is that suppose to happen unless it was my own money to start with? the person goes by Jerry Bentley
jtrbentley119@gmail.com
do you notice all this scams are from gmail accounts?
This site was very helpful. I decided to try to make some extra $ wiith tutoring. When i got the similar response as everyone else did, i could see right through it. they didnt even need to offer money for it to sound fishy.
I immediatly typed people scamming tutors on CL in google and your site was the first one on the list. Your site had exactly what i was looking for.
Thanks for making info like this available.
From Lawrence Cowalt, cowaltls@aol.com:
Hello ,
Thank you for the email, At present, i seek an experienced private tutor for my son in Math, English, Science and reading tutorial. I would be happy to have my son under your tutorship, I have made contacts with my son( boy of 12 yrs) concerning this arrangement of the tutoring and it's pretty cool with him. Please advise on your fees (per hour/per day) depending on how you've rendered your services in the past. I want you to know I'm paying for 1 month ($50.00/hr) is what I have in mind . I hope you understand this as total deposit to BOOK your services ) . Also am planning for you to tutor him 3 times a week, which is 2hrs per day, so get back to me with the total fee for the subjects and the days you will be available to teach him during the week. At present i am making arrangement with the school my son will be attending when he gets to United state as he presently stays here with me in United Kingdom (UK) He will be arriving in the states on the 11th of November 2009 and i want him to study more while there in the states because am planning a relocation for us, I took him with me after I lost his mother some years ago, that was a single painful experience in my life time .
I want you to know I'll be sending you the payment inform of a check for the tutorials while I'll also pay the Nanny that will look after him in the state while i join him later on, so as soon as you get the money/funds cleared you'll deduct cost of tutoring for the month and send balance to the nanny that would be looking after my Son in the state.
If you are ready and willing to accept this offer, which is in the best interest of my son and yourself, kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on time as he will be arriving soon , also I want you to know he's my only son and I love him more than I love myself , I would have accompany him if not that am in the middle of a big project. So I hope i can trust you with my life because he's my life and reason why i work, also i made a promise to his mom to take very good care of him and see that he has a very bright future, he's aspiring to be an Engineer but his mom would have loved to see him in a doctor's suit ...I want you to teach him good morals and academic, also I want you to help me make him discover himself and follow the path of what his heart tells him to be, I want the brightest future for him, I truly hope I can trust you with my son and with the nanny's payment although my son is of most importance.
Thanks for willing to help, I will be waiting for you to e-mail me with the following details so we can make concrete arrangement very soon .
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Home phone number:
Cell phone number:
Age:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Very Respectful
Mr. Lawrence Cowalt
I was surprised by this one because it was based on a classified ad in my school's newspaper, where I didn't expect to find a scam, although the offer of $50 an hour was quite high. I'm hoping that nobody at my school falls for the scam! Hopefully the newspaper will put out a notice soon.
Here's one - name is "Albert Tania". The initial email in response to my application seemed pretty normal, and I followed up - for which I now feel pretty stupid, given this super-obvious shit (copied below). I suppose the "from Spain, moved to U.K." should be a general tipoff from now on.
---------------
Hello,
CONGRATULATIONS! After thorough review I have solely selected you for the services of teaching Raul and Rita English, I want my Children to be able to communicate in English very well. Hence I am putting in some measures to this effect.
Kindly be informed that you would be in receipt of the payment for your services soonest as a deposit to be sure i have secured your job position. Also note that I will include in the payment the money for Raul and Rita items and needs, Teaching materials, Books, and other sundry materials for their comfort. Hence, all you need do upon the receipt of the payment is to deduct the money accrued to you (i.e. payment for your services)and forward the rest to the store agent who would be supplying you with the materials via an Overnight Courier. I would provide you with the store manager’s details so as to have the money sent as soon as you receive it for the immediate release of the items. I hope all is clear as I anticipate the best teaching lesson and care ever for my kids......I would call you as soon as i have schedule our flight details and ready to come over....Get back to me as soon as you receive this email so i can advise you on other proceedings..
Regards,
Albert
Here's the latest variation on this one:
It comes from the name "dave mart" and the email address: mnatertyurs@gmail.com and was found in the Denver craigslist.
Hello Applicant
Thanks for replying back to my online job posting, requiring your tutorial service,I would like to make a tutoring arrangement between you and my 10 year old son from november 20th till december 20th. I would like you to tutor him within a period of 4 weeks, on a schedule basis of 5hr per week making a total of 20/hrs a month. I am willing to pay $40/hr. I would like to use these medium to inform you that my son does not live in US, he would be flying from london,United Kingdom,I want you to teach him during his stay in the US, if there is need to extend your services, an ammedment would be made to your salary and you will be notified. He would be dropped off/picked up by his nanny during the hours of teaching at any location you want the Tutoring to take place in your area. Your total payment for the tutorial service is $800.
I will send you my 3 money orders of $900=$2700 which i bought the last time i came to the USA.You will take the money order to your bank and cash it. I am sending you that much money because of my dad's illness. My dad got sick couple of months ago which made me spend lots of money taking care of his medical bills so am short of cash now.
The money order is from USA which is cashable at your bank and it is not cashable here in UK. The money order will be for payment of the tutorial services you are rendering and the flight ticket of my son's Nanny.Regarding this I hope i can trust you with these payments. As soon as you receive the money order, take it to the bank and cash it. Deduct $800 which is your payment,Then send the balance of the money to my son's nanny in London through western union money transfer so she can buy her flight ticket and that of my son. My sons nanny will be contacting you later with further arrangements and instructions regarding pickup/drop off of my son to the venue where you would always teach him. So i hope i can trust you that you will teach my son good academics and the money to be sent to the Nanny for her flight ticket.
Email me your name,address and cell phone# so that i can send you the payment as soon as possible
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks
Dave
I almost fell for it! He's still going at it...this time its Robert Fergusen:
"Hello, Thank you for your quick response,i want my Daughter (Josee) for the tutorial. A girl of 10yrs,I have made contacts with my Ex Wife concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which she told me is OK by her and i want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month,which should be $85...00/hr (which i have in mind) And am planning that you will be teaching him 3 times a week,which is 1hr per day,so get back to me with the total fee for the subject which is English and when you will be available to teach her during the week So my Daughter will be coming down from France to leave with me and i want her to learn English because she have speaks French and she speaks a little bit English you will need to work on spelling, writing, little pronunciation and reading she lives in France with her mother...So i want you to know that i will be sending you the payment inform of check for the tutorial while i
will also pay the Nanny that will be taking care of her because i am in Scotland right now for a 2 weeks business and the nanny would bring her down to where ever you believe it will be comfortable for you to have the tutorial, so as soon as you get the money cash
you will deduct cost of tutoring of the lesson and send the remaining balance to my nanny that will be taking care of the her which the information will be giving to you later.Regarding this,kindly send your full information to receive the payment so it can be made out on-time. So hope i can trust you that you will teach my Daughter good academics and some moral respects so that she can be good to herself in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Guardian, my Daughter would be coming down to stay with the nanny that would bring her down anytime you have a class with her and the tutor would start by the Early of Feb.......my Daughter speaks a little bit English like i said Earlier and she is in grade Four....i would await the information... so i can proceed on the payment asap.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
D.O.B:
MARITAL
STATUS:
PRESENT JOB:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
EMAIL:Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Regards.
Roger Fergusen
How are you doing? I saw your Ad on Craigslist regarding this same item for sale and I am writing to let you know I am very interested in it and even willing to pay you an additional $25 if you are willing to sell to me. I saw the description and okay by me though I would not be able to come pick it up because I am currently away on a Missionary Outreach but I would have my Movers Come for pick up once we finalize with the payment. Also, it's my first time transacting on Craigslist, I really don't know how it works but My Financier will be mailing (overnight) a certified check to cover the cost, Apparently the check will carry the payment for the item you are selling and the mover payment. As I do not know what you have in mind, but if you like the method of payment by sending certified bank check to you because that is my mode of payment , I don't really have much time to come over to see it, and if you are okay with my mode of payment, kindly provide to me the payee name and your home address and a valid phone number, so that the check can be mail to you ASAP. As per shipping, I will make arrangement for the pick up. So what I need you to do now is to get back to me with the following information for the payment. I will also wait for the check to clear before I have my shipper to come for pick-up at the exact location of the item.
Firstly your full names........
secondly your full physical address......
Thirdly a valid phone number to contact you.......
Best Regards.
I await your swift response.
Rev. .......
williams_happy00@yahoo.com
Mine's from Buffalo, Craigslist. Here's the response when I said prove your not a scammer.
Hello
Thank you for contacting me. I am originally from Mill Valley CA and now live and work in France and I want tutor more in the Areas of instruction include:
# English (Reading and Writing)
My Daughter is coming for a month visit in the USA and wants 3 weeks tutorial,her name is Sara,she is 11 years,she is very playful and brilliant girl.she is not coming to attend school but to tutor,she is a quick leaner,able to speak French and English and that will help her to understand what you are teaching her,well i will want you to teach her more in the topics English (Spelling,Reading and Writing)
I work for a consultancy firm here in Monaco,France for 15 years now. I'm happily married and blessed with three children,my Husband work with a TV station here as a reporter,that's why we are trying to set a good standard education for our children ..well I will want you to calculate your charges for that 3 weeks tutorial because I want the tutorial to start by next week and I'm offering $500 per week for the tutorials and an extra $50 for materials if thats ok with you
Payment you will be receiving is a check drawn from a Bank in the US,from my business associates in the United States.The check would be made out for the cost of the tutorial services you are rendering and also for the living expense (nanny fees) and the taxi driver of my daughter. Regarding this - I hope I can trust you with these payments,as the payment would be made out in excess,so all you have to do is cash the payment,deduct your full tutorial payment for the services,and send the remainder to the Nanny who would be contacting you with further arrangements and instructions regarding pickup/drop off of my daughter to the library where tutorials will take place
So I hope i can trust that you will teach my girl good academics and some moral respects.Your qualifications are convincing enough and I'm ok with this application please let me know your availability for this part time job position
I will need these information from you before i can send out your payment...
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS
CITY:
STATE
ZIP CODE
CELL PHONE
HOME PHONE
GENDER
MARITAL STATUS
BEST TIME TO CALL
PRESENT JOB STATUS/POSITION
EMAIL
ACCEPTANCE OF MY OFFER
Hope to read back from you asap.
Brett Bowles
I put an ad for french lessons about 1 month ago.
The only answers I got were from scammers.
Here is a list of names you gotta be careful with :
Allison McQuinn, Brian Adams, John Robertoc, Ethan Robert, Mary Williams/William Scott, Robert Paul.
I got into big troubles with my first scam: typical big check, asking for western union money transfer etc, threats...
Always look at the email adresse also, sometimes they are really weird.
Crap. I figured it was 2 good 2B true. I answered for my local town but the add also listed Conrad Texas as a target. The ad itself was professional, but the email response sounds just like the rest....
Hello Tutor,
Good day and thanks for replying back to my online job posting , I would like to make a tutoring arrangement between you and my son for the month of August/September. A boy of 13yrs(John), I have made contacts with my son concerning the arrangement of the tutoring which he told me is okay with him and I want you to know that i am going to pay for 1 month, I am willing to pay $50/hr.
I would like you to tutor him within a period of 1month, on a schedule basis of 1hr Daily, 3 times weekly, totaling 12 times in a month. ,so get back to me with the total fee for the subject you will be taking him, when you will be available to teach him during the week. Also i will like you to know that he is not a special need kid and fluent in speaking. Thanks
Best Regards,
Mr Henry
I have responded with a bunch of questions that he/she can't possibly answer unless they are local. Either way, beware of scams like this and be suspicious of anyone using gmail or hotmail addresses.
Michelle Malone: generanite@gmail.com
Michelle Richards: fortunatnat@gmail.com
Says son's name is Eric. Will not respond to any requests about Eric's level of language competancy, or what language skills she wants him to learn. Same scam as above, otherwise.
Hello ,
Thanks for your response,I have made contacts with Paul concerning
the arrangement of the tutoring which he told me is okay by him and i
want you to know that you will be teaching him English , Also i'm going to
pay for 1week which i have in mind And i'm planning that you will be
teaching him 3
times in a week,which is 1hr per day making 3hours per week.
we don't live in United states,we live in London England.We will be
coming to the United states on Aug 29th with Paul my son. Because I will
be coming there to work on contract basis with United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
I believe i can trust you that you will teach my son good academics
and some moral respects so that he can be good for himself in the
future, I want to know if there’s any textbook that you will need
to use for the tutorial, because Paul is 3yrs old. if there’s any let
me know how much it
will cost, I will be spending about 2yrs for the contract job,
so i will be needing you to teach Paul . because he too much playing,
so the class we make him busy when i go to work.
More so,i have a financier that is based in the United states and
he will be handling the payment and some other expenses, so he
will be the one that will be taking care of your the payment,
I will instruct him to pay for the first week before our arrival
so as to secure for the tutorial, actually i should have paid for
more weeks but i will extend the payment if i'm satisfy with
your tutorial after the week.
Thanks for understanding, My financier will need the following information
so he can use the information to send the check to you.
Name :
Address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Phone number:
Did you accept my offer?
I know you will be committed to the tutorial,You will also have a nice
period of tutorial with my son. I will be waiting to hear from you
Thanks
John Moore
Thank goodness I found this site. This email I got from "Taylo Brown" is super fishy. Although he didn't tell me he was sending me a check or anything, I had already emailed my resume to him...bad idea. I guess I should be expecting a check soon. RAH. Here's the email:
"Hello and thanks for your respond and interest in tutoring my
Daughter...well i want my child to learn more about English in the
area of reading writing and spelling because she is coming to visit
USA for 3 weeks....well she is 16 years old,she understand and able to
speak little English and i think that will help her understand what
you are teaching her,she is a good and obedient child...well i will
want you to tutor her for 2 hrs Friday and Saturday or you can as well
let me know those days that are visible for you which will be 4hrs for
the 2 days for 3weeks which will be 12hrs for the whole 3 weeks
tutorial....well she will be traveling to the USA from Switzerland for
Summer break but will want her to enroll in tutorial and she will be
staying with a nanny...well i will prefer the tutor take place in a
library or a quiet place close to you ok so you can as well send me
the address of any good location that the tutorial can hold.....well i
will want the tutor to start by October, and i will be
offering you $30 p/hr....so let me know if you will be happy to
proceed with this arrangement for the tutorial.
Have a lovely day.
Brown"
Again, so glad I saw this site. I knew it was too good to be true.
That same scam happened to me too. I'm very thankful my gut said it was a scam. I filed a complaint so we'll see what happens. I received two certified checks for $3,800 each. So odd to send two checks back to back. I was not born yesterday. Hope they find these people: Paul Cross, Gary Jackson, or find out why 1105 Media, Inc. in California is involved.
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