Exposing scam artists who use Craigslist

CL Scambust Returns!

2009-12-17T11:33:00.000-08:00

Scam Artists, thieves, and low life's beware because CL Scambuster is back and ready to oust crooks wherever they may be. While many have tried, this site will stay operational for the foreseeable future.

Fake Job Scam

2009-10-01T13:46:00.000-07:00

Thank you to the concerned person who sent us this alert.

Name: John Bill

Email:bill_john_45@yahoo.com

Hello ,

Thanks for applying for the post, I quite appreciate it. I received and read your e-mail and it's reasonable and acceptable. So I will give this a go"

I'm looking for someone that can be trusted and reliable to work very well and good understanding person

This position is home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I need a very honest person, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings. As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include;

*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring. Scheduling programmes, flights and keeping me up to date with them, Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence while I'm away.

Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf. Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities..

Basic wage is $500 a week .

I'm sure you'll understand I tend to have a very busy schedulle at this point, as I am presently in Ontario Canada, I will be back in Three Weeks.

I think you're the right person for this post , Please note that this position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedul es, it's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others, so it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week. If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side. As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually. Permit me to use the coming week to test your efficiency and diligence towards all this, also to work out your time schedule to mine. I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us.. I'm online most of the time as I am hard of hearing so I prefer to contact each other through E-mails, but if there is need for me to call, I will be glad to do that. I am glad you are willing to work with me and i promise to be a good boss. I am also glad on the commitment in working. I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me this week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home, I do that every month . The funds will be in form of Money Order and it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to e mail you once you received the funds,You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out. I will get you more information on that,I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

Full Name:
Contact Address NO P.O BOX:
City:
State:
Zip-Code:
Phone Number:
Occupation:
Age:

Once I have received your contact information, I will get back to you with the task for this week,Understand you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get back from my business trip back to the states. Hope I am clear with that.

Get back as soon as possible..

Mr John Bill.

MLM Businesses: NW Marketing Inc.,

2009-09-16T12:26:00.001-07:00

The following businesses display an affinity for a MLM or pyramid business model. In addition their "grassroots" business approach means soliciting coupon books, oil change certificates, and other "today only" offers door to door.

NW Marketing Inc.,
11820 Northup Way
Suite 200
Bellevue, WA 98005
Tel: (425) 284-3072
Fax: (818) 450-0317

*Please note that 818 is an area in California, but company is allegedly in Washington State.

Nobeck Marketing Inc.
www.nobeckmarketing.com
1224 Mill St.
Building B
East Berlin, CT. 06023
TEL: 860-828-2020
FAX: 860-828-2018

*Confusing site shows GM building in Detroit as headquarters, yet their main location is in Connecticut.

9/16/09: Scam alert update

2009-09-16T12:21:00.000-07:00

This is a scam artist update for 9/16/09:

Name: Sandra Carter

Name: Jeannie Raleigh
Email: j.raleighx2@yahoo.com

Name: Elizabeth Larry
Email: elizarry21@gmail.com

Name: Broklyn Janes

Janneth Ike Scam

2009-08-26T13:06:00.001-07:00

From Janneth Ike <janneth_ike15@yahoo.co.jp>

FROM MISS JANNETH IKE
13 BP 2448 Abidjan 13
Abidjan Cote D,Ivoire.

Dear Trusted One,
Best Compliments.
It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though we have not meet before but I strongly believe one have to risk confiding in someone to succeed from my present situation and for the best of my future.
I am 19 years old the only child of my late parent Mr.Mrs Jude Ike Native of Monrovia, Republic of Liberia.Due to the series of continious war in our country for multiple years ago, there is this huge amount of eight million, three hundred thousand U.S dollars($8.300,000.00) which my late father kept in a STOREGE HOUSE here in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire before he was assasinated by some unknown enemies.
Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.
i urge that you help me to transfer this fund to your country for investment purposes on the followings below:
1). Telecommunication
2). Automobile manufacturing
3). Five star hotel
4). Or any profitable business that moves in your country
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me as your daughter?
2. Can I completely trust you?
If you can be of an honest and sincere assistance to me, i will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund for your kind and humane assistance.
I await your soonest response. my warmest regards to your entire family.
Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely,
Miss Janneth Ike.

Meet Faith Amuru or is it Faith Daniels?

2009-08-26T12:43:00.000-07:00

My name is Faith Daniel. I am a citizen of Kenya,I lost my father recently in the war crisis (political problems) that turned my country into shambles,He was a king, which our town citizens titled him over sixteen years before his death. based on this am trusting you to help me develop my future as the only surviving child of late Alhaji David daniel who is a miner and a big farmer in my country before his death on his arrival at the airport from Paris. The rebels short him of which he died after 2days in the hospital.

After his death my uncle had decided to take all our landed properties including fiscal cash and other house properties, but before my father died, he told me that he made some deposit of USD$4.9million United States dollars as he was hoping to use the money in purchasing mining equipment through his partners in Europe .This money was annually paid into my late fathers account from Shell petroleum development company (SPDC) and chevron oil company operating in our locality for the compensation of youth and community development in our jurisdiction.

But I had tried to search if I can get in touch with any of his Europe partner, but could not get through. this is my aim of contacting you to help me receive the money from the security firm in Senegal, as my fathers partner because I have tried to consult the firm over the claim, but they told me that my father intend to transfer the box to his partner in Abroad. This is why I had contacted you to help me out of this. I am only 24years and do not have any idea on this matter.I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my father and our family, which they were planning to do without my present because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town.

Please I need your assistance to talk with the safe security firm in Senegal . So that they can move the box to your country while I come over to your country to continue my education, I will give you the contact so that you can apply for the claim immediately for the retrieval because the security firm does not know that the true content of the box is money.Now,i urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the financial house to your country, That is why I felt happy when I saw you because I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help me invest this money wisely. I am ready to pay40% of the total amount to you if you help us in this transaction and another 20% interest of Annual After Income to you, for handling this transaction for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over.

If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in lifting this fund, kindly reach me with this email. Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as quick as possible with you, Please this is my email reply me so i can give you the fill details of this transaction.

Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Faith Daniel

Next Faith wrote:

Thank you for your efort to help me in this my darkest moment, please i do hope you will not betray the trust i have in you, I confidently know that i can trust you, Secondly i want to relocate to your and start a good business venture that will be profitable to us, as well finish my studies.

Now due to my political situation, I cannot make this claims by myself that is why i decided to make this contact with you for you to stand on my behalf to the bank and ask them the possibility of transferring this fund into your position in your country.

I have the statement of account and the dearth certificate of my late father for your prove, Everything concerning this transaction is clear. Listen very well, All that i have told you concerning my present situation is the real life am passing through right now, All i need you to do for me is to contact the bank on my behalf as my foreign Representative, And find out the possibility of transferring this fund into your position in your country, you are the only one that knows about this matter, And i Believing that i am safe in your hand, No body knows what i have and where i am, Please i am asking you for my safety and security keep it very secret and private OK,

I know that God will see us through. Once the fund hit your country, You will now send me money to process my travelling document, as you know now, I have nothing with me for now and you can reach me always on phone through the office line of the Rev pastor, you can call any time from 11am to 5pm london time because my pastor told me that it is the same time with Senegal.

I will like you to contact the European bank where the money was deposited by my late father for confirmation and possibilities of transferring the money into your account.

The contact information of the bank is as follows below,

Bank name : HERITABLE BANK LTD UNITED KINGDOM
The name of the transfer officer is: Dr Mark Sismey Durrant
Email address: heritablebankl@aol.com
Email address: heritablebank@aol.co.uk
Telephone number: +44 7031879960
Fax : 00448704716865

I will like you to contact this bank immediately on how to transfer the $ 4.9 million dollars deposited by my late father Dr.Shery Daniel of which am the next of kin.I have mapped out 40% of the total sum for your assistance and 20% for any expenses .Moreover, i will need your assistance to manage the money in any investment of your choice on my behalf since am too young to handle such money. My problem is that i want to come out from this place and go back to my studies because i want to finish my education over their in your country. thank you so much and may God bless you for me i will wait to hear from you,
Miss Faith.

PLEASE COPY THIS NOTE BELOW AND SEND IT TO THE BANK

Dear :Dr Mark Sismey Durrant,
It is a great pleasure to write you Sir in regards to the information pass across to me by one Miss Faith Daniel whose father’s name is late Dr. Shery Daniel and that the father has an account no 026834093 in your Bank. Miss Faith Daniel in several occasion has communicated with me over E-Mail to assist her receive a funds valued at $4.9 million dollars which her late father deposited with your Bank. I do here by demand that according to advise of Miss Faith Daniel that this bank should grant our request by transferring the said funds into my account in my country, I will appreciate if my request is urgently granted.
Thanks

Then Faith Wrote:

How are you today I hope all is well with you and l have been very happy since you came into my life and l know that my dream must surely come true My darling l have read the letter the bank sent to you and the bank need a lawyer from Senegal here So I will go and look for a good lawyer here in Senegal now and l will gave you the contact information of the lawyer here in Senegal so that you will contact him through email or telephone so that the lawyer will help us to get the Documents ready and also stand for us So that the bank will transfer the money to your account as soon as possible l will advice you as soon as the money transfered to your account you can come to SENEGAL to pick me. Please you know all my hope is on you now l don't have anybody to stay with that is why am hurry to come to your country and also to have a better life with you my life here is like somebody that stay in the prison No freedom No good food even good water infact my life here is so difficult for me to face as a woman of my age please darling help me out am in deep pain l will send you the lawyer information as soon as I comes back I thank you so much for your love and effort towards me and also to see this transaction went successful l really appreciate it may the almighty God bless you
Waiting to hear from you soonext
Yours Sincere Faith

Faith followed up this email with another one:

Hello dear,
Thanks for your ability to help me transfer the money to your position pending my arrival to meet with you, it shows you are a dependable and trustworthy person,dear I have never tell any body about this money the only people that knows about it is you and me no one again knows about it ( since my parent's are dead ) I will advise you to please keep it to yourself because I am afraid of loosing the money to people who will disappoint me and I promise you this from my heart ( I AM NOT GOING TO DISAPPOINT YOU ) and I equally expect the same from you. Now regarding the requests the bank needs from us I have contact a lawyer here and he agrees to help us, He is a registered lawyer in the United Nations and he is also a registered member in (Senegalese Bar Association) he will help in preparing the documents for us. Please I will like you to contact him through email or phone today and when your contacting him, tell him that you are my foreign partner and you want him to prepare a power of attorney and also get the affidavit of support from high court here in Dakar-Senegal and that he will do it in your name to enable the transfer of my (Late) father's ACCOUNT, to your account in Your country.

His contact information's are follows,

NDIAYE KHALIFA LAW FIRM
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATE.
N° 36, Avenue Faidherbe,
bp 11443, Dakar Senegal.
Tel: +221 777 289 507
Tel: +221 763 985 509
Fax:+221 33826 43 61
Email: ndiayekhalifalawfirm@yahoo.com
Web site: www.ndiayekhaliflawfirm.ning.com
Contact person; Barr K Ndiaye.

My Dear I will like you to contact him for the preparation of the power of attorney Please try and contact me when you are in-contact with him.
Yours Favor .

N.B. Dear please copy this letter below and send to the lawyer..........

Attn/Sir,
My Name is Mr.........., a foreign partner to the young lady Miss Faith Amudu, who has already contacted you concerning the documents.Therefore, HERITABLE BANK OF LONDON has urged the Foreign partner and Miss Faith Amudu daughter of (Late) Dr Amudu Daniel, to contact a recognized Senegalese lawyer for the preparation of the Power of Attorney and Affidavit of Oath from High Court here in Dakar-Senegal. This is to enable the transfer of her (Late) Father's Account to my Account, in my Country.However, am foreign partner solemnly solicit for your assistance so that the Document(s) can lawfully be prepared in my name. Looking forward to favorable acceptance and my tel phone number is +..... .................reply soon.Thanks for your co-operations.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr....

Update: July 28

2009-07-28T12:07:00.000-07:00

We are advising that people stay clear of the following known scam artists:

Name: Linda Lemay
Email: llemany@aol.com

Name: Augusta Ramirez
Tactic: unknown

Name: Terry Blanco
Tactic: Tutor Scam

Name: Bryon Rudd
Email: unknown

Name: Brian Dawson
Tactic: Tutor Scam

Name: Jeff Lee
Email: jeff.lee800@gmail.com

Scammer Update 7/24/09

2009-07-24T12:22:00.000-07:00

This is an update for 7/24/09

Name: Kelly Smith
Email: kellysmith101@yahoo.com

Name: Susan & Ritche Lanclos
Tactic: Pose as landlords with an apartment for rent
PH: +44 7024062089

Name: Thomas McDonnell
Email: mcdonnell200@gmail.com

Name: John Murry
Email: johnmurry@fresnomail.com

Name: Alfred Edwards
PH: +4470331564820

Name: Jeanne Raleigh
Emai: j.raleighm8@gmail.com

Name: Frances Hedges
Email: rroughly@hotmail.com

Name: Tanika Linda
Email: tanika.lopexa@yahoo.com

Name: Polly Marto
Email: casperg82@aol.com

OSHA Poster Scheme

2009-07-23T17:34:00.000-07:00

Attention Business Owners and Employees,

If traveling or door to door salesmen approach your business with an attempt to sell OSHA Posters, please know that this tactic is a complete scam. While it may be easy to fall for their high pressure sales pitch, just know that it is completely unnecessary for them to even be at your place of business. OSHA offers free official posters so your business will be in compliance. If you do not have an annual compliance poster, please visit OSHA's website and order one.

WORKPLACE POSTERS ARE AVAILABLE FREE - DESPITE MISLEADING ADVERTISING

Advertisements suggesting that OSHA workplace posters must be purchased from private companies to avoid fines may be misleading employers. OSHA reminds employers that its official posters are available free for the asking.

The official OSHA poster was redesigned last year to make it easier to read and understand. The new poster, called "It's the Law!" is available in English and Spanish. Employers need not replace older posters with the new ones, if they prefer to use them. Employers are required to display one of the two posters in a prominent location.

The OSHA poster informs workers of their rights to a safe and healthful workplace, how to file a complaint, report an emergency, and seek OSHA advice, and advises them of their right to confidentiality. It also lists the toll free number for OSHA, 800-321-OSHA, as well as phone numbers for regional OSHA offices around the country.

For a copy of OSHA's poster, visit OSHA's website at http://www.osha-slc.gov/Publications/poster.html. For the Spanish version, see http://www.osha-slc.gov/Publications/poster2.html. Employers can order multiple copies online by visiting www.osha.gov, then Newsroom, then Publications. Complete the order form online, and fax your request to Publications at (202) 693-2498. You can also call (202) 698-1888 or write to: U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA, OSHA Publications, P.O. Box 37535 Washington, D.C. 20013-7535.

Compliance4less.com: OSHA Scam - Business Owners Beware

2009-07-20T00:38:00.000-07:00

It has come to our attention that a company called compliance4less.com is complete fraud. This company recruits traveling door to door salesmen to sell OSHA posters for businesses. Their tactics involve high pressure sales to business owners, and insist their "OSHA authorized" workplace posters must be purchased in order to become compliant with the law.

What some owners do not know is that required workplace posters are available for free over the Internet or can be ordered by phone. In fact OSHA gives free work posters to anyone who is interested in obtaining them.

WORKPLACE POSTERS ARE AVAILABLE FREE - DESPITE MISLEADING ADVERTISING

Mary Coleman now Kate Coleman and Mary Brunswick?

2009-07-22T16:03:00.000-07:00

It appears that our efforts to flush out the scam artist using the name Mary Coleman have paid off. The factitious landlord who has posted everywhere on Craigslist is now using the name Kate Coleman. In fact this person has even posted on CL Australia using the name Mary Brunswick.

No matter what name they use, this person still claims to have a husband named John Coleman, and would like to rent a non-existent apartment for a very low deposit and monthly rate.

Name: John & Kate Coleman (use to be Mary Coleman)
Email: katecoleman1@yahoo.co.uk, exrental1@yahoo.com, maryforental@gmail.com

Name: John & Mary Brunswick
Email: oldmary90@yahoo.com, rdapartment@yahoo.com
PH: +8613558335439

Scam Artist Update 7/22/09

2009-07-22T15:46:00.000-07:00

This is a scam artist update for 7/22/2009:

Name: Dan Miles
Email: damiles333@gmail.com, damiles888@googlemail.com

Name: Alex Wells
Tactic: Factitious landlord with fake apartment to rent

Name: Alex Olivia
Email: oliviaalex3@gmail.com

Name: Tina Williams
Email: tinawils2@yahoo.com

Name: Jeannie Raleigh
Email: j.raleigh010@gmail.com, j.raleighq13@gmail.com

Avoid James Burrows, Cindy Sarne, and Darren White

2009-07-22T15:53:00.000-07:00

The following low lifes should be avoided when possible:

Name: James Burrows
Ph: 210-209-8524

Name: Cindy Sarne
Associate: Sandra Woods
Tactic: Factitious Landlord

Name: Darren White
email: unknown

IS-G Sports And Entertainment Marketing Scam - Lodi, New Jersey

2009-07-20T00:21:00.000-07:00

For the next few weeks we will feature scam companies and the scoundrels that run them.

IS-G Sports And Entertainment Marketing

300-2 Route 17 South
Lodi, New Jersey

This place claims to be a sports marketing company, but they are not that at all.

When you come in for your interview, they have sports logos all over their walls and a big TV showing ESPN, MSG, or another sports channel. The first interview is pretty routine and it seems like a decent company. If they like you, they ask you to come back the next day for 'job shadowing.' It's on this second day that you begin to figure out this isn't a marketing company, but a door-to-door soliciting company that drops young interns off at shopping centers to sell stupid crap, sometimes not even sports-related stuff.

They pay you by commission, but good luck trying to sell the crappy stuff they give you. Most of the time store owners yell at you to get out of their stores because they don't want solicitors. You go into each store reciting the same stupid pitch to get people to fork over 50 bucks to buy your stupid product of the day.

The receptionist seemed pretty desperate for workers on the phone, and now I know why. It ended up being a big waste of my time. As a huge sports fan who wants to go into marketing, I was very excited when they wanted to bring me in for an interview. Unfortunately, it's a whole scam to take advantage of young college kids like me. If you want to spend 10 hours a day doing door-to-door soliciting at random New Jersey shopping centers, then enjoy. Otherwise, don't bother with this poor excuse for a company.

Report: Drive Marketing Concepts Inc. Bill Bishop

2009-07-20T00:02:00.000-07:00

The following account can be read at ripoffreport.com

Drive Marketing Concepts Inc.

2080 Silas Highway
Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Ads all over the internet looking for entry level sports marketing people. They wanted college students with all degrees to apply for the job.

I smelled something funny when they called me on the phone and said they had reviewed by resume and they wanted to meet with me TODAY. I said that I couldn't and the 'secretary' told me that tomorrow was the last possible day for interviews so I agreed to come in.

When I got there there was a nice plasma television and one secretary at the desk. Another college aged kid was there for an interview as well so I had to wait outside for my turn.

I interviewed with Bill Bishop the 'CEO' of the company. He boasted about how much money he makes, and how with hard work it is so great and easy to make huge profits. He was joking around and 'buddy buddy' with me. The interview lasted about 20 minutes. He then said he had a few more people to interview and then he would select 5 people to call back for a second interview.

After 1 hour, I literally had FIVE MISSED CALLS from Bill. He left a voice mail saying to call back. I called back and no one answered. The secretary called back and said 'Someone from this number tried to contact us' and I said Bill had called me back and wanted a second interview. She responded 'Ohhh Congratulations'

Bill then got on the phone and told me I had to come in tomorrow for the second portion of the interview but since people were coming from 'far away' they had to combine the 2nd and 3rd parts of the interview into one. I would be needed from 11am-830pm. This is with no salary, no details, no nothing... he just said I would be 'shadowing an account manager'

At this point I was VERY suspicious about the activity of this company. I started looking all over the Internet for things about Drive Concept Marketing and Bill Bishop. The guy covers his tracks well... but not well enough.

I found out that he had another fraudulent company in Pennsylvania... and when people caught onto his scam he packed up and moved to Rocky Hill Connecticut and changed the company name. At this point I didn't even want to call the guy back to tell him I am not showing up tomorrow so I wrote an email... if he calls me tomorrow I am going to explode on the guy.

Basically he uses people as door to door salesmen and tries to manipulate college graduates with little and no experience. He makes huge promises and claims you will soon be a manager in his position making huge money. He tries to claim that he has made millions with the Yankees and golf courses to entice sports fans. This scam is all over the country under different names. Bill Bishop is a scam... stay away from him and drive concept marketing!!

Is John Mark's real name David Omiyale?

2009-07-16T10:47:00.000-07:00

The person who uses the name John Mark is total low life. Recently, we have reason to believe that John Mark is actually the known scam artist David Omiyale from Nigeria. It has become our mission to bring David Omiyale to justice.

Name: David Omiyale
Alias: John Mark

New Scam Artists

2009-07-16T10:30:00.000-07:00

This is a scam artist update for 7/16/2009

Name: Frances Hedges
Email: glourry@hotmail.com

Name: Rev. Daniel Foster
Email:dannyfoster001@racketmail.com

Name: Vincent Jay
Email: v.jay200@gmail.com

Name: Daniel Smith
Email: smith.daniel934@gmail.com

Name: Paul Russell
Email: paulrussellss15@yahoo.com

Name: John Coleman
Email: john.coleman62@yahoo.com

Name: Carolina & Joseph Sarne
Email: carolsarne@gmail.com

Name: John Mark
email: johnmarks002@hotmail.com

Name: Dan Kleeb
Email: kleebdan@yahoo.com

Name: Andrea Wells
Email: wellsandrea@live.co.uk

Email: judgemike16@gmail.com

New UK Scam Artists

2009-07-07T16:26:00.000-07:00

We are issuing a warning to any and all CL users in the United Kingdom. Beware of Rita Coffman and John Coleman.

Name: John Coleman

Tactic: Poses as Facticious Landlord

Associate: Mary Coleman

Email: maryinforental@yahoo.com

Name: Rita Coffman

Tel: +44 702 406 2089, +44 703 596294

Location: Highgate Hill, London

Scam Alert Update

2009-07-07T09:20:00.000-07:00

Update for 7/7/09

Beware of the following people:

Name: Pastor Steven Cammons

Email: stevencammons@hotmail.com

Name: Tola West

Email: Tola West@gmail.com

Name: Daniel Lappen

Email: daniellappen8g801@hotmail.com

Name: Louice Park

Email: louicepark@gmail.com

Jeremy Rose Arrested!

2009-06-30T17:04:00.000-07:00

After many hours and few leads, the St. John's County Sheriffs office announced an arrest. We are posting the personal testimony of one of his victims:

Jeremy Rose is a scam artist. I met Jerry just over a month ago in St. Augustine, FL. He presented himself to me and everyone else in St. Augustine as being from Ireland and spoke with a thick Irish accent. He suckered us all with tales of his time in the Irish Special Forces and of his many tours of duty. He sat on my couch and cried as he told me about how he got the large scar on the right side of his body while in Kabul, saving a child from a bombed building. He cried about the fellow service men he had lost and about all the death and destruction he had seen there. He told elaborate stories of his boyhood in Ireland, of how close he is to his mother, of how he loves to dote on and spoil his daughter, Lucy. He lived in my house with me as this man for almost 3 weeks, as this gentle, kind, generous, noble, sensitive, caring bear of a man. Unfortunately, not one bit of it is true.

Jeremy is really from Auburn, NY. He is american born and bred and his real speaking voice has no accent at all. He is not even of Irish descent. He has met his daughter Lucy only once and has never contributed a dollar toward her support. He has been in and out of jail for scheming to defraud and organized fraud charges over the last 18 years. He has stolen from his mother, his father, and his sisters Amy and Kate many, many times. When I first met him but prior to him staying with me, he stole the rent money from a man that had opened his apartment to Jeremy by telling him he was going to get a cashiers check for two months rent and pay the landlord. The roomate gave him his share of the rent money and the landlord was never paid. This man has been thrown out of his apartment as a result of his trying to help Jeremy out. Jeremy spent a great deal of time and energy getting me to trust him and to believe how much he said he cared about me. And I was starting to have real feelings for the man in front of me. Jeremy did steal some money from me while he was staying here, I am a waitress and always have cash on hand. But what he took from me is far worse than the money I am missing. He had me falling for a character that doesn’t even exist. Unless you have been through something similar I don’t know that you can understand how devastating this is, to have been scammed not for you money, not for someone’s survival, but for your emotions, because they get a rush from it. The whole time he was staying with me as an Irishman, he was calling old friends in Auburn from my phone at night when I was at work, telling them he had really straightened his life out, really learned his lesson and that he had gotten his act together. More lies.

And I wish I could say that this was an isolated incident. Sadly, no. A few days ago, I connected with a woman from Charleston, SC that he did the exact same thing to TWO MONTHS AGO. That means that only days after she kicked him out of her life for being a scam artist, he came to St. Augustine and started it all over. While scamming her, he also scammed a friend of hers, an 86 year old veteran, out of almost $5000. She and I have talked extensively, and he told us both all the exact same things: about his background, about his daughter, about how much he loved us and had not felt this way in years...he used all the exact same phrasing, all the exact same ploys to get us to trust him. I am sure that she wasn’t his first time doing this and I am sure that I won’t be the last.

In looking into Jeremy's past I have found an endless number of victims. While in Charleston, he stole the ATM card of an 86 year old veteran on a fixed income who had taken Jeremy in because he believed he was a veteran too. Jeremy went though his papers when he was asleep at night and found his pin number. In two days, he withdrew $1000 from this man's bank acct. He has stolen from a priest in North Carolina. He steals from men and women, young and old, from everyone he comes in contact with.

Other favorites stories of his are claiming to be a musician from Nashville or Memphis (talks with a southern accent for this one) and working on his recording career. He does play guitar, write music, and play the piano quite well, but chooses to scam people for money instead of using his musical talent to make money. He also may claim to have family connections to the Italian mafia/mob, have an uncle who owns pizza places in new york city. He almost always claims to be living off a family trust fund, and will pretend to transfer money from his bank acct. to yours, always with a good excuse why the money never shows up...in the meantime, you are paying for everything or even loaning him money based on the promise of these funds. He carries credit cards with him, but they are either not activated or pre-pay with no money on the balance. But he will pretend to pay your bills for you, on the phone in front of you, with these credit cards...if you call the company back you will find your bill unpaid. No matter what he claims, Jeremy is broke and penniless except for the money he steals.

Jerry Rose may attempt to go by another name. He has several identifying tattoos: one on his neck that says Romans 2:14, one on his forearm that says "Lucy" and one on his shoulder/upper arm that says Choir Boy and has a picture of a devil holding a microphone.

After being scammed by Jeremy "Jerry" Rose, many victims are ashamed and embarrassed and so don't file charges or even contact the police. Jeremy is a clever and accomplished scammer with years and years of experience. There is nothing to be ashamed about. But Jeremy is banking on your silence, which allows him to get away with it. If you know Jeremy Rose or he is in your life right now, do not attempt to confront him. He will just spin more lies. Most likely he will start an argument and find a way to blame or guilt you for the whole situation. Just call the police. Report any stolen money, property, etc. immediately. If nothing else, file a police report. If Jeremy Rose is talking, Jeremy Rose is lying. The only time he is not stealing from or scamming people is when he is in jail.

Chris Marcus & Dr. Richard Schilsky

2009-07-03T02:02:00.000-07:00

Chris Marcus is sending people fake checks from a Dr. Richard Schilsky.

Name: Chris Marcus

Email: chrismarcus024@gmail.com

Mary Clerk Update

2009-07-03T01:54:00.000-07:00

Mary Clerk has shown up again. This time with an address of : Maryclerk222@gmail.com

Mark Hill's Tutor Scam

2009-07-03T01:50:00.000-07:00

Scammer: Mark Hill

Email: mhills900@gmail.com

He's running a scam in Chicago's Craigslist for a tutor for his son. He claimed to be from the Chicago area who relocated to Italy.

He claimed that his son would be coming in for "holiday" in the States with his mother, then later on in his letter, wrote that a nanny would be caring for his kid. I grew up in the Chicago area, and to my knowledge the term we use is "vacation".

The kicker for me, he ended his letter with "Stay Blessed"... another non-Chicago thing, but maybe Nigerian?

New Scammer Alert

2009-06-13T17:07:00.000-07:00

These new scammers have recently appeared on the scene:

Name: Josh Amstel
Location: Portland, OR

Name: Gray Huston
Email: gray.huston@yahoo.com

Name: Bethany NG
Email: ng.bethany0@gmail.com

Name: Alberto Corona
Email: alberto.corona222@gmail.com

Name: Luis Gonzalez
Email: luisag324@yahoo.com

Jeannie Raleigh & Nicole Wilson Get Around

2009-06-13T17:01:00.001-07:00

This is an email update for known scam artists Jeannie Raleigh and Nicole Wilson

Name: Jeannie Raleigh
Email: j.raleigh25@googlemail.com, j.raleigh00q@googlemail.com

Name: Nicole Wilson
Email: nicolewilsonx01@gmail.com