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* Craigslist – Cashier’s Check Scammer

(This was sent to me in response to a set of couches I had listed on Craigslist in Southwest Florida).

From: Rosemary Masmedan
[email protected]
January 23, 2011

Hello,
Thanks for getting back to me,i am okay with the price and
condition, i would like to make an outright purchase immediately but i
will need your honesty because i anticipate that a Certified Cashier’s
check will be sent out to you via ups as the mode of payment,
concerning the pick up, i will be responsible for that, my mover will
come for the pick up at your location upon your confirmation of
receiving the payment and cleared in your bank.I would want you to
remove the posting from the web and also get back to me with the
information below so as to further a development.
1…….full names
2…….full home address
3……City, State & zip code and phone number.

As soon as this is provided,the payment will be mail out
immediately and i hope we handle this in good faith.

Thanks for the understanding… Rosemary.

 

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180 responses to “Craigslist – Cashier’s Check Scammer”

  1. JOE PUBLIC says:

    CRAIGSLIST SCAMS **** PLEASE READ *****

    I have been receiving replies to my Craigslist postings, with generic questions or statements in within the email message, such as:

    Do you still have?
    Still available?
    Is price correct?
    Send me your phone number.
    Is this your item (with a link to another site, which they probably make money off of by re-directing you to that site-or worse, the site contains a Trojan Virus etc.)

    Sure, some of these are legitimate, local people that are interested in my items.
    However, when I hit the “reply” button, I notice that the reply address is different than the original email address of the sender.

    This should be a tip off that they are scamming you for some reason–I imagine it is to get your legitimate email address for future Craigslist scams, or to sell that legitimate email address to a spammer.

    Look for misspelled words and for weird names.
    The Nigerians have not gotten their American names down perfect.
    I received an email from “Cathern Jonse” which probably was suppose to be Catherine Jones.

  2. I just got a response to a CL ad where they wanted my address so they could come look and bring me money. I flagged it with CL, using the link at the bottom of the email response directed through CL.

  3. Becky says:

    Just got a message from “Dr. Devin Frank” in responce to the piano lessons post. Im so glad i saw this because i had no idea it could have been a scam, until he sent his second email and i got a little suspicious. He was very rude and outright, saying things like “ok i understand what you are saying but i still need your adress.” He typed in a very neat set up were i could enter my adress and name and even my phone number. He said his daughter “Mary” was young and he needed to know she was safe with us. what a crook. Its disgusting. I hope he dosnt really have a daughter. poor thing.

  4. Why doesn’t CL do something about this? I have reported him, I am sure others have, as well. What good is their link at the bottom of e-mail messages ( report scams) if this guy keeps working it?

  5. Will says:

    Like a few others, I too just got a message from “Dr Devan Frank.” The broken English, shitty grammar, and odd nature of the content made me a bit skeptical so I did some research on the name and ended up here. Here is what he sent me in response to my tutoring ad. Seems like the same thing he’s sent to others…

    “Hello,
    My name is Dr Devan Frank am interested in your lesson. I would like you to be taking my daughter lesson while i am at work in your city. Am from England(UK) but i’m moving to your area because I’m having contract with Environmental Protection Agency( EPA) in united state, the contract will be just for 4 weeks, my daughter (Mary) she is just (16 yrs old) and also you don’t have to worry i have negotiate with a cab company that will be driving her down to your place go and come.

    So i want you to be taking her for 2 hours per day from Monday to Thursday for 4 weeks. Get back to me with total cost. I wait to read from you shortly.And remember she is all i have and i really want am conducive and a pleasant atmosphere for her.

    Dr Devan Frank
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447023044799

    Regard……….Dr Devan Frank”

  6. Katie says:

    When I put an ad up on Craigslist, I never intend to sell my stuff long distance so I am immediately wary if there is any mention of distance. Real people always say extremely unique things in unique ways–these scammers just can’t duplicate genuine interest.

    This was my most recent. Usually I just delete them, but his first email just said, “do you still have it?” (“it” was a funny word to use when asking about a pair of things btw).

    Hi,
    I am very interested and will buy at your price. I would have loved to come and see it,but my schedule is very tight.Your payment will be mailed out once you provide your full name.phone number and address.I can only pay via money order as am on a business trip now.I dont want to lose this to someone else.I won’t mind adding $30 so you can keep it in my favor.You should get your payment in 3-4 working days.I will appreciate if you can get the ad off craigslist so i can be sure you are keeping it in my favor.Please let me know as soon as you receive it so i can start making arrangement for the pick-up.Thanks
    Ryan

    and my response:

    I’m sorry, I only deal with local people and will only accept payment in hand from you in person–no mailed checks. I will have to leave the ad up for now. But you shouldn’t be too concerned if you are out of town, this has been on CL for a little while.

    Best wishes
    ~Kate

  7. Darlene says:

    Mystery Shopper scam:

    From: Mystery Shopper’s Office
    To:
    Sent: Thu, Nov 10, 2011 9:27 am
    Subject: First Assignment Instructions…

    ATTN: Mystery Shopper
    Below is the breakdown of your first assignment and how the funds will be spent and you are to take note of the following activities

    1. You are to cash the check at your bank upon receipt and deduct $200 (salary) survey fees for this assignment

    2. Your 1ST ASSIGNMENT:
    Assignment (A) Wal-Mart Evaluation:-
    Assignment (B) Western Union Evaluation:

    A. You are to make a purchase of any electronic items not more than $50 from any Wal-Mart/Target Store in your area. Remember: Any item you purchase from the store should be kept by you for your personal use since we are only interested in the accurate information from your survey

    B. You are to go to any Western Union Outlet close to and use their Western Union services, specifically “MONEY IN MINUTES” service.
    *ALERT PAY:* This assignment is to compare between our indigenous and privately managed* Alert pay* systems and Western Union’s *”Money in Minutes”*
    The major survey to be conducted will be stated in the guidelines below but make sure you tell them you are sending the funds to your family member who is on vacation and not to another mystery shopper nor should u disclose to them you are a mystery shopper.

    As a secret shopper, you should go there and study how to send money and memorize all you see at the outlet. We want you to report back to us with the following information about both Western Union and Wal-Mart/Target Store:

    GUIDELINES
    -Name and Address of the stores, -How long it took you to get services, -Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet, -Smartness of the attendant, -Customer service professionalism, -Reaction of personal under pressure, -Information that you think would be helpful, -Your comments and impressions.

    BELOW IS THE EXPENDITURES BREAKDOWN:-
    Money Received ………………$2975
    Per Assignment Salary …… $200.00
    Transport/Miscellaneous … $20.00
    Wal-mart/Target Store ……………………….$50.00
    Western Union ………………. $2705 MINUS THE WESTERN UNION CHARGES (Less than $45)

    As a secret shopper your job is to observe any thing useful going on in the outlet. Make sure you observe everything you see in there because you might be asked some other questions when we are doing our weekly assessment. So then you would go ahead and make a western Union money transfer to another mystery shopper for another assignment.

    TRANSFER THE REST OF THE FUNDS ($2705 minus charges less $45) THROUGH WESTERN UNION TO THE BELOW INFORMATION:

    NAME: MELINDA AGUIRRE
    ADDRESS: 40 AVON STREET
    CITY: MALATE
    STATE: MANILA
    COUNTRY: PHILIPPINES
    ZIP CODE: 1250

    Our Finance department has just established a new system which you might have never heard of and it is called Alert pay. And this service is been Privately owned and established under our management since 2007 With many competitors we have a very low rating and few customers and we want to develop and upgrade our service to the best and fullest. So we only need the report you provide so we can work on our service.

    Please try as much to be discrete while doing your work as a mystery shopper (YOU MUST ACT LIKE JUST A REGULAR CUSTOMER), just observe all you see and report back when you get back home.

    Also to further finalize this Assignment, you have to get back to us with the Necessary report and also with the below Western Union transfer information for the money you sent to the other mystery shopper:

    1. Senders Name and Address
    2. 10 Digit Money Transfer Control Number {M.T.C.N}
    3. Actual Amount Sent after the charges

    This project shouldn’t take you more than a couple of minutes to execute and the time limit matters to us, with that we can also determine your efficiency and the commitment you show towards working with us. Hope to have a long term business relationship with you depending on how you go about this first assignment. If you have any questions you can always reach me by e-mail 24hrs ([email protected]) or call 714 203 5103

    Please try to complete the assignments within 24hours so we can move on to the next assignment.

    Acknowledge the receipt of this mail by sending me an email.
    Best Wishes and Regards,
    Barry Walker.

    ***************************************************************************************
    Email from a Mark Warner [email protected]

    You were offered a job as a mystery shopper by a scammer using
    the fake name of Barry Walker. The job is fake. It’s a scam to
    rip you off with a fake check.

    He’ll tell you to cash a check or money order and send money by
    Western Union. The check is counterfeit. He wants to fool you
    into sending money before his fake check bounces. If you send
    money, you’ll lose it all.

    Don’t be a victim of this criminal like I almost was.

    Mark Warner

    P.S. PLEASE DON’T TELL THE SCAMMER ABOUT THIS WARNING. I learned about
    you because he accidentally sent me an email with your address on it,
    and I don’t want to tip him off about his mistake. That same mistake
    might help other innocent people avoid getting scammed, too.

    If you have a second, please reply to let me know you got this.

    *******************************************************************************************

    I did deposit the check…I will call the bank that the check was drawn on in the morning to see what they say.

    Strange thing…The check was drawn on a bank in PA but sent to me from CA. I am in the process of contacting the person that sent it to me from CA. They may have gotten scammed as well.

    I am leaving the check in an account I opened for just this purpose and not doing anything until it either clears or not.

    If it is a fraud I will contact the authorities.

  8. Mark says:

    Actually he is now using the name Dr. Walter Smitt (not Smith as previously)…this was in response to FOOTBALL LESSONS!!!

    Hello,
    My name is Dr Walter Smitt am interested in your lesson. I would like you to be taking my daughter lesson while i am at work in your city. Am from England(UK) but I’m moving to your area because I’m having contract with Environmental Protection Agency( EPA) in united state, the contract will be just for 4 weeks, my daughter (Mary) she is just (16 yrs old) and also you don’t have to worry i have negotiate with a cab company that will be driving her down to your place go and come.

    So i want you to be taking her for 2 hours per day from Monday to Thursday for 4 weeks. Get back to me with total cost. I wait to read from you shortly.And remember she is all i have and i really want am conducive and a pleasant atmosphere for her.

    Dr Walter Smitt
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447023044799

    Regard……….Dr Walter Smitt

  9. andrea says:

    So I was sent this same thing. I posted an add about giving private cooking lessons and received a response from Dr. Devan frank. I received the same email as many of you did. He sent me a check for 5000$ and said to deduct my charges and send the rest western union to an address in Texas. Luckily when I got the check I looked into the bank and investment group. Many frauds out of this. The check was real. It sucks that he/she is getting away with this. I’m going to turn it into the FBI and hopefully something can be done.

  10. Theresa Ciha says:

    Dr Walter Smitt emailed me back too for Jewelry making lessons for his 16yr old daughter. I know it was a Scam. Here is a copy:
    Hello,
    My name is Dr Walter Smitt am interested in your lesson. I would like you to be taking my daughter lesson while i am at work in your city. Am from England(UK) but I’m moving to your area because I’m having contract with Environmental Protection Agency( EPA) in united state, the contract will be just for 4 weeks, my daughter (Mary) she is just (16 yrs old) and also you don’t have to worry i have negotiate with a cab company that will be driving her down to your place go and come.

    So i want you to be taking her for 2 hours per day from Monday to Thursday for 4 weeks. Get back to me with total cost. I wait to read from you shortly.And remember she is all i have and i really want am conducive and a pleasant atmosphere for her.

    Dr Walter Smitt
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447023044799

    Regard……….Dr Walter Smitt

  11. Robin Ippolito says:

    WoW!!! Glad I started to look up Dr. Devan Frank online with the information he gave me and the number. Brought me to this site and wow. I was already cautious with the emails he was sending me. I started a tutoring business and placed an ad on craigslist. They need to stop this guy!!!

  12. Posters Beware says:

    Devan Frank, Nathan Berry, Erin Engelhardt, Walter Smitt, the list of fake names goes on.

    I received the same text:

    Hello
    How are you today?How is weather over there, I just want to know if the tutor lesson still available for my daughter for a month she is 14 years old, I want you to calculate the cost of 2 hour per day for two days in week for the whole a Month and email me the total cost..Thanks and God Bless You

    Erin Engelhardt

    And then this one:

    Hello,
    My name is Dr Walter Smitt am interested in your lesson. I would like
    you to be taking my daughter (Mary, she is 16 yrs old) lesson while i
    am at work in your city. Am from England(UK) but I’m moving to your
    area because I’m having 4 weeks contract with Environmental Protection
    Agency( EPA) in united state. You do not have to worry about
    transportation, have negotiate with a cab company that will be
    driving her down to your place go and come.

    So i want you to be taking her for 2 hours per day from Monday to
    Thursday for 4 weeks. Get back to me with total cost. I wait to read
    from you shortly, and remember she is all i have and i really want a
    conducive and pleasant atmosphere for her.

    Dr Walter Smitt
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447023044799

    Regard……….Dr Walter Smitt

    And also:

    Hello
    Hello,
    How are you doing today and how is weather over there? Let know if
    the tutor lesson are still available for my son for a month he is 15
    years old, He will come down to you and i want you to calculate the
    cost of 2 hour per day for two days in week for the whole a Month
    making 16 hours and email me the total cost..

    Waiting for your respond

    Nathan

  13. Silimom says:

    I’m glad I looked into this guy as well. I am in the process of reopening my music studio and am focusing on working with special needs children. This would have been a horrible experience. Thank you all for putting out the warning. I alerted Craigslist Bay Area. Hopefully they will do something about it.

    ** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY — AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
    ** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
    ** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
    ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams


    Hello,
    My name is Dr Walter Smitt am interested in your lesson. I would like
    you to be taking my daughter (Mary, she is 16 yrs old) lesson while i
    am at work in your city. Am from England(UK) but I’m moving to your
    area because I’m having 4 weeks contract with Environmental Protection
    Agency( EPA) in united state. You do not have to worry about
    transportation, have negotiate with a cab company that will be
    driving her down to your place go and come.

    So i want you to be taking her for 2 hours per day from Monday to
    Thursday for 4 weeks. Get back to me with total cost. I wait to read
    from you shortly, and remember she is all i have and i really want a
    conducive and pleasant atmosphere for her.

    Dr Walter Smitt
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447023044799

    Regard……….Dr Walter Smitt

  14. Rebecca says:

    Scam!!!!!

    Hello,
    My name is Dr Walter Smitt am interested in your lesson. I would like
    you to be taking my daughter (Mary, she is 16 yrs old) lesson while i
    am at work in your city. Am from England(UK) but I’m moving to your
    area because I’m having 4 weeks contract with Environmental Protection
    Agency( EPA) in united state. You do not have to worry about
    transportation, have negotiate with a cab company that will be
    driving her down to your place go and come.

    So i want you to be taking her for 2 hours per day from Monday to
    Thursday for 4 weeks. Get back to me with total cost. I wait to read
    from you shortly, and remember she is all i have and i really want a
    conducive and pleasant atmosphere for her.

    Dr Walter Smitt
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447023044799

    Regard……….Dr Walter Smitt

  15. Bonnie says:

    I have received similar emails although mine originated from M-live instead of craigslist, I had postings for medical equipment. The guys name is “David John”. There is supposed to be payment of some kind delivered on monday and I am supposed to send funds to Richard Klinect who is supposedly a shipper. Needless to say I will be taking all emails and the “check” to the police department instead of the bank.

  16. Vicki Suyat says:

    You know, these guys are such scum! I received a response to a CL ad for an English teacher today from, you know who – Dr. Devan Frank somewhere in the UK. I was so trusting last year that I almost lost $3,000 to a similar scam. By the Grace of God my bank did not penalize me. I’m retired, disabled and live on social security. I add some little money by teaching in my home. But of course these scammers don’t care how much they hurt others. We should ban together and do something!! When I get these responses now I just tell them that I’m flagging their e-mail so don’t bother to respond to me. I have to laugh because for an educated doctor, this Dr. Frank’s English sure is poor.

  17. Mary says:

    Seems to me that “Richard Klinect” moves around a lot in Pittsburgh but maybe he took a break for a while. Because I got an address on Stanwix St. My first clue was the 5 differant emails that the man buying the product “Mick Mythrod” was sending me messages from.
    Hope they catch them but thinks for info that it took over 2 weeks for them to figure it out, that would explain why they had no problem waiting for the check to clear.

  18. Ethan says:

    I also got a response from Dr. Devon Frank about tutoring lessons for his daughter. I thought it was fishy!!!

    Good to know – I will ignore this from now on. Glad I took the precaution to respond from my backup/alternate email address!

    Now I’m just curious why someone would do this type of spam. Will he try to get personal info out of me or something?

  19. Steve Black says:

    Dr Devan Frank
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447023044799

    The funniest part is when I replied to his email address, it bounced. Hard to run a scam if you can’t even contact them back.

    Does anyone else notice his lack of proper English grammer? A Dr. in the UK who can’t communicate in the language? Really?

    LOL

    Meanwhile, of course, this would have been a CASH only. Payment in full, up front, without any chance of confusion. But obviously, the guy is using the same name on multiple scams. How stupid is that?

    A copy of his email to me:
    Hello,
    My name is Dr Devan Frank am interested in your lesson. I would like you to be taking my daughter (Mary, she is 16 yrs old) lesson while i am at work in your city. Am from England(UK) but I’m moving to your area because I’m having 4 weeks contract with Environmental Protection Agency( EPA) in united state. You do not have to worry about transportation, have negotiate with a cab company that will be driving her down to your place go and come.

    So i want you to be taking her for 2 hours per day from Monday to Thursday for 4 weeks. Get back to me with total cost. I wait to read from you shortly, and remember she is all i have and i really want a conducive and pleasant atmosphere for her.

    Dr Devan Frank
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447023044799

    Regard……….Dr Devan Frank

  20. Jill R. says:

    Wow! I can’t believe how long this person has been doing this! My son got the same letter from Dr. Devan Frank and his 16 yr old daughter who needs swimming lessons, piano lessons, Algebra lessons, etc….I reported him but really, how long does it take to catch this jerk?!?! I guess we are his first scam of the new year! Thank God I googled his name before sending any info. to him! Thank you all for posting and saving my son from a scammer!

  21. Anna says:

    I just got done dealing with a similar scan, except it was from a “Monica Beng” who was interested in subletting my apartment:

    EMAIL #1
    Thanks for getting back to me … My name is Monica. beng (Female),I am 24yrs
    old,I am fun loving, personal, friendly,clean, caring,and respectful
    of others.a non-smoker, don’t do drugs, i drink occasionally,and drama
    free.I graduated last year in France, I am single and have no
    children …i do bible study, and sometimes we do karaoke night with
    my roommate! i go to church every Sunday. I am coming for my Masters
    degree. i am from USA,specifically Hawaii, I was born in Honolulu in
    Hawaii,my dad is from there too but my mum is from Spain…I went to
    Chaminade University of Honolulu in Hawaii.I speak both English and
    Spanish fluently ,am presently on research work at Hawaii, and almost
    done with that bcos its part of my prerequisite for my masters in
    Microbiology . I would have loved to call you but this is a remote
    area calls is hard to go through from here and i don’t want to waste
    much time .Am really interested in renting from you or to be your
    roomie and i do really love pets but i don’t have any at the moment.I
    would have loved to see it but am very far,but with pictures,I am
    glad. I will also like you to tell me more about you and if you have
    garage or parking space cos I will have my own car come over, pls let
    me know the total payment of the place and more over I will send your
    email to my dad for him to email you later bcos he is the one that
    will be paying the bills but nevertheless,I will like you to send me
    your

    1…..Full Name to write on the check
    2…..Full Physical address to post the check(P.O box never accepted)
    3…..City, State and Zip Code
    4…..Home Phone to contact you
    5…..Cell Phone to contact you

    so that my Dad will issue out the payment for the place as soon as
    possible,with that you can hold on the place for me till i come. I
    will be looking forward to your email soonest.

    EMAIL #2
    I will be paying you for January rent then you will help me pay the
    apt manager, this is the more reason why i asked my dad to make the
    payment payable to your name. I will attach my flight itinerary in the
    next email so that you can know the exact time and date i will arrive
    next week ,Also i will like to know if you can pick me up at the air
    port on my arrival because this is my first time of coming to the
    state and i don’t know anybody.As regards my furniture and my car,is
    plan to have them delivered to the house before my arrival so that i
    can settle in comfortably also i’m paying more and more for having my
    items with the Company (demo rage),you can understand that transiting
    cross Atlantic is not easy so i am making arrangement with the
    furniture company to deliver some furniture and the car before my
    arrival this week after you have gotten the rent and security deposit.
    I will ask you for a favor here,can i rely on you to take delivery of
    my furniture and the car for me when they are delivered.I will
    instruct the furniture company to contact you to schedule a delivery
    time that will be convenient for you to receive the items for me .As
    you will be handling the delivery of the items with the rent and
    deposit that will be sent to you so that you can help me to make the
    payment when they are delivered.I will really appreciate if you can do
    this for me and promise to compensate you adequately for your time
    and efforts on my arrival in your place.

    EMAIL #3
    HEY… WHY BIG SILENT

    Now that you have cash the check and the rest balance has been send to
    the shipping agent that will come for the delivery of my stuff could
    you get back to me now with all western union transfer details used to
    send the shipping fund now, so that i could forward it to the agent,
    thanks and i will be looking forward to read back from you asap.

    ……
    At this point I was seriously weirded out because I had no idea what she was talking about and anything to do with paying for a “shipping fund” was not at all related to subletting an apartment. I haven since received 8 new emails that have increasingly more CAPS LOCKS in them telling me to send a money order to numerous names and addresses:

    the “shipping agent”:
    agent’s Name…..Nader Dehbozorgi
    address………….1830 CLARK ST
    TARZANA, CA 91356

    the “shipping copany manager”:
    Receiver’s Name….. Gwinevera Patterson
    Address;………………..2041 WINSLET WAY City
    INDIANAPOLIS IN 46217

    her “dad’s secretary”:
    Name………. Paul Garaventa
    address… ….8231 N Foss Ave
    Portland, OR 97203

    anyway, haven’t responded in about a week… she actually sent the check, but it made out from “Columbia College Hollywood”, which made no sense whatsoever and I ripped it up.

  22. Steve Black says:

    They aren’t going to get caught because they are very careful about staying elusive. Sending you the fake money order is illegal, but their address and name are fake. When you send the money via the wire services, the recipient can collect it from anywhere on the planet with an ID that shows that it was sent to them. There is no way for the authorities to stake out every “money gram” location and since the money you are sending is quite legal, the wire service is under no obligation to help catch the bad guys.
    Keep posting the information whenever you find it. Never forward money for anyone you don’t know. If it’s really an honest mistake then they can send you the correct amount after you return the money order with the error.
    Also, they are really good at making the fakes, I have some in my possession, but there is usually a way to check. Your bank manager should be able to tell. Don’t just rely on the teller. They are trained, but people make mistakes when they are in a hurry. Go when the bank is empty, or really slow.
    NEVER think that just because the bank takes the check that it is good.
    Always wait for the check to clear.
    The bank can tell you when it has actually been credited with the amount.
    Yes, it can take several weeks. That is what the bad guys are counting on.
    No, there is NOTHING you can do about it.
    Sorry

  23. judi says:

    He is still at it, but now he is using a new name. Same phone #.
    Dr Walter Smitt
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    +447023044799

    He wants to have me tutor his daughter Mary for 4 weeks while he works for the EPA in the USA. Hasn’t sent a check yet, but if he does, It will go directly to the police.

  24. Lisa says:

    I am so glad I decided to look for information on this, I just got this email from craigslist. This was my interaction with “Diego”. Notice the two different email addresses, one was the initial inquiry the second was in response to telling him the item was still available!

    First email:

    [email protected] via craigslist.org
    Jan 7 (3 days ago)

    Do you still have the item avaliable?? if so do get back to me with the present condition and reason why you are selling it…. thanks
    …………………………
    Diego

    Second email:

    Diego Ramos [email protected]
    5:20 AM (11 hours ago)

    to me
    Hello,I really appreciate your response to my email.I want you to
    consider it sold, pls do withdraw the advert from craigslist to avoid
    disturbance from another buyer.I want you to know that i will be
    paying via bank certified check .So i want to be the best offer by
    adding $80 to your money and i hope you will keep this item for me..I
    will like you to provide me with the following.information to
    facilitate the mailing of the check to you .

    1…..Full name to write on the check
    2…..Full Physical address to post the check (NOT P.O BOX)
    3…..City, State and Zip Code
    4…..Home & Cell Phone to contact you

    *** Note that the payment will be shipped to your address via UPS NEXT
    DAY SERVICE and I will like you to know that you will not be
    responsible for shipping i will have my mover to come over as soon as
    you have cashed the check** Thanks i can trust you on this so we can
    move forward from here. Regards

    Have A Nice Day

  25. Darcy Dean says:

    His name is now:

    Hello,
    My name is Dr Walter Smitt am interested in your lesson. I would like
    you to be taking my daughter (Mary, she is 16 yrs old) lesson while i
    am at work in your city. Am from England(UK) but I’m moving to your
    area because I’m having 4 weeks contract with Environmental Protection
    Agency( EPA) in united state. You do not have to worry about
    transportation, have negotiate with a cab company that will be
    driving her down to your place go and come.

    So i want you to be taking her for 2 hours per day from Monday to
    Thursday for 4 weeks. Get back to me with total cost. I wait to read
    from you shortly, and remember she is all i have and i really want a
    conducive and pleasant atmosphere for her.

    Dr Walter Smitt
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447023044799

    Regard……….Dr Walter Smitt

  26. This Guy said he wanted to buy this motorcycle from a friend of mine(I posted it for him) but we got the check ups. I took it to my bank. But I need to talk to someone cause I got this Guy thinking his $$ is at western union. What can I do now to catch this Guy?? Someone help this dude needs to be caught.

  27. GtrTeacher says:

    Along with the previous post by Darcy.
    I got the same email. So I’ll just post this so it shows up on Google.:

    Delivered-To: [email protected]
    Received: by 10.142.162.10 with SMTP id k10cs90030wfe;
    Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:38:28 -0800 (PST)
    Received: by 10.50.168.4 with SMTP id zs4mr7625000igb.28.1326296306598;
    Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:38:26 -0800 (PST)
    Return-Path:
    Received: from mxo1f.craigslist.org (mxo1f.craigslist.org. [208.82.238.96])
    by mx.google.com with ESMTP id vb5si2957478igc.22.2012.01.11.07.38.26;
    Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:38:26 -0800 (PST)
    Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of [email protected] designates 208.82.238.96 as permitted sender) client-ip=208.82.238.96;
    Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of [email protected] designates 208.82.238.96 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=bounce-anon-favoriteteamofbostinks=gmail.com@craigslist.org; dkim=neutral (body hash did not verify) [email protected]
    Received: from mail-lpp01m010-f67.google.com (mail-lpp01m010-f67.google.com [209.85.215.67])
    by mxi7f.craigslist.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24E289C2F3
    for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:38:17 -0800 (PST)
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    for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:38:17 -0800 (PST)
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    d=gmail.com; s=gamma;
    h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type;
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    Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:38:17 +0100
    Message-ID:
    Subject: Classical Guitar Lessons (Baltimore)
    From: wwsmitt7
    To: [email protected]
    Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

    ** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY — AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
    ** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
    ** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
    ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams


    Hello,
    My name is Dr Walter Smitt am interested in your lesson. I would like
    you to be taking my daughter (Mary, she is 16 yrs old) lesson while i
    am at work in your city. Am from England(UK) but I’m moving to your
    area because I’m having 4 weeks contract with Environmental Protection
    Agency( EPA) in united state. You do not have to worry about
    transportation, have negotiate with a cab company that will be
    driving her down to your place go and come.

    So i want you to be taking her for 2 hours per day from Monday to
    Thursday for 4 weeks. Get back to me with total cost. I wait to read
    from you shortly, and remember she is all i have and i really want a
    conducive and pleasant atmosphere for her.

    Dr Walter Smitt
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447023044799

    Regard……….Dr Walter Smitt

    ——————————————————————
    This message was remailed to you via: [email protected]
    If this email is a scam or spam please flag it now:
    http://www.craigslist.org/flag/?flagCode=31&smtpid=20120111153826dIxuTWo84RGOx1Grm0lgAw
    ——————————————————————

  28. Steve Black says:

    @Desiree, et al. There is no way to catch these guys. I happend to meet with a federal prosecutor the other day (he sold me his bike) and he is actually on a CraigsList scam case right now. We talked about it for a while and basically, they aren’t even in the country. Once someone (the victim) puts money in the Western Union system, the recipient can claim it at ANY Western Union office anywhere on the planet.
    His advice, ignore them. Desiree, you will probably recieve threats about the money, etc. Don’t be alarmed. You can either tell them you know they are a scam. (send a link to this page…) or just mark their address as spam and forget about them altogether.

  29. Mike Magnan says:

    They tried it witih me. The only person to lose money was them for sending that ridiculous looking cheque by Fed Ex. It was pretty obvious the cheque wasn’t real.
    My name and address was not an issue for me. Any Moron can look up stuff like that in a phonebook. But I imagine the minute it starts going through my bank account….THAT gives them access to my junk. And THAT was NOT going to happen to me.

  30. justameregirl says:

    I was looking for a roommate to supplement my income due to losing my job recently. I responded to what seemed to be the most normal listing on craigslist. The person claims to be “Linda Paul” a chemist from Leiden University Medical Center who is looking for a place to live while working for the EPA on a private research project. She immediately offered to send me a cashier’s check without even knowing the price of the room. I responded by saying that I wanted to know what office she’s working in and if she has any references before I open my door to a stranger. I also told her that I knew people at the EPA from past work projects and wanted to know who she was working with (which is true). I’ll keep it going for a while and see what happens. Her grammar was horrible! (I keep saying “her” but it was most likely some boy in Pakistan or somewhere.) I should ask if she knows Dr. Walter Smitt or Dr. Devan Frank. hehe. If you want me to get information, let me know.

  31. Monica says:

    THANK YOU ALL FOR POSTING!
    You saved me from a really bad experience. I got the same thing from someone claiming on Craigs List that they wanted to rent a room from me. They sent me a check from one address from a company at another address and asking for me to pay for the delivery of their car before they moved in. ALWAYS check twice before dealing with anyone on Craigslist. They even went as far as having their
    “dad” call me to confirm the situation.

  32. tracee hartman says:

    Just got an email about this person wanting my child’s bed….lol

    1st email from [email protected]
    ** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY — AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
    ** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
    ** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
    ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams

    Just want to know if this item still available for sale? I am very interested
    James.
    Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint

    2nd email from James Williams
    That’s great, thank you for getting back to me. Though I’ll be using
    the services of a mover who will come for the pick up of the item on
    my behalf all because I’m currently away for a contracting Job but I
    will send a Cashier’s Check to cover the cost of the items. The check
    will be delivered to you by a reliable courier company within 2-3
    working days. Please do provide me with your full mailing address, and
    also indicate your final price, the Name that should be on check and
    finally a cell phone #. Kindly delete the posting because am serious
    in buying it, when the funds clears then we can arrange for the pick
    up asap.

    Im sure this is an honest one. hee hee lmao….I gave him my name an address though and then went looking for scam info..if i get the check should i send back to sender…helppppppp

  33. Steve Black says:

    @Tracee. No, you don’t need to send it back. What will happen is they will say that they sent you the money for the shipper (on accident), and to please go to Western Union after you deposit their fraudulant money order and send real money to the shipper so they will come get the bed.
    You can just ignore them, or, once you get the check (that’s when you can learn about identifying fake money orders) you can tell them that it’s a fake and that you have reported them to your attorney general’s office.
    Tell us what happens, especially if they try a new approach, but I’ll bet I’m really close…

  34. Shakeel says:

    this is some bullshit and i knew it! i mean why would anyone need a third party to wire money to someone that they already know! here is what i had im my email and conversation with “Sue Thayer”:

    YOU CAN’T CASH THE CHECK AT CURRENCY EXCHANGE PLEASE, DEPOSIT THE CHECK AT YOUR BANK AND WAIT FOR THE FUNDS TO BE AVAILABLE . CURRENCY EXCHANGE WILL ASK FOR MUCH %.

    ——————————————————————————–
    From: “[email protected]
    To: Sue Thayer
    Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:09 AM
    Subject: Re: FIRST ASSIGNMENT!!!

    Can i cash it at a currency exchange?

    ——————————————————————————–
    From: Sue Thayer
    To: “[email protected]
    Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4:45 PM
    Subject: Re: FIRST ASSIGNMENT!!!

    Thanks for getting back to me,please take it your bank and deposit it and the fund will be available within 24hours.

    Please keep me updated.
    Regards

    ——————————————————————————–
    From: “[email protected]
    To: Sue Thayer
    Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:40 PM
    Subject: Re: FIRST ASSIGNMENT!!!

    i looked up theory corp llc and there is no such company, is this a real employment? can i cash the funds at a currency exchange?

    ——————————————————————————–
    From: Sue Thayer
    To: “[email protected]
    Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 12:36 PM
    Subject: Re: FIRST ASSIGNMENT!!!

    Hello Shakeel ,

    I tend to email very well more than phone call as you know am out of the states now. please follow the instruction asap.

    ——————————————————————————–
    From: “[email protected]
    To: Sue Thayer
    Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 9:53 AM
    Subject: Re: FIRST ASSIGNMENT!!!

    is there a phone number i can contact u at?

    ——————————————————————————–
    From: Sue Thayer
    To: Shakeel Leonard
    Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 9:06 AM
    Subject: FIRST ASSIGNMENT!!!

    Good Morning,

    How are you doing,I am pleased to inform you that the funds for the orphanage and your weekly payment has been sent and you will be getting it today unfailingly via UPS. Please make yourself available at the delivery time.

    Amount: $3,000
    Tracking number: J450 812 6643
    Website: http://www.ups.com

    The payment was sent to your home address,so ensure you stay at home so you can sign for the delivery of the package and proceed with your First assignment. However,I have been contacted by the orphanage home two days ago by the administrator of the organization,she told me about one of the kids under there care that as a heart disease,she made me to understand that the kid needs to undergo a surgical heart transplant which as to be carried out next week.I promised the organization administrator that i will do anything i can to help out by providing some funds to them along with the normal monthly contribution i use to do.

    I have been given the list of the items they needed,The items are much and it will cost a lot of money to get them shipped,so i reached an accord with the administrator that they need to get all those items themselves since they know am not in the country for now.She agreed that they will be getting the items themselves. More so, I have made it known to them that i have a new personal assistance that is working with me in the state which is you.

    As for now,i don’t need to send you the list any more since they will be getting all the items themselves,i think that should be a relief for you,what you have to do now is to process the check payment that was mailed out to you,you have to do that as soon as you receive the cashier’s check in your mail today,you can have it cashed Immediately at your bank or have it deposited in your account for 24 hours if cash is not readily available.

    You will have to deduct $400 as part of your weekly Salary from the total amount you have on the check,the remaining fund is for the orphanage home. The rest of your salary will be mailed out to you later this week.
    As soon as you have the funds,you will proceed immediately to the nearest western union outlet and have the rest of the funds sent to the name and address below.

    Note: You will have to deduct the transfer charges from the funds you are transferring through Western Union,do not pay for the transfer charges with your money and you should also know this is very urgent.

    Below is the Orphanage Home Western Union information to transfer the remaining funds to after deducting your pay:

    Name: EDGAR KELLOM
    Address: 40 AVON STREET
    CITY: MALATE
    STATE: MANILA
    COUNTRY: PHILIPPINES
    ZIP CODE : 1250

    Kindly get back to me with the Western Union 10 digit MTCN #, Total Amount Sent after charges,The Sender’s Name & Address use for the fund transfer,all this information will have to be emailed to me,i will need to pass down those information to the administrator of the orphanage home.

    I will be waiting to read back from you asap and i also have some other assignment for you to carry out for me next week.I want you to be rest assured that I’ll never stress you at all in any assignment given to you and i promise to pay your fee weekly as we both agreed.Take good care of yourself and have a blessed day.

    Waiting to read from you soon with the transaction details.

    Regards.

    ——————————————————————————–
    From: Shakeel Leonard
    To: Sue Thayer
    Cc: “[email protected]
    Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 3:10 PM
    Subject: Re: PAYMENT READY!!!

    good morning,

    From: Sue Thayer
    To: Shakeel Leonard
    Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 1:33 AM
    Subject: PAYMENT READY!!!

    Good Morning,

    How are you doing? I just need to inform you that you
    be will getting the payment via United state
    postal service today from my associates, I will send you the
    instructions to follow once you received the check.

    Please acknowledge my email by responding back, Am counting on you and
    i know i could trust you handling my finances as my personal
    assistant.

    Having a great day

    Regards

    From: Sue Thayer
    To: Shakeel Leonard
    Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:50 PM
    Subject: APPLICATION APPROVED FOR THE POSITION OF PERSONAL ASSISTANCE !!!

    Hello Shakeel,

    How are you doing today, This mail is to acknowledged that your information
    has been received, You have been accepted and employed as my Personal
    assistance .

    As you know this is a part-time home base job for now till i get back to the
    state , If you have any other job at the moment, you can still keep to your
    job while you work for me.

    You will start work very soon in less than 2 weeks time. you will be working 2 to 3 hours in
    a day, twice in a week, I will keep you informed as soon as i make the list
    of what you have to do for me this week and email them to you , but the
    first on the list is the orphanage funding that i usually do every second
    week of every month , do this every month to 3 orphanage home ,you will be
    helping me out in purchasing some items which will be donated to the
    orphanage home and getting money across to them via western union money transfer or
    Money gram transfer. Be rest assured this Job is fun and rewarding.
    You won’t regretworking for me as Personal assistance.

    The funds will be in form of a certified bank check and it will be issued to you
    including your 400$ first week payment, am going to email the list of what
    to do to you as soon as i compile them all but it will be better to wait
    till you get the funds before i give you the list . You will make some
    arrangements by buying some stuff for the orphanage kids at any nearest
    store around . I will email you the list of the items to purchased at the
    store and all the necessary information on how to get it mailed out to the
    orphanage. Ensure you check your emails daily so you can keep in contact
    with me because i will be communicating with you mostly through email , it
    Nice having you on board as my PA while am away, I will be getting back to
    the state in the next two weeks, i hope to meet you face to face soon.

    I want you to confirm that you received this mail, do have a nice day.

    God Bless You.

    From: Shakeel Leonard
    To: “[email protected]
    Cc: “[email protected]
    Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 9:10 AM
    Subject: PA

  35. Joe says:

    Thanks to the creator(s) of this website!!! I offered my services as tutor in Craiglist, and I received an e-mail from the same Dr. Dr Devan Frank that another person told above. His address is: Prince’s Street, Aberaeron, Ceredigion SA46 0JJ. UK I am in a great financial need, but my sixth sense told me that something was strange. He was in disposition to pay me whatever I asked for. There is no way that I person can do something like this! This is the e-mail that I just received:

    Hello,
    My name is Dr Devan Frank am interested in your lesson. I would like
    you to be taking my daughter (Mary, she is 16 yrs old) lesson while i
    am at work in your city. Am from England(UK) but I’m moving to your
    area because I’m having 4 weeks contract with Environmental Protection
    Agency( EPA) in united state. You do not have to worry about
    transportation, have negotiate with a cab company that will be
    driving her down to your place go and come.

    So i want you to be taking her for 2 hours per day from Monday to
    Thursday for 4 weeks. Get back to me with total cost. I wait to read
    from you shortly, and remember she is all i have and i really want a
    conducive and pleasant atmosphere for her.

    Dr Devan Frank
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447058298860

    Regard……….Dr Devan Frank

  36. GuitarTeacherMN/USA says:

    Dr Devan Frank just emailed me about guitar lessons
    I knew something was wrong when he wanted her to
    Take 16 lessons in a 4 week period. No new guitarist could ever
    Take on that many lessons at once. I was glad to google his number
    He left onn the same email many of you recieved. And i found this site
    and now i know the truth. Too bad Mary would have been a great guitarist
    Im a great teacher!!!

  37. Michelle says:

    I received an offer to buy an item of mine from someone calling themselves Mildred Hunts. I wasn’t suspicious at first because this was the email I received.

    > Thanks for the prompt response to my mail. I will be buying from you
    > so please kindly withdraw the advert from C.LIST. Please be informed
    > that i will be paying with a certified check from my Bank it will be
    > delivered to you via United Parcel Service (UPS) or FedEx , so I’ll
    > need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate
    > the mailing of
    > the check…
    >
    > Name to be on the payment………..
    > Home address………..
    > City…………..
    > State………..
    > Zip Code…………..
    > Cell phone #…………….
    >
    >
    > I will make arrangements for the pick up as soon as you have your
    > money I am completely satisfied with the advert and the payment will
    > be delivered within 24hours.** I use a hearing impaired phone # and
    > will receive your calls via email **
    > N.B UPS/FedEx does not deliver to a P.O box addresses.Thanks

    But then I received another e-mail and became extremely suspicious:

    Thanks for getting back to me with your info.i will contact my sectary
    > now to issue the payment to you,because am now out of the state for
    > business trip.You will receive the payment from ups/fedex with the
    > shipping funds. to cover the shipment of the goods bought. Once you
    > receive the check, have it cashed and deduct your money for the goods
    > and send the remaining funds to my mover My mover is also picking some
    > of other valuable goods (like household, furniture’s and electronic
    > set.) at
    > the same city of your location,to my new apartment.that is why you
    > need to transfer the amount to my mover.Deduct $100 for your running
    > around that I have caused you during the transaction period.Please
    > let me know if i can trust you, so that i can move forward from here.i
    > will get back to you with tracking number.Best Regards

  38. Michelle says:

    I appreciate this site. I hope it has saved me a lot of grief. Although, I am a little concerned since I gave out my information. Sellers beware!

  39. Steve Black says:

    And she would have been a great singer too!!!
    LOL

  40. jm says:

    I gave them the address of the local police station, a bank’s fraud dept., and the FDIC. Some time later they emailed me working tacking numbers 🙂

  41. christina says:

    [email protected]
    [email protected]

    Hi,
    Am glad it’s available. I’m going on a vacation to London but I will instruct my assistant to prepare and mail your payment which I’m sure you will get in about 4 – 6 business days. I’ll add $20 extra for the delay. I’ll pay by M O or cashier check so send me your info (i.e full name, mailing address and your phone number) so payment can be mailed out immediately. I will also make arrangement for pick-up which will be after you must have received and cashed the payment. Awaiting your info.
    Thanks

    scamming email addresses

  42. Chris G says:

    How’s everyone doing? I hope many of you weren’t victims of these spammers. If you are I feel for you. I actually worked at a ISP learned security soon going to finish up at East Stroudsburg University for Computer Security. I just want to share some knowledge. For one when doing business always talk on the phone. Majority of these scanners can’t talk English well enough. Red flags are anything that involves me leaving the country , anything that mentions other countries.
    What to do when you think you have a scam artist?
    Ok I suggest using your outlook express to open your emails. Why because you can view the headers of the emails. Not all emails on the web will give you detail information of the origin of the emails. For example the avg person has outlook on there pc and don’t use it. But can be used for all your email accounts. Once the account is setup. Simply google your how to setup hotmail in outlook for example. It will show you step by step. Important to get account name right password . Incoming sever and outgoing server right. Once the email is downloaded you can right click on it and view properties or details. It can show you the entire email including headers. What to do. Well a crime can only be followed up if the proper information is gather . And that Alone is plenty if you want to report abuse to your ISP. But you can also look up the Ip address using arin.net . Or a great tool is samspade . Tracert is a command that can be used also to trace back an ip from your to theirs.

  43. Jouni D says:

    My boyfriend and I recently received messages from a DAVID PALMER on 2 separate posts. He offered to pay us more than we asked for, told us not to worry about shipping because he’s taking care of it, said he was sending us a cashiers check and “guaranteed” our security in the transactions. I, not realizing it may have been a scam, gave him my number and he contacted me. I have to say, for having a name like David Palmer he definitely had the oddest accent I’ve ever heard. He said he would keep me updated on the status of the transaction. I haven’t receieved any news from him since.

    Has anyone else encountered a David Palmer? What do we do in this situation?

  44. Sophia says:

    Add one more to the list. This was an email I got regarding language lessons. The first response was from a “Walter Smitt” using the email [email protected]
    Then after a leery response I gave with no info whatsoever, I get the following email from a ” Aurora Ingrassia”
    DO NOT FALL FOR THESE!

    Hello,
    Thanks for your response, am very sorry for my late response, i can
    understand all what you said,the Greek i want you to help me teach
    her reagea music and you will be taking her 2hrs in a day and 3 time
    in a week for good 4 weeks, i will like you to
    get back to me with the total cost, it is my financier in the united
    state that will sponsor me and responsible for the payment, so i want
    you to get all information to be use to have the payment, that i can
    forward it to my financier in the state to send you the check, you
    will be paid with Us dollar certified check.

    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, because i
    want everything to be done before i will get back to the state. Kindly
    get back to me with the information so that the check will be made out
    to you.

    Full name to be on the check :-
    Street address: –
    City:-
    State:-
    Zip code:-
    Total charges:-
    Lesson timetable :-
    Mobile number for easier communication:

    I wait for the information from you as soon as possible. We will
    arrived to the state on 18th of April, tutor start on the 20th of April
    2012.

    Thanks for your co-operation

    Again DO NOT FALL FOR THESE! Never ever give your information to ANYONE you do not know! Hope this prevents or helps someone from being scammed out of money!!!!!

  45. Valentina says:

    I’m so glad I’ve found these! I’m having the same scammer problems. Twice! First under the name of David and then under the name of Walter Smitt.
    My add was for voice lessons the message said:

    Hello,
    Good day,I will like to know if you can be taking my daughter your lesson while i am at work in your city,I’m moving to your area because I’m having contract with the Environmental Protection Agency in the state for 5 weeks,i will want you to email me back if you can teach my daughter (Rose).She is just 15 yrs old and kindly get back to me with the total charges for 2hrs in a day of 3 days in a week for 4 weeks.

    Hope to hear from you soon.

    Be careful out there! Is there any place we can report these people to?

  46. gloria says:

    i recived a email, like that please send me information
    Hello,Thanks for your response, my name is Dr Walter Smitt fromEngland(UK) I’m moving to your area for 4 weeks contract withEnvironmental Protection Agency( EPA) in united state. My daughter(Mary, she is 16 yrs old) i want you help me teach her algebra for 2hours per day from Monday to Thursday for 4 weeks. You do not have toworry about transportation, have negotiate with a cab company thatwill be driving her down to your place go and come. Get back to mewith the total cost, it is my financier in the united state that willsponsor me and responsible for the payment, so i want you to get allinformation to be use to have the payment, so that i can forward it tomy financier in the state to send you the check, you will be paidwith Us dollar certified check. Please get back to me with the amount and i will be glad to update youand make thepayment in advance to show you how serious, because i want everything to be donebefore i will get back to the state. Kindly get back to me with theinformation so that thecheck will be made out to you. Full name to be on the check :-Street address (not P.O Box): -City:-State:-Zip code:-Total charges:-Lesson timetable :-Mobile number for easier communication: I wait for the information from you as soon as possible. Remember sheis all i have and i really want a conducive and pleasant atmospherefor her. We will arrived to the state on 22 of April, tutor start onthe 23 of April 2012. Dr Walter SmittPrince’s Street,Aberaeron, CeredigionSA46 0JJ. UKMobile number : +447023044799 Thanks for your co-operation

  47. Cathy Steffen says:

    He is still out there. He is now using the name Walter Smitt and his back email is now Walter Smitt – [email protected]. got my first email today and will not respond.

    at least the emails are getting shorter and sweeter!

    Hello,
    Am interested in your lesson, i would like you to be taking my daughter while i’m at work in your city. Get back to me as soon as possible. Thank you

  48. Cathy says:

    back with a different name and email: [email protected]

    Hello,
    Good day,I will like to know if you can be taking my daughter your
    lesson while i am at work in your city, I’m moving to your area
    because I’m having contract with the Environmental Protection Agency
    in the state for 4 weeks,i will want you to email me back if you can
    teach my daughter (Janet).she is just 14 yrs Old and kindly get back
    to me with the total charges for the 2hr in a day of 3 days in a week
    for good 4 weeks

  49. Nick says:

    Watch out guys dr. Frank Ryan is still around with his bullshit.
    Here it is his last email. An English doctor who makes English mistakes… get out of here…

    Hello,
    Thanks for your response, my name is Dr Frank Ryan from England(UK)
    I’m moving to your area for 4 weeks contract with Environmental
    Protection Agency( EPA) in united state. My daughter (Mary, she is 16
    yrs old) i want you help me teach her for 2 hours per day from Monday
    to Thursday for 4 weeks. You do not have to worry about
    transportation, have negotiate with a cab company that will be
    driving her down to your place go and come. Get back to me with the
    total cost, it is my financier in the united state that will sponsor
    me and responsible for the payment, so i want you to get all
    information to be use to have the payment, so that i can forward it to
    my financier in the state to send you the check, you will be paid
    with Us dollar certified check.

    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, because i want everything to be done
    before i will get back to the state. Kindly get back to me with the
    information so that the
    check will be made out to you.

    Full name to be on the check :-
    Street address (not P.O Box): –
    City:-
    State:-
    Zip code:-
    Total charges:-
    Lesson timetable :-
    Mobile number for easier communication:

    I wait for the information from you as soon as possible. Remember she
    is all i have and i really want a conducive and pleasant atmosphere
    for her. We will arrived to the state on 20 of May, tutor start on the
    21 of May 2012.

    Dr Frank Ryan
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number : +447023044799

    Thanks for your co-operation

  50. miffy says:

    Thanx guys for posting!
    Yeah, I got their emails today via CL.

    Because the sender’s name come up different when I used an auto reply, so I emailed them and asked them who you are.
    ( turned to

    Anyway, they sent me back their second email as follow:

    ===
    sender: Aurora Ingrassia ([email protected])

    Hello,
    Thanks for your response, my name is Dr Frank Ryan from
    England(UK) I’m moving to your area for 4 weeks contract with
    Environmental Protection Agency( EPA) in united state. My daughter
    (Mary, she is 16 yrs old) i want you help me teach her for 2 hours
    per day from Monday to Thursday for 4 weeks. You do not have to worry
    about transportation, have negotiate with a cab company that will be
    driving her down to your place go and come. Get back to me with the
    total cost, it is my financier in the united state that will sponsor
    me and responsible for the payment, so i want you to get all
    information to be use to have the payment, so that i can forward it to
    my financier in the state to send you the check, you will be paid
    with Us dollar certified check.

    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, because i want everything to be done
    before i will get back to the state. Kindly get back to me with the
    information so that the
    check will be made out to you.

    Full name to be on the check :-
    Street address (not P.O Box): –
    City:-
    State:-
    Zip code:-
    Total charges:-
    Lesson timetable :-
    Mobile number for easier communication:

    I wait for the information from you as soon as possible. Remember she
    is all i have and i really want a conducive and pleasant atmosphere
    for her. We will arrived to the state on 1ST of June, tutor start on
    the 4TH of June 2012.

    Dr Frank Ryan
    Prince’s Street,
    Aberaeron, Ceredigion
    SA46 0JJ. UK
    Mobile number :+447024019715
    Thanks for your co-operation

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