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Re: watch out for the tutor scam!!!!
Posted by fdrhs on 8/15/08

On 6/25/08, they will hire you as a tutor but just steal
your money!! wrote:
> I saw an ad on C...list from a parent in France looking
> for a tutor for his French daughter coming to the US for 3
> weeks. He wanted a tutor for 2 hours, 2 times a week for 3
> weeks for English.
>
> So I emailed him asking what times and days she wanted
> tutoring. Something was a little off but I didn't really
> get it that it was a scam until I got this last email from
> him. I googled tutor scams and found out there is a whole
> scam that involves a foreigner sending you too much money
> to tutor their child and then wanting you to wire the
> difference to them. Of course, their check is fake and you
> lose thousands of dollars.
>
> Here is "Joel Fink's" email. He is a fink,huh?! I thought
> that was a strange name for a French person.
>
> hello,
> How are you doing?I am so sorry for the late
> in response to my email.I will like you to know that
> i am so much very interested since she will be
> arriving anytime this week but i will like you to
> know soemthings before i accept it that you are
> going to tutor her.Like you have known that we are
> from france and tammy will be coming to USA
> alone.I think i will like to figure things out
> before she leave.concerning the payment for your
> service i have a problem with it but i think it
> something you can do for me if you wish to assist
> me like i have said i only email you concerning
> this tutor and i will do appreciate it if you
> accept my plight with this process..Well since you
> said hyou can easily get a place for her i think
> once you recieve the payment you can easily deduct
> the rent fee from it then...
>
> The client of mine that will be sending the
> payment to you stated that he sent the total amount
> that he owes me on the cashiers check which is
> $4000,well i felt so sad when i heard this and
> he said the reason why he did this was that he
> wanted to issue out the check ar once because he
> will be leaving for a trip and he does not know
> when he will have access to check his email,but
> there us nothing for you to be worried about all
> have to do is just to receive the payment and
> deposit it and once it clears i will give you the
> info where to send the excess to after you deduct
> the $350 which will be for your service for tutoring
> Tammy..I will like you to help me out since you are
> doing accepting payment for your service and he can
> easily issue it on your name......it will waste alot
> of time if he send it to me and due to the
> currency barrier and even the distance, it will
> take 1 month for US check to clear which i know
> it will not take more than 2 hrs to clear there
> in USA since its a cashiers check if not
> instantly..
>
> So if you are ok with this email kindly email
> me the info below so as to send it to him and mail
> out the check to you today and let you know when it
> will deliver..
>
> here is the info needed
>
> The name on the check
> Your home address
> Your cell phone number..
>
> Hope to hear from you soon
>
I go further than that. I say WATCH OUT for FAKE tutoring
companies who promise employment after getting all your
personal information and NEVER deliver.

There are so many FAKE tutoring companies online.

BEWARE!!!!!!!

>


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• watch out for the tutor scam!!!!, 6/25/08, by they will hire you as a tutor but just steal your money!!.
• Re: watch out for the tutor scam!!!!, 8/15/08, by fdrhs.
• Re: watch out for the tutor scam!!!!, 8/25/08, by Laura Rice.
• Re: watch out for the tutor scam!!!!, 8/25/08, by fdrhs.