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Re: watch out for the tutor scam!!!!
Posted by Laura Rice on 8/25/08

I've had problems with this twice so far. Once for a tutoring
job and once for selling furniture. Just be firm in what you are
willing to do and don't give out personal info. I insisted on a
phone conversation or they should stop contacting me and they
went away.

Scary, huh?

On 8/15/08, fdrhs wrote:
> 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.