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    Re: Tutor Scam


    another possible victim

    Posted on 6/04/09

    On 6/03/09, SCOTT BROWER wrote:
    > i have recieved so many of these false replys lately! It is
    > ridiculous every ad i place i receive at least one of these

    I too saw an ad on craigslist for a tutoring position. And the person
    told me the following:

    Thanks for replying back to my online job posting, requiring your
    tutorial service,I would like to make a tutoring arrangement between
    you and my 10 year old son for the month of july 2009, I would like
    you to tutor him within a period of 1 month, on a schedule basis of
    1hr Daily, 5 times weekly, totaling 20 times in a month. I am willing
    to pay $50/hr. I would like to use these medium to inform you that my
    son does not live in US, he would be flying from london,United
    Kingdom,I want you to teach him during his 1 month stay in the US, if
    there is need to extend your services, an ammedment would be made to
    your salary and you will be notified. He would be dropped off/picked
    up by his nanny during the hours of teaching at any location you want
    the Tutoring to take place in your area.I will send you my US
    cashiers check of $3650 which i bought the last time i came to the
    US.I will write the check payable to your name so you could cash it
    at your bank.I am sending you the check because i spent all the cash
    i have on the hospital bill of my father. The cashiers check is for
    U.S which is cashable at your bank and its not cashable here in UK,
    The check will be for the cost of the tutorial services you are
    rendering and the flight ticket of my son's Nanny.Regarding this I
    hope i can trust you with these payments,As soon as you receive the
    check, take it to the bank and cash it,deduct your payment which
    should be $50 per hour X 20 Times a Month = $1000,Then send the
    balance of the money to my son's Nanny through western union money
    transfer,My sons nanny will be contacting you later with further
    arrangements and instructions regarding pickup/drop off of my son to
    the venue where you would always teach him. So i hope i can trust you
    that you will teach my son good academics.i hope i can count on you
    for the tutorial and the money to be sent to the Nanny for her flight
    ticket.
    Email me your name,address and phone number so that i can write the
    cheque payable to your name and send to you as soon as possible.

    Hope to hear from you soon.

    Thanks

    Dave

    I right away knew it was a sam It's so disgraceful for job seekers
    who are in deserate need of jobs and people like these cheat. Shame
    on them


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    Posts on this thread, including this one

  • Tutor Scam, 1/12/09, by Sheryl.
  • Re: Tutor Scam, 1/13/09, by Sick of these scammers.
  • Re: Tutor Scam, 3/02/09, by rose.
  • Re: Tutor Scam, 6/03/09, by SCOTT BROWER.
  • Re: Tutor Scam, 6/04/09, by another possible victim.

     
     

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