[Trombone-l] Scam tutoring email

[Phil Brink]

Don't touch it - it *IS* a scam!

Phil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erik Tkal" <bbtkal at tkal.org>
To: <Trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 1:59 PM
Subject: [Trombone-l] Scam tutoring email


>I received the following in my email, it seems blatantly a scam, though 
> it's very personalized, indicating small target audience.  I suspect 
> that if I were to follow up that they would attempt to coerce me into 
> receiving a larger payment for services with the agreement that I would 
> refund by check the difference, whereas their payment would turn out to 
> be fraudulent.  Is there a good reporting mechanism for these?
> 
>  Erik
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> (from: perrykogan at myway.com)
> 
> Dear Erik,
> 
> I am pleased to contact you, my name is Perry Kogan from Belgium.I saw 
> your Biography as a Trombone Teacher (trombonist), hence, my purpose of 
> contacting you.
> 
> I just mail to confirm if my 14yrs old son (Paul) can join you in your 
> tutor so that you can help me teach him how to play Trombone. I so much 
> would love his dreams to come true as a very good player and I am ready 
> to support him both morally and financially.
> 
> I will want you to give me the price of the tutor for 6 months as I will 
> want the tutor to hold 3 times in a week and last for 1 hour daily. Note 
> that my son once had a tutor last October who lost his wife in a car 
> accident and decided to stop teaching inorder to take proper care of his 
> family.
> 
> Additionally, I would like to know the location (address) where you 
> normally tutor your students, so that I can have idea of where the 
> lessons will be taking place as we are presently out of US,but 
> arrangement have been concluded for Paul to come to US.
> 
> Awaiting your swift response
> 
> Best Regards
> 
> Perry Kogan
> 
> 
> 
> 
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