[Trombone-l] Scam tutoring email

[Frank Darmiento]

Erik -
I think this type of scam has been on the list before.
 The concept is simple.  The client "overpays" you for
the lessons in advance with a bogus cashiers check. 
(Some of these counterfeits are very good.)  You send
them their "change."  For example, they send you a
check for $1000 and you send them change of $500,
you're out $500 because their check will eventually
bounce.

A variation would be that they want to deposit the
funds in your account and ask for your personal
account information.  There are probably many more
variations on this theme.

Frank

--- Erik Tkal <bbtkal at tkal.org> wrote:

> 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
> 
>
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> (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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Frank T. Darmiento
Scottsdale, Arizona
frank at darmiento.com
www.SackbutMusic.com
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