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08-06-2008, 04:58 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Levy's Leathers Moderator | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto/Niagara Falls, Ontario | | | Think this sounds like a scam??
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Alright, so my room mate put an ad on Craigslist for drum and bass lessons in Toronto.
I just a reply today, and it seems kind of fishy.
What do you guys think?? Quote:
Good day,
I'm Dr micheal from the United state i saw your advert about tutoring i really want my son to be taught by you Dan for the month of August larkin is 15 years old easily catch up i will be more than happy if you can get back to me with your charges per month i want you to teach him 2hours daily and 3 times in a week because he should be in Canada by next week Although,i understand you are in ( Canada}i will arrange for the nanny ASSOCIATE that will be taking care of him for his period of tutoring and has agreed with me,i am based in United state so you can call me on my cell phone and my method of payment will be through transfer into your account so let me know if you bank with R.B.C and get back to me with your charges and schedule for the first month because i want the lesson to start as soon as possible .
Thanks
Dr micheal
| I think the biggest thing is that it's one giant sentence, and his terrible grammar. |
08-06-2008, 05:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mid Hudson Valley, NY | | I'll say: 
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08-06-2008, 05:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Houston, TX | | | Pay with bank transfer? For music lessons? Scam. |
08-06-2008, 05:05 PM
|  | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | | "Transfer into your account" actually means "empty your account". |
08-06-2008, 05:06 PM
|  | Funkify your Life | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Bucket, RI. | | | Yep. Next he'll ask for a bank account number so he can transfer the money.
Tell him "cash only" and I'm sure you wont hear back from him. |
08-06-2008, 05:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College Station, Texas | | | bahaha wow that's not even remotely close to sounding real. |
08-06-2008, 05:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Machias/Bangor, Maine | | | Oh yeah, definitely a scam.
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08-06-2008, 05:08 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Levy's Leathers Moderator | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto/Niagara Falls, Ontario | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chunk-O-Funk  Yep. Next he'll ask for a bank account number so he can transfer the money.
Tell him "cash only" and I'm sure you wont hear back from him. | Yea. Maybe I'll e-mail back and see what he says. Quote:
Originally Posted by Valerus bahaha wow that's not even remotely close to sounding real. | Ahaha i know. But, when in Rome! |
08-06-2008, 05:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston | | | i have no doubt in my mind that that's a scam. he wants you to think he's a doctor? |
08-06-2008, 05:10 PM
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08-06-2008, 05:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | One of the clumsier attempts to defraud that I've read. Obviously trying to scam you.
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08-06-2008, 05:22 PM
|  | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | He's almost too legit............................................. ........................... 
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08-06-2008, 05:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana | | | a Doctor - i.e. very advanced education - with the grammatical skills of a 1st grader? That's the first hint. Then the whole transfer of funds thing. Ask for HIS social security number so you can do a background check.
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08-06-2008, 06:27 PM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | | Scamalot!!! |
08-06-2008, 06:30 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | Obviously a scam. But I don't get the fish pictures, what's the meaning? |
08-06-2008, 06:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mexico | | | Sounds a lot like the Nigerian businessmen that so kindly offer you unbelievably good opportunities to defraud their government, if only you could send them $10,000 to get started...
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08-06-2008, 06:32 PM
| | Funkify your Life | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Bucket, RI. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bongomania Obviously a scam. But I don't get the fish pictures, what's the meaning? | Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Wilson
I just a reply today, and it seems kind of fishy.
What do you guys think??
| Fishy, no? |
08-06-2008, 07:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: London ON | | | But does it sound fishy or smell fishy. How does fishy sound? |
08-06-2008, 07:32 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chunk-O-Funk Fishy, no? |  D'oh! |
08-06-2008, 07:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan | | | I'm pretty sure most real doctors know our country is called the "United States" | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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