Hello Valerie, Thanks for the heads-up-- though I had to chuckle when I read the "Canadian Lottery" bit.
I'm from Canada, and have been approached by persons unknown with a variant of the same scam; the attempt was in relation to a horn I had for sale. The offer was substantially more than I was asking, which was an immediate "red flag". Can't be too careful these days! Sincerely, martin bender On 2011-07-11, at 9:44 PM, valerie wells wrote: > I thought I should give you all a heads up on the latest phishing scam that > someone tried to sucker me into. I was contacted by someone "in another > country" who claimed he wanted me to teach his daughter music lessons this > summer while she was staying with a guardian in my town. We agreed upon a > price, lesson times, etc. He said he would send me a check above the agreed > amount so I could be given my share and pay the guardian for his/her > services. He had some story about how it's better for him to write one > check rather than two, etc. Hmmm, sounds phishy, so I told him I would not > accept checks from foreign banks. He he assured me I would receive a check > from a United States bank. He said the check would contain a "little extra" > for my trouble and the rest was to be handed to the child's guardian. > > I received the check exactly one day before the lessons were to begin. The > check appeared to be from a real US bank and was written for thousands more > than I expected. I talked to my bank officer about it. He confirmed that > it was a fake check and encouraged me to contact the police. He also > explained that because the routing numbers on the check were legit, I could > actually process the check and receive the cash, but of course, I would be > in trouble a couple days later. > > The bank officer also explained that since most people aren't falling for > the Canadian lottery scam anymore, this is the newest phishing scam that > targets small business owners and people selling things on Craig's list. > What the scammer does is to write a check above the agreed amount, ask you > to cash it and give them the balance. You go to the bank, cash the check, > they come & collect the product and the extra money while the check is being > "routed." After the guy is long gone with the money & the product, you're > in trouble for cashing a bad check and owe the bank some money! > > I was hoping that the local police department would want to set up some sort > of sting operation to catch this guy red handed, but they really weren't > interested in that. I guess they have bigger fish to fry. So I notified > the scammer that I know his check is bogus, have reported him to the > authorities and if he tries to contact me to collect money, I will call the > police. > -- > Valerie Wells > The Balanced Embouchure Method > http://bebabe.wordpress.com/ > http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/ > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/axe102%40rogers.com "All great things are decided not by machines or gadgets, but by willpower; whoever has it will finally prevail." Winston Churchill _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
