I, and several tango teachers I know have received emails requesting us to give this guy's son 2 weeks of tango lessons when his son visits the U.S. After agreeing on a price, I received a cashiers check sent from England but written on a U.S. Credit Union for $2000 more then the agreed upon price.
The check was phony and I didn't deposit it. It was easy to verify by calling the Credit Union and giving them the number on the check. (BTW, all cashier's check are supposed to have the phone number of the issuing bank on the check. This one didn't and I had to call information.) In any case, the idea was that I would deposit it and send the excess back to his associate for some bogus reason. Be aware that a cashier's check can take 4-6 weeks to clear (or be returned) and if I had done as requested, I would have been out the money. Please let everyone know about this scam so that none of our dance teacher friends get taken in by it....thanks... Clay Nelson 333 High St, Ashland, OR 97520 Home Phone (541) 488-7108 - [Cell (206) 972-0728] [email protected] - www.claysdancestudio.com
