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by: fcabanski Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Mar 20, '14 2:31pm  
I receive this scam email a few times a month.  It's in reply to various postings/listings for math tutoring.Some person from (another country name) is sending their (son/daughter) to stay in my city for a short time.  They want a tutor.  They request my city and hourly rate.  No matter the answer, in this case I replied $500/HR and that I live in Sventown Ohiosport, they send a similar followup to the one pasted below.  The next followup, if I reply, will be an offer to pay many times the stated rate.  They'll need my bank info and social security number, of course, so they can wire the money.  Sometimes I reply "oh, your sister lives in what city?" The scammer replies "yours".  Me "What city is that?"  Them "Close to where you live."" Thanks for your email and I hope you are having a great day? I'mdelighted to know you are available to tutor my Son with his mathlessons, We live in Netherlands, I'm into Real estate and
construction work here, My Son Frank will be relocating temporarilyto my sister's house in your city in two weeks andI'm hoping the lessons can be held privately at my sister's home but
if my sister has to meet with you then I guess it's Okay. My wife andI think your hourly rates are reasonable enough and we are hoping towork out an arrangement here. What we really want for Frank is just
general brush-up with his math solving technique and in any areas hemight have difficulties with, I would like the lessons to hold twicea week for 2Hrs each day for a total duration of four weeks in all, In total
how much would it cost us? Thanks again for your email, do get back to me on this and we can proceed on arrangements." 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Mar 20, '14 3:15pm  
The fact that they keep interacting with you means that somebody, somewhere has fallen for it. They will stop when their revenue is 0. 4951
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fcabanski Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Mar 20, '14 3:23pm  
You're right. 4951
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WJo Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 10 years ago   Mar 20, '14 7:17pm  
the big scam going on now are people going door to door asking for donations for the Fire Dept & rescue teams......DO NOT  give them anything , call the police & report it . 4951
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