I just had that happen, too. This time, someone was advertising for an English tutor under the name "FrankMillersFamily1@gmail.com." My correspondence with him has been nearly identical to yours--especially his writing style.
However, he told me he was staying in the Phillipines and he also wanted me to pay the "guardian" and "house keeper," in addition to the nanny. He also didn't mention Western Union this time--I wonder if he learned. Anyway, it tipped me off that it might be a scam when I asked him several questions about the arrangements, including what textbook his son was currently using and what level English he spoke. I had made it clear that my price would depend on whether or not I needed to purchase additional supplies. He didn't answer me. Instead, he brought up the payment arrangement.
Anyway, I've also flagged those ads and notified Craigslist. I found your post helpful, especially because it's so easy to doubt suspicion and write it off as dubious at worst. I wanted to add my experience in case it's useful for someone else. '
Re: And Again
anonymous
August 26 2008, 21:49:19 UTC
Yeah. I think he has drafts of e-mails that he sends out in a timely manner. I asked his the same questions when it came to tutoring his son in algebra but he ignored them. I originally thought it was because he was really busy. I thought his emails were really jumbled because he was using a mobile device. The funny thing is, he told me he was based in New Castle, UK. I talked to my boss who's English regarding the experience.. he told me that New Castle is one of the poorer parts of England and it was suspicious that this guy could afford to pay for a nanny in the states.
Craigslist Scam
anonymous
September 15 2008, 15:27:27 UTC
I'm so glad I did a little research before I took this guys offer. I gave him my information such as address, phone number. Will I be ok? Thanks, Stefanie
Thanks for posting this.
I just had that happen, too. This time, someone was advertising for an English tutor under the name "FrankMillersFamily1@gmail.com." My correspondence with him has been nearly identical to yours--especially his writing style.
However, he told me he was staying in the Phillipines and he also wanted me to pay the "guardian" and "house keeper," in addition to the nanny. He also didn't mention Western Union this time--I wonder if he learned. Anyway, it tipped me off that it might be a scam when I asked him several questions about the arrangements, including what textbook his son was currently using and what level English he spoke. I had made it clear that my price would depend on whether or not I needed to purchase additional supplies. He didn't answer me. Instead, he brought up the payment arrangement.
Anyway, I've also flagged those ads and notified Craigslist. I found your post helpful, especially because it's so easy to doubt suspicion and write it off as dubious at worst. I wanted to add my experience in case it's useful for someone else. '
Kudos,
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