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Craigslist tutor scam

Aug 08, 2008 12:27

I just sent this note to Craigslist ( Read more... )

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dearmisterecho August 10 2008, 03:59:37 UTC

shady, shady, shady! And stupid as hell...why would you ever give HIM money when he's hiring YOU? Are people really that gullible? *sigh*

tri_blog August 10 2008, 10:14:20 UTC

Well I was fooled by his first note. But his huge spelling/grammatical errors made him look like a foreigner, not an American.

tri_blog August 10 2008, 10:14:58 UTC

Plus I sent him my resume, which has my address and number on it, but he asked it anyway, showing he didn't read it.

dearmisterecho August 10 2008, 10:37:16 UTC

It's like scammers don't even TRY to be tricky...I hope all his Nigerian scam buddies laughed at him for being such a moron.

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um, I also have been in contact with Mr. Behnman.. anonymous August 14 2008, 07:34:56 UTC

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Re: um, I also have been in contact with Mr. Behnman.. tri_blog August 15 2008, 11:14:12 UTC

Hehe. Well thank you for confirming that it's a scam to me. ;p His ad has FINALLY been flagged for removal from Craigslist. I wondered what took them so long.

Re: um, I also have been in contact with Mr. Behnman.. anonymous August 25 2008, 21:43:04 UTC

Ohh... I wish I had seen this site sooner. I fell for the scam. I actually cashed the check he sent me through some engineering company. When I went to Western Union to send my money to Puerto Rico like he requested, the clerk said I had to send cash. When I emailed Behman saying that I didnt feel comfortable sending out that much cash, he got really angry and said I needed to send the money immediately for the Nanny to relocate his son. It was only then when I realized something was wrong. Now he said he was going to report me if I didn't give him his money. And this guy from Puerto Rico called me this morning. What should I do?? :(

Re: um, I also have been in contact with Mr. Behnman.. tri_blog August 26 2008, 04:04:04 UTC

Just ignore him. His check to you will probably bounce. It's just an empty threat to get you to send him money.

How much was his check to you?

How much does he want you to pay him?

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And Again anonymous August 26 2008, 13:06:06 UTC

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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.

Re: And Again tri_blog August 26 2008, 21:53:59 UTC

Thanks again for the details. You may help someone else, since my blog is highly ranked in Google and Yahoo searches.

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anonymous August 26 2008, 22:57:36 UTC

I recently felt like i was getting scammed on Craigslist.I did a LOT of research and after reading this I am 100% sure that it was a scam. I'm so glad I found this. Thank you so much.

Tired of spam anonymous August 27 2008, 22:03:12 UTC

Is this gonna end someday??