Craigslist Scam Warning: I have a post for offering writing tutor services. I received this message:
“Thanks for getting back to me, my son is coming for an holiday in your area, My son name is Eric and is 15 years old .I want him to be busy in the time of the day, because I’m out of state for business trip for a month,that is why i want him to be busy with a lesson with the period, I want you to calculate the cost of 2 hour per day for two days in week for the whole a Month and email me the total cost, and i have someone that will always drives him down to your lesson centre. get back to me with your convinient day and time Kindly get back to me with your information below to be on the check…..
FULL NAME AND ADDRESS WITH ZIP CODE….(WITH P.O Box)
YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER…
Thanks and hope to read from you soon.
With Best Regards”
– this is a KNOWN SCAM. If you get a message similar to this, don’t send them any info. The check they send will bounce, and they’ll ask for cash back during the middle stage. If anything, ask them for cash up front and see what they say :).