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Violin teacher scam
This check scam targets violin teachers and other music teachers, costing them thousands of dollars. The criminals (most of them from West Africa) try to trick them into cashing a fake chashier's check for them and wiring them a large portion of the cash. This is a variation on a scam targeting professional photographers as well as classified ad sites for cars, motorbikes, horses, etc.
 
This scam relies on the fact that a check can bounce weeks and months after funds have already been made available for it by the bank. When you deposit a check, it always remains your responsibility, not the bank's. If you have already withdrawn and wired out cash against the check you will have in effect borrowed money off the bank against the promise that the check is valid, which it wasn't, and given that money to criminals.
 
In the "violin teacher scam" the criminal poses as someone who is looking for a teacher to provide several months of intensive violin tuition for a family member. He will send you a large cashier's check. If you receive such checks, do not try to cash them. Take them to the local police. Any money your account may be initially credited with when you deposit them will be debited again when the check bounces. For example, the "customer" may arrange for tuition costing $2000 but mail you a check for $5000. Once the bank credits your account with $5000 you will be asked to wire $3000 back to the sender which supposedly was earmarked for the son's airline ticket or some other purpose. Once the check bounces you will be owing $3000 plus a bounced check fee to your bank. It can hurt your credit rating, not to mention the possibility of a criminal investigation for passing a bad check. 
 
Here are some red flags to watch out for:
 
 -  The customer will usually be contacting you from abroad for teaching his son.
 
 -  Your qualifications or your location won't be of much interest to him.
 
 -  The father won't be concerned how his son will manage without him (he may mention he'll be staying with family).
 
 -  The customer will want to send you a check well before the first lesson to cover several weeks or months of tuition.
 
 -  The check will be larger than your fee (usually by several thousand dollars). You will be expected to wire the excess amount somewhere by Western Union or Moneygram.
 
 -  The person's English is usually substandard.
  
Please send us any such emails you may have received and we will publish them (withholding your name and email address, of course) to warn other music teachers and to assist law enforcement investigating such cases.
 
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Violin teacher scams:
Language tutor scams:
 
  
 Example email:
 
 
From: "Mr. Robert Barris" <robertbarris@msn.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, 16 November, 2005 19:25 
Subject: music lesson for my son/instrument you can teach him 
 
Hello There, 
    I came across your contact at 
http://www.violin-world.com/teacher/viola/usa/ and i wish to know the 
modality of your music/instrument lesson for my son .I need to know the rate 
per hour,number of times available for teaching in a week,your location 
e.t.c 
 
Robert Barris. 
 
 
The teacher responded with the required information. Here's the next email from the scammer:
 
 
From: "Mr. Robert Barris" <robertbarris@msn.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, 24 November, 2005 
Subject: Re: music lesson for my son/instrument you can teach him 
 
Firstname Lastname, 
    Thank you so much for your reply.Yes my son is just starting from the
scracth okay.Pls let me have the name,address and a phone number so that a
check could be sent to you and once you have received the check,you may then
notify me and my son can proceed to meet up with you okay. 
 
Robert 
 
The teacher provided the postal address.
 
 
From: "Mr. Robert Barris" <robertbarris@msn.com> 
Sent: Thursday, 25 November, 2005 
Firstname Lastname,
   Thank you so much for your reply.Well i just left the state on a WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION SUMMIT and i am here in africa now okay.My son is here
with me and hopefully i am considering the first week in december for him to
start.If during the xmas you want to take a break no probem as that doesnt
affect him.Just tell him the time you will be off and on.Yes i want the
lesson for say three times in a week for just one hour at each time of
meeting with him.The lesson will run for a period of 8 weeks,so i guess the
completion time will be next year. 
    Firstname Lastname the check to be sent to you will definately reach you the
first week of December before my Son's arrival okay.Thank you and God
blessings. 
 
Robert 
 
The teacher provided the postal address and talked about the schedule for lessons.
 
 
From: Mr. Robert Barris <robertbarris@msn.com> 
Date: Nov 29, 2005 2:24 AM 
Subject: Re: music lesson for my son/instrument you can teach him 
Firstname Lastname,
  That time is certianly okay by me .The check should get to you by next
week Tuesday at Most and you will have to wacth out beacuse it will be
delivered to you by the United State Postal Service okay.My son is right
here with me at the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION in africa and as soon as you
receive the check,pls e-mail me so that my son can proceed immediately.Thank
you and God blessings Firstname. 
 
Robert 
 
In all the communications the customer is only interested in the check:
 
 
From: Mr. Robert Barris <robertbarris@msn.com> 
To: emailaddress 
Date: Dec 3, 2005 11:18 AM 
Subject: Payment in Transit. 
 
 
Firstname Lastname 
     How"re you doing?.I hope great.My client just e-mailed me the 
confirmation of the airwaybill number<Tracking number> for the pament that 
has been sent out.The payment was mailed out via the UNITED STATE POSTAL 
SERVICE www.usps.com <0304 0370 0000 #### ####    >and of course you can 
track it.It should be delivered to your mail on Monday and at most Tuesday 
so please watch out for it.My son is here with me at the WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION and once you have received the payment ,pls e-mail me so that 
he could be on the flight to the state.What about the instrument 
lending?.Have you make provisions for that.Pls e-mail me Firstname. 
 
 
 
Robert. 
 
 
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From: Mr. Robert Barris <robertbarris@msn.com> 
To: emailaddress 
Date: Dec 6, 2005 2:21 AM 
Subject: INFORMATION NEEDED 
 
Firstname Lastname, 
       Its been confirmed the the check has been delivered to you.I really 
want to thank you for the opportunity you have given my son for the lesson 
and i so much appreciate it.I really want you to understand my present 
situation.Things has been so tight up here at the research institue and i 
really don't want to keep my son doing nothing here.I am aware of the fact 
that the lesson wount start until next week,thats no problem.Pls out of no 
time,i would appreciate you get the check cashed,deducting the cost of the 
lesson for a period of 8 weeks and have the excess money sent so that my son 
could use this to conver his flight ticket in coming over okay..I have 
discussed with the attorney to the W.H.O and he has agreed to allow me 
access to his information which you will need in sending the excess 
money.This is the information below and as soon as you have the Money 
sent,pls e-mail me and the attorney the necessary information stated 
below.The attorney's e-mail is < legallawofficefirm@yahoo.com >.Thank you so 
much for your understanding i am most grateful. 
 
 
 
SENDERS NAME                           FIRSTNAME LASTNAME 
RECIVERS NAME;                          DADA PRESTO 
RECIVERS ADDRESSS                    2,HIGH COURT ROAD, 
                                                WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION 
ANNEX, 
                                                VICTORIA ISLAND, 
                                                 LAGOS STATE, 
                                                NIGERIA 
                                                 234-01. 
 
 
                             As soon as you have all these information you 
will be asked to send the money okay.Meanwhile,at the western union office 
,whatever commission to be charged,pls deduct it from the money and send the 
rest okay.Immediately you send the money,you are to e-mail me the folowing 
as a confirmation. 
 
1.M.T.C.N ( MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER) 
 
2.TEST QUESTION AND ANSWER ( Presto"s Birthday,Answer 21/11/1961) 
 
3.EXACT AMOUNT SENT 
 
 
ROBERT BARRIS. 
 
 
Here's the email from the fake WHO lawyer:
 
 
From: BARRISTER PRESTO DADA <legallawofficefirm@yahoo.com> 
Signed-By: yahoo.com | Mailed-By: yahoo.com  
 
To: emailaddress 
Date: Dec 6, 2005 10:24 AM 
Subject: Western Union Office Location for you. 
 firstname, 
        I AM BARRISTER DADA PRESTO,THE ATTORNEY TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.I WAS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THIS WESTERN UNION OFFICE LOCATED FOR YOU WHERE YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE MR.ROBERT BARRIS EXCESS MONEY SENT SO THAT HIS SON JERRY COULD COME TO THE STATE. 
 
  
  
  
 
WESTERN GROCERY AND DELI 
1418 WESTERN AVE    
SEATTLE, WA 98101 
Tel: (206) 233-9068  
Get Directions  Sunday 11:00am - 5:30pm  
Monday 8:00am - 9:00pm  
Tuesday 8:00am - 9:00pm  
Wednesday 8:00am - 9:00pm  
Thursday 8:00am - 9:00pm  
Friday 8:00am - 9:00pm  
Saturday 10:30am - 9:00pm  
    Send/Payout Money Transfer   
 
 
 
        AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE MONEY,YOU ARE TO E-MAIL ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. 
 
1.M.T.C..N<MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER> 
 
2.TEST QUESTION AND ANSWER 
 
3.EXACT AMOUNT SENT 
 
4.EXPECTED DATE JERRY COULD START THE LESSON. 
 
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Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 10:24:07 -0800 (PST)
From: BARRISTER PRESTO DADA <legallawofficefirm@yahoo.com>
Subject: Western Union Office Location for you.
  
 
 HELLO  TITLE NAME
     I AM SERAH DAMON FROM  HOUSTON TEXAS. I HAVE A FRIEND 
THAT WILL BE MOVING TO USA FROM AFRICA IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS 
AND NEEDS A PRIVATE VIOLIN TEACHER.  PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF 
YOU ARE INTERESTED AND THE PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW.
   SERAH DAMON
 
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From: "SERAH DAMON" >serahdam@consultant.com>
To: emailaddress
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 12:45:29 -0500
Subject: VIOLIN TEACHER
X-Originating-Ip: 80.179.102.100
  
 
 Hello firstname,
     This is Alex Raymond a medical doctor.Am interested in 
telling you that my son is eager to learn a violin instrument 
form you,but i will like to the amount of the lessons between 
30-60 mins a day.i will be expecting your allsome reply soonest.
kings regards
Dr alex raymond
 
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Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 02:30:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dr Alex Raymond <dralexray@yahoo.com>
Subject: a violin teacher
  
 
"Mrs. Richard" (richardhilman@outgun.com, IP 80.179.249.178) 
 From: "richard hilman" <richardhilman@outgun.com>
To: <emailaddress>
Sent: Thursday, 06 May, 2004 11:29
Subject: interested!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello title name,
I am interested in your teaching for the academic pursuit of my
children,they are two boys,8 and 11year of age.Let me know if you can
handle it and your best offer for it and how you want the payment to
be made.Please, get back on time,hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks you. 
Mrs Richard.
  
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From: "richard hilman" <richardhilman@outgun.com>
  
 Hi title name, 
Sorry for delay and thanks for your prompt response,though I 
left for a project with Liusberg constructions in Libya.Give 
your final asking price for period of three months for the 
two kids then if it is okay by me.I will instruct my associate 
in omeara houston where am located to issue you a certified 
cashier's check while you send the detail information on how 
the payment gets to you,and when my associate will bring the 
kids to your place i.e name,address & phone#.my shipper Mr 
Williams Ladi,.email A.S.A.P with details soon.
Thanks.
Mrs Richard.
  
  
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From: "richard hilman" <richardhilman@outgun.com>
  
 
Where do these fraud emails come from? 
 
The above emails are sent through Gilat and Quark Telecom, which are satellite broadband providers in Israel and Sweden, respectively. Typically, when these providers are used for fraud the customers involved are Internet cafes in Nigeria.
 
WHOIS details for sending network (IP 80.179.102.100): 
Gilat is a satellite ISP near Tel Aviv, Israel that has many customers in Nigeria. They lie about the country they're based in (no, Tel Aviv is not in Great Britain, which is obvious from the street address). Their lie fools many IP-to-country tracking services such as http://ip-to-country.webhosting.info/node/view/36 which report "United Kindom" for such IP addresses.
 
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"Larry Bank": London or Lagos? 
 
 
Hi, 
  I am a united kingdom based business man.I  have 2 kids(boy and girl) that are impatient to learn the instrument while they improve their voices  so I hope that you'll be helpful in that aspect of their aspirations.They are coming to the United States(florida) for their holidays and I was looking at a way of keeping them busy .They are very young(the boy is 13 and the girl is 15)and are interested in learning the musical instrument. 
   
 The payment for this particular classes will be via cashier's check in the amount of $8,950.When you receive the check,cash it and deduct your amount for tuition for both kids and send the remaining amount to my personal assistant less the transfer 
charges. I need you to deduct the amount for 1 month(4hrs/day excluding sundays) of tutorials.You do the calculations and let me know the exact amount so 
that I can know what amount will be left for you to send to my personal assistant after cashing the check of $8,950 and deducting yours. 
   
If this arrangement is fine by you pls provide the following info:  
   
   
1)Name on the check 
2)Address 
3)Contact phone #  
4)Price  
   
 sincerely,  
  Larry 
 4A, Kingswood Rd, 
 Penge, London 
 Se-7bn. United Kingdom. 
+447040113957 
 
  
 
 
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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 05:00:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Larry Bank <goingon_4life@yahoo.com>
Subject: YOUR SERVICES IS NEEDED CELLO LESSON FOR MY KIDS
  
WHOIS details for sending network (IP 80.231.5.246): 
 
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     netname:      COBRANET-ISP-TGB2
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     person:       Hikmat Mardo
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"TOM JOHNSON" (tomjohnson143@hotmail.com) 
 
From: "TOM JOHNSON" <tomjohnson143@hotmail.com> 
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 9:51 AM 
Subject: Violin Lesson 
 
 
Hello, 
I am Mr Tom, My son(Jeff)is coming to stay for some couple of  weeks in  
the UK and he loves music, I want you to help me teaching him ( Violin ).  
I got your profile from a music teaching directory. Note: my son Jeff is  
just 14 years old and he is a beginner. So, please teach him well. The  
arrangement for his accomodation has already  been made near you , so that  
the lesson will be confortable for the both of you. He will arrive  there  
on 29 November 2005. Let me know your charges cost per month in other for  
me to arrange for his payment before he travells down to your side.  The  
payment will be made with  Check from my associate.I have even made  
preparation for his personal instrument he will be  using priavetly at  
home after class practise. He will be staying there for 3  months and I  
want  him to learn for that 3 months.  Please Advise back on: 
 
1. The cost for the lesson (For the 3 months) and 
books (if needed) 
2. The complete details for the payment(Name, address 
and cell phone number). 
 
I look up to your reply regarding that. 
 
Best Regards 
 
 
 
 
"April Kauffman" (april_kauffman@hotmail.com) 
 
 
From: "April Kauffman" <april_kauffman@hotmail.com> 
To: <emailaddress> 
Sent: Tuesday, 01 November, 2005 9:25 
Subject: TEACHER NEEDED 
 
Hello, 
I am Mrs April Kauffman from UK. My son(John)is coming to stay for some  
couple of weeks in the USA and he loves music, I want you to help me  
teaching him Violin. I got your profile from a music teaching directory.  
Note: my son JOhn is just 14 years old and he is a beginner. So, please  
teach him well. The arrangement for his accomodation has already been made  
near you , so that the lesson will be confortable for the both of you. He  
will arrive there on 17 November 2005. Let me know your charges cost per  
month in other for me to arrange for his payment before he travells down to  
your side. 
The payment will be made with check from my associate. I have even made  
preparation for his personal Violin he will be using privatly at home after  
class practise. He will be staying there for 3 months and I want him to  
learn for that 3 months. 
Please Advise back on: 
1. The cost for the lesson (For the 3 months) and 
books (if needed) 
2. The complete details for the payment(Name address 
and cell phone number) 
I look up to your reply regarding that. 
Best regards 
 
 
 
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From: "April Kauffman" <april_kauffman@hotmail.com>
To: mailaddress
Bcc: 
Subject: TEACHER NEEDED
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:25:43 -0700
  
 
WHOIS details for sending network (IP 192.116.135.74): 
Most likely this customer of Gilat in Israel (a satellite uplink) is based in Nigeria. 
 
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Email history for IP address: 
 
 | 2005-10-12 05:11:03 UTC | herry_lee009@yahoo.com |  
 | 2005-11-01 00:25:43 UTC | april_kauffman@hotmail.com |  
 | 2005-11-14 18:24:19 UTC | tammmywoods4luv@yahoo.com |  
 
 
tammmywoods4luv@yahoo.com 
 
Also see the banjo version of this scam.
 
From: "Mrs Tamia woods" <tammmywoods4luv@yahoo.com> 
To: <emailaddress> 
Sent: Tuesday, 15 November, 2005 3:24 
Subject: VIOLIN LESSON.. 
 
Hello, 
  I am Mrs Tamia Woods from Belgium. My son(Alan)is 
coming to stay for some couple of weeks in the state 
and 
he loves music, I want you to help me teaching him 
VIOLIN. I got your profile from a music teaching 
directory. Note: my son Alan is just 14 years old and 
he is a beginner. So, please teach him well. The 
arrangement for his accomodation has already been made 
near you , so that the lesson will be confortable for 
the both of you. He will arrive there on 3rd of  
December 2005. Let me know your charges cost per month 
in other for me to arrange for his payment before he 
travells down to your side. The payment will be made 
with check from my associate.I have even made 
preparation for his 
personal VIOLIN he will be using priavetly at home 
after class practise. He will be staying there for 3 
months and I want him to learn for that 3 months.  
Please Advise back on:  
 
1. The cost for the lesson (For the 3 months) and 
books (if needed)  
2. The complete details for the payment(Name address 
and cell phone number). 
 
I look up to your reply regarding that. 
  
Best regards 
 
 
 
 
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Mr.Frank Vrabe (rodsonrep_inc11@yahoo.com) 
 
 
From: "Mr .Frank Vrabel" <frankv30101@yahoo.com> 
To: <emailaddress> 
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 22:47 
Subject: have interested in your lesson 
 
 
How are you doing,I am Mr.Frank Vrabel  i beleive that education is the bedrock of wisdom i saw your description and i am very interested in having my child attend your classes, my son is 16 years old , he will be coming for an holiday season in your area, he knows some things about your lessons,so i want him to be more grounded in it very well and as a juvenile i dont want him to be less busy so that he wont think of the unthinkables if you understand. 
    He will be attending your classes 1hour a day (10am to 11am)if this is not convenient for you ,you can choose a time that is more convenient for you,so what you will do is calculate the cost for a month and send me the total cost, so that we can arrange and come to final conclusion 
 
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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:47:03 +0000
  
 
scottmcintire62@yahoo.com 
 
 
From: Scott McIntire <scottmcintire62@yahoo.com> 
Date: Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 3:41 AM 
Subject: Re: english tutor 
To: VICTIMNAME <VICTIMEMAIL> 
 
 
Hello, 
Thanks for replying back to my online job posting, requiring your 
tutorial I would like to make a tutoring arrangement between you and 
my 10 years old Daughter for the month of June-July 2009, I would like 
you to tutor her within a period of 1 month, on a schedule basis of 1 
hr Daily, 3 times weekly, totaling 12 times in a month. I am willing 
to pay $50/hr. I would like to use these medium to inform you that my 
Daughter don't live in the US, she would be flying from Dubai to the 
US, I want you to teach her during her 8 month stay in the US, if 
there is need to extend your services, an amendment would be made to 
your salary. she would be dropped off/picked up by his nanny during 
the hours of teaching at any location you want the Tutoring to take 
place in your area.You would be receiving a check drawn from a Bank in 
the US, from my business associates in the US, since i am from Dubai 
and right now am in Cuba for a business trip the  payments wont be 
honored in any bank there in Dubai or here in Cuba , These check would 
be made out for the cost of the tutorial services you are rendering, 
and also for the living expense, nanny fees of my Daughter . 
Regarding this- I hope i can trust you with these payments, as the 
payment would be made out in excess, so all you have to do is Deposit 
and cash the payment  at your bank, deduct your tutorial service fee, 
which should be $50 per hour X 12 Times a Month = $600 i would include 
an additional $100 for run around fee and any additional text book you 
might be needing- so $700 is what you deduct from the check you 
receive , whatever the remaining balance is after deduction of the 
$700 go ahead and deduct Money Gram or Western union  transfer sending 
charges for sending out the remainder to the Nanny who would be 
contacting you with further arrangements and instructions regarding 
pickup/drop off of my Daughter to the library where you would always 
teach her. So i hope i can trust you that you will teach my Daughter 
good academics and some moral respects so that they can be good to 
their self in the future, i hope i can count on you for the tutorial 
and the money to be sent to the Nanny. I look forward to read a 
detailed message from you containing the following information, if you 
are OK with my arrangements. 
Full Name. 
Mailing Address including Zip Codes ( No PO Box ). 
Cell No ( If Available ). 
Home No. 
Best Time to Call. 
 
Kindy send your information to me @  scottmcintire62@yahoo.com 
 
N.B  My Daughter  Name is Christine McIntire, She is actually coming 
to the US for sight seeing, but while she is here i want her to study 
at the same time, she understand English, can write and read fluently 
i just need her English Upgraded. writing, reading and vocabulary 
Thanks for your Understanding. 
Scott Mcintire 
 
 
 
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