I was advertising music lessons on craigslist and this caller used the same story as described by previous posts! IT'S A SCAM ARTIST - BEWARE!!! Don't give out your info!
This is scammer preying on people advertising lesson services on Craigslist. Claims to have a daughter and will only be in your city for short period of time. Tends to want to buy lessons in bulk, but holds daughter hostage until you will cash a fraudulent check.
Received a similar text after advertising for tutoring on craigslist. Said visiting and doing business in California and needs tutoring for 15 year old and company will pay for services. Sounded sketchy, so I didn't reply.
Advertised for swimming lessons on craigslist. Came back with this jack wagon texting me asking for me to teach his daughter lessons for a total of 24 hours in 4 weeks and said that his company (Johnson and Johnson llc) would pay for it.
Thank you so much for the previous posts on this number!! My son wants to start tutoring and placed an ad on craigslist. This person contacted him with the SAME story - which I found very sketchy. However, my son in a bit naive, and unfortunately did have some back and forth text communication with this person. After reading these experiences, the number is now blocked from contacting him.
Basically - the messages are as described - he will be in town for 4 weeks and wants tutoring in writing for his daughter Sharon, who is 15. MWF, for 2 hours each. He asked for the total amount charged, and his company will pay the bill because it is a business trip (d'uh - *I* know that is NOT true because a company wouldn't do that - but my son doesn't). He asked for my son's name and address. He said something like "I will be in your area" - which didn't seem legit because most people would say the name of the city, kwim? Plus, we do not live in a highly metropolitan area, so I doubt we have any pharmaceutical companies anywhere near us.
Same message came to me around 11:30 last night. I decided to play his game. Gave him an outrageous fee for non cash payment and required he give me his full contact info plus a contact name and number at Johnson & Johnson (which is not a pharmaceutical company) to verify his claim. I have yet to get his respone.
Had a similar experience a few days ago from another person and when I inquired about the scam they told me that I was rude and not to contact them any more.
From what I have found online, here is how this scam works. They send you a fake cashiers check for MUCH more than the agreed upon fee. Then they give some type of reason for the overpayment and tell you to cash tbe check at your bank and wire them back the extra money. A few weeks later when the check is determined to be fake the bank hits your account for the entire amount of the check and holds YOU responsible.