Re: Fraudulant bidder?

Bertha wrote:
[scamorama description]
I get one of those every couple of weeks. Yesterday I got a new
flavor of the same scam, offering me a "job" where I deposit the
money in my own bank account and then send them 90% of it (keeping
10% for my commission, of course)...

Musicians I know are getting that recently.
Either the scammer (in foreignlandia) wants your
help booking a venue or the scammer wants you to
teach guitar his son, the crown prince of foreignlandia.

Are the one's you get specific to your occupation?


Lumpy
--
In Your Ears for 40 Years
www.lumpymusic.com


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