[Ansteorra] Artisan teachers beware: check overpayment scam

[Michelle Dodd]

Cashiers checks and money orders can also be forged. If they are coming to take a class with you let them pay you in cash when they get there. Nice, simple & much harder to forge.


Gabriele


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> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:45:12 -0700
> From: hillaryrg at yahoo.com
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> Subject: [Ansteorra] Artisan teachers beware: check overpayment scam
> 
> Greetings, 
> With the large number of independent teachers we have in the SCA that share their knowledge, some of them will offer private classes and/or lessons, in the SCA and in the modern world.   An artisan I know was recently a target of a scam; scenario is this: the student (from Europe) makes arrangements for private lessons (which this teacher has done before), sends a check ahead, check is for over the amount for the class; student then asks for a refund in the difference for the overage; later the original overpayment check bounces, leaving the teacher out the money for the refund - and of course the class never takes place.  Luckily, my friend got suspicious when some questions were not answered, so the funds never were exchanged.  
> 
> If you arrange classes with someone, perhaps traveling into your region, from the SCA or not, beware of accepting a check for more than the amount of the classes, and certainly don't send the refund of the amount difference; ask for a new correct amount check instead, or alternate methods of payment such as cash, cashiers checks, etc. 
> 
> Here is a link to the details: 
> http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt014.shtm
> 
> Cheers, Hillary
> (feel free to forward as necessary)
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