Re: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

[LEWIS LAND]

That's the first time I've seen such a message, but it certainly sounds like 
spam. I'm surprised he hasn't asked you for a bank account number and 
password that he could deposit money into. -Lewis


- Original Message - 
From: "Lisa Sieverts" 

To: "Caller's discussion list" 
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 1:22 PM
Subject: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM



Hi Callers,

Are any of the rest of you getting this SPAM message? I know it's SPAM
because I've received several of them with almost the same wording though
different stories. Are dance teachers considered an easy mark for 
Spammers?


Lisa

-- Forwarded message --
From: Owen Goldman 
Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:13 PM
Subject: Inquiry
To:


Greetings,

I found your info while i was searching for a professional dance
teacher/studio.how ever, i want to believe you are a dance
teacher/instructor that LOVES teaching dance, reliable with a good 
teaching
experience. I would like to book for 2 weeks dance classes for 3 hours 
each
day Monday to Saturday (morning hours) for a group of 10. We are asking 
for

3 hours per day for 2 weeks - Monday - Saturday. A total of 3 hrs.

We want to entertain the guests as well as family members that would be
attending the 50th wedding anniversary of my parents. The dancers are all 
in

INTERMEDIATE level.
We need dance classes/Group lessons like  Tango,swing,tap,Latin as well as
Salsa.ANY of the above can serve.

DATE: 1st MARCH TO 15th MARCH 2010

The group would be performing for a group of family members over there. I
would love you to get back to me with the Grand total cost or a
quote/estimate. What are your charges and payment options?  Do you accept
credit cards?

I would be grateful if you will be willing to do the work to teach quality
classes and make us happy.


Best Regards,

Owen
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[Callers] SPAM scam

[Bree Kalb]

It's the initial feeler for a scam. I don't recall all the details but it 
roughly works like this: If you bite, they send you a check for more than the 
amount owed, they convince you to refund some of the money before their initial 
check bounces. As crazy as it sounds, it's a profitable scam that comes in many 
variations and fairly rational people fall for them.

Bree Kalb
Carrboro, NC

Re: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

[Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing]

Ron Nelson wrote:

> What I don't understand is what the spammer hopes to accomplish with this. 
> Anyone have a take on this? (I get them too, by the way.)

I get those too. I've assumed that this is a variant on a scam that's common
enough that Craigslist warns you about it.

>From http://sfbay.craigslist.org/about/scams

===
2. distant person offers a genuine-looking (but fake) cashier's check

* you receive an email (examples below) offering to buy your item, or rent
your apartment, sight unseen.
* cashier's check is offered for your sale item, as a deposit for an
apartment, or for just about anything else of value.
* value of cashier's check often far exceeds your item - scammer offers to
"trust" you, and asks you to wire the balance via money transfer service
* banks will often cash these fake checks AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE
WHEN THE CHECK FAILS TO CLEAR, including criminal prosecution in some cases!
* scam often involves a 3rd party (shipping agent, business associate owing
buyer money, etc)



4. distant person offers to send you a money order and then have you wire
money:

* this is ALWAYS a scam, in our experience - the cashier's check is FAKE
* sometimes accompanies an offer of merchandise, sometimes not
* scammer often asks for your name, address, etc for printing on the fake
check
* deal often seems too good to be true
===


I presume this is why they have this (fairly implausible) list of stuff -
sometimes the wedding party wants foxtrot, chacha, and belly dance lessons -
in order to get up to a total bill that's large enough for one of these scams
to be semi-plausible.


-- Alan

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Re: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

[Lisa Sieverts]

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Ron Nelson  wrote:

>
> What I don't understand is what the spammer hopes to accomplish with this.
>  Anyone have a take on this? (I get them too, by the way.)
>
>
>
> Ron Nelson
>
> Chula Vista, CA
>
>
My take is that it's some sort of "grooming," the way child molesters
"groom" kids so that they are susceptible. They're pretending to be legit,
and eventually there will be something about "if you pay us $1,000 to
reserve the ballroom, then we'll pay you $5,000 as soon as you get here."
And when you give them money, they disappear. It's a variation on the
Nigerians.

Lisa

Re: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

[Ron Nelson]

What I don't understand is what the spammer hopes to accomplish with this.  
Anyone have a take on this? (I get them too, by the way.)

 

Ron Nelson

Chula Vista, CA
 
> Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:22:42 -0600
> From: thomasjsen...@gmail.com
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM
> 
> I too have received a bunch over the past couple years. I have an
> email address that has been around for a long enough time to be sent
> to many spammers: ecdchic...@yahoo.com.
> 
> Tom Senior
> 
> 
> Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Martha Edwards  wrote:
> > Yes, we got one and forwarded them on to a ballroom dance business here in
> > town.
> >
> > oops...
> >
> > M
> > E
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Lisa Sieverts  wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Callers,
> >>
> >> Are any of the rest of you getting this SPAM message? I know it's SPAM
> >> because I've received several of them with almost the same wording though
> >> different stories. Are dance teachers considered an easy mark for Spammers?
> >>
> >> Lisa
> >>
> >> -- Forwarded message --
> >> From: Owen Goldman 
> >> Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:13 PM
> >> Subject: Inquiry
> >> To:
> >>
> >>
> >> Greetings,
> >>
> >> I found your info while i was searching for a professional dance
> >> teacher/studio.how ever, i want to believe you are a dance
> >> teacher/instructor that LOVES teaching dance, reliable with a good teaching
> >> experience. I would like to book for 2 weeks dance classes for 3 hours each
> >> day Monday to Saturday (morning hours) for a group of 10. We are asking for
> >> 3 hours per day for 2 weeks - Monday - Saturday. A total of 3 hrs.
> >>
> >> We want to entertain the guests as well as family members that would be
> >> attending the 50th wedding anniversary of my parents. The dancers are all
> >> in
> >> INTERMEDIATE level.
> >>  We need dance classes/Group lessons like  Tango,swing,tap,Latin as well as
> >> Salsa.ANY of the above can serve.
> >>
> >> DATE: 1st MARCH TO 15th MARCH 2010
> >>
> >> The group would be performing for a group of family members over there. I
> >> would love you to get back to me with the Grand total cost or a
> >> quote/estimate. What are your charges and payment options?  Do you accept
> >> credit cards?
> >>
> >> I would be grateful if you will be willing to do the work to teach quality
> >> classes and make us happy.
> >>
> >>
> >> Best Regards,
> >>
> >> Owen
> >> ___
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> >> call...@sharedweight.net
> >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > For the good are always the merry,
> > Save by an evil chance,
> > And the merry love the fiddle
> > And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
> > ___
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> > call...@sharedweight.net
> > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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Re: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

[Thomas J Senior]

I too have received a bunch over the past couple years.   I have an
email address that has been around for a long enough time to be sent
to many spammers:  ecdchic...@yahoo.com.

Tom Senior


Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Martha Edwards  wrote:
> Yes, we got one and forwarded them on to a ballroom dance business here in
> town.
>
> oops...
>
> M
> E
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Lisa Sieverts  wrote:
>
>> Hi Callers,
>>
>> Are any of the rest of you getting this SPAM message? I know it's SPAM
>> because I've received several of them with almost the same wording though
>> different stories. Are dance teachers considered an easy mark for Spammers?
>>
>> Lisa
>>
>> -- Forwarded message --
>> From: Owen Goldman 
>> Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:13 PM
>> Subject: Inquiry
>> To:
>>
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I found your info while i was searching for a professional dance
>> teacher/studio.how ever, i want to believe you are a dance
>> teacher/instructor that LOVES teaching dance, reliable with a good teaching
>> experience. I would like to book for 2 weeks dance classes for 3 hours each
>> day Monday to Saturday (morning hours) for a group of 10. We are asking for
>> 3 hours per day for 2 weeks - Monday - Saturday. A total of 3 hrs.
>>
>> We want to entertain the guests as well as family members that would be
>> attending the 50th wedding anniversary of my parents. The dancers are all
>> in
>> INTERMEDIATE level.
>>  We need dance classes/Group lessons like  Tango,swing,tap,Latin as well as
>> Salsa.ANY of the above can serve.
>>
>> DATE: 1st MARCH TO 15th MARCH 2010
>>
>> The group would be performing for a group of family members over there. I
>> would love you to get back to me with the Grand total cost or a
>> quote/estimate. What are your charges and payment options?  Do you accept
>> credit cards?
>>
>> I would be grateful if you will be willing to do the work to teach quality
>> classes and make us happy.
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Owen
>> ___
>> Callers mailing list
>> call...@sharedweight.net
>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
>>
>
>
>
> --
> For the good are always the merry,
> Save by an evil chance,
> And the merry love the fiddle
> And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
> ___
> Callers mailing list
> call...@sharedweight.net
> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
>



-- 
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Dance while you can.

Re: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

[Jeanette Mill]

Yep - I've received the same one here in Australia. Strange.
 The piano - 88 little mistakes waiting to happen; Peter Barnes 



- Original Message 
From: Lisa Sieverts 
To: Caller's discussion list 
Sent: Thu, 7 January, 2010 7:22:55 AM
Subject: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

Hi Callers,

Are any of the rest of you getting this SPAM message? I know it's SPAM
because I've received several of them with almost the same wording though
different stories. Are dance teachers considered an easy mark for Spammers?

Lisa

-- Forwarded message --
From: Owen Goldman 
Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:13 PM
Subject: Inquiry
To:


Greetings,

I found your info while i was searching for a professional dance
teacher/studio.how ever, i want to believe you are a dance
teacher/instructor that LOVES teaching dance, reliable with a good teaching
experience. I would like to book for 2 weeks dance classes for 3 hours each
day Monday to Saturday (morning hours) for a group of 10. We are asking for
3 hours per day for 2 weeks - Monday - Saturday. A total of 3 hrs.

We want to entertain the guests as well as family members that would be
attending the 50th wedding anniversary of my parents. The dancers are all in
INTERMEDIATE level.
We need dance classes/Group lessons like  Tango,swing,tap,Latin as well as
Salsa.ANY of the above can serve.

DATE: 1st MARCH TO 15th MARCH 2010

The group would be performing for a group of family members over there. I
would love you to get back to me with the Grand total cost or a
quote/estimate. What are your charges and payment options?  Do you accept
credit cards?

I would be grateful if you will be willing to do the work to teach quality
classes and make us happy.


Best Regards,

Owen
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Re: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

[Cynthia Phinney]

I have not seen this particular message, but I have received odd inquiries
in the past that appeared to me to be spam. (people seeking very strange
arrangements to teach dance to their children, and the like).

-cynthia

-Original Message-
From: callers-boun...@sharedweight.net
[mailto:callers-boun...@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Lisa Sieverts
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 3:23 PM
To: Caller's discussion list
Subject: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

Hi Callers,

Are any of the rest of you getting this SPAM message? I know it's SPAM
because I've received several of them with almost the same wording though
different stories. Are dance teachers considered an easy mark for Spammers?

Lisa

-- Forwarded message --
From: Owen Goldman 
List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:13 PM
Subject: Inquiry
To:


Greetings,

I found your info while i was searching for a professional dance
teacher/studio.how ever, i want to believe you are a dance
teacher/instructor that LOVES teaching dance, reliable with a good teaching
experience. I would like to book for 2 weeks dance classes for 3 hours each
day Monday to Saturday (morning hours) for a group of 10. We are asking for
3 hours per day for 2 weeks - Monday - Saturday. A total of 3 hrs.

We want to entertain the guests as well as family members that would be
attending the 50th wedding anniversary of my parents. The dancers are all in
INTERMEDIATE level.
 We need dance classes/Group lessons like  Tango,swing,tap,Latin as well as
Salsa.ANY of the above can serve.

DATE: 1st MARCH TO 15th MARCH 2010

The group would be performing for a group of family members over there. I
would love you to get back to me with the Grand total cost or a
quote/estimate. What are your charges and payment options?  Do you accept
credit cards?

I would be grateful if you will be willing to do the work to teach quality
classes and make us happy.


Best Regards,

Owen
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Re: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

[Rickey]

Yup,
I got one (so far) too.
Rickey Holt

-Original Message-
From: callers-boun...@sharedweight.net
[mailto:callers-boun...@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Lisa Sieverts
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 3:23 PM
To: Caller's discussion list
Subject: [Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

Hi Callers,

Are any of the rest of you getting this SPAM message? I know it's SPAM
because I've received several of them with almost the same wording though
different stories. Are dance teachers considered an easy mark for Spammers?

Lisa

-- Forwarded message --
From: Owen Goldman 
List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:13 PM
Subject: Inquiry
To:


Greetings,

I found your info while i was searching for a professional dance
teacher/studio.how ever, i want to believe you are a dance
teacher/instructor that LOVES teaching dance, reliable with a good teaching
experience. I would like to book for 2 weeks dance classes for 3 hours each
day Monday to Saturday (morning hours) for a group of 10. We are asking for
3 hours per day for 2 weeks - Monday - Saturday. A total of 3 hrs.

We want to entertain the guests as well as family members that would be
attending the 50th wedding anniversary of my parents. The dancers are all in
INTERMEDIATE level.
 We need dance classes/Group lessons like  Tango,swing,tap,Latin as well as
Salsa.ANY of the above can serve.

DATE: 1st MARCH TO 15th MARCH 2010

The group would be performing for a group of family members over there. I
would love you to get back to me with the Grand total cost or a
quote/estimate. What are your charges and payment options?  Do you accept
credit cards?

I would be grateful if you will be willing to do the work to teach quality
classes and make us happy.


Best Regards,

Owen
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[Callers] Fwd: Inquiry = SPAM

[Lisa Sieverts]

Hi Callers,

Are any of the rest of you getting this SPAM message? I know it's SPAM
because I've received several of them with almost the same wording though
different stories. Are dance teachers considered an easy mark for Spammers?

Lisa

-- Forwarded message --
From: Owen Goldman 
List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:13 PM
Subject: Inquiry
To:


Greetings,

I found your info while i was searching for a professional dance
teacher/studio.how ever, i want to believe you are a dance
teacher/instructor that LOVES teaching dance, reliable with a good teaching
experience. I would like to book for 2 weeks dance classes for 3 hours each
day Monday to Saturday (morning hours) for a group of 10. We are asking for
3 hours per day for 2 weeks - Monday - Saturday. A total of 3 hrs.

We want to entertain the guests as well as family members that would be
attending the 50th wedding anniversary of my parents. The dancers are all in
INTERMEDIATE level.
 We need dance classes/Group lessons like  Tango,swing,tap,Latin as well as
Salsa.ANY of the above can serve.

DATE: 1st MARCH TO 15th MARCH 2010

The group would be performing for a group of family members over there. I
would love you to get back to me with the Grand total cost or a
quote/estimate. What are your charges and payment options?  Do you accept
credit cards?

I would be grateful if you will be willing to do the work to teach quality
classes and make us happy.


Best Regards,

Owen

[Callers] SharedWeight gathering at Ralph Page

[Chris Weiler (SW)]

Hello everyone,

Yes, we will have lunch gatherings both days at the Ralph Page Dance 
Legacy Weekend in the dinning hall in our usual spot. Chris will be 
there and is looking forward to seeing everyone!


For those of you who haven't been, RPDLW is a great place to go and 
connect with the history of traditional dance and the people who made it 
happen. There are always tons of callers, musicians and organizers there 
so it's a great place to network, too. At lunch on Saturday and Sunday, 
we push a bunch of tables together at the back of the dining area and 
geek out about this passion that we all share. If you want to bring 
something and share it around the table, there will be other people 
participating in the impromptu potluck as well.


SharedWeight is now 5 years old and it's great to see how far it's come 
and where it's going. This will be the fifth gathering at Ralph Page, 
too. That first year, we only had about 10 people around the table. Last 
year it seemed to be around 30 or 40. We started with only one list for 
callers, now we have three with lists for musicians and organizers as 
well. Thank you all for participating and making this forum a great 
place to share ideas, ask questions and help each other. Keep spreading 
the word!


Happy Dancing,

Chris Weiler and Seth Seeger