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Happened to my brother as well this week. I thought it was a scam right away, but decided to fish around by asking questions a little bit more.

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I have also encountered the "Tamara Burns" scam, but unfortunately I took the bait. As I type this, I am still in contact with "her". They asked for wedding photos via craigslist, for their wedding that was happening on 10/10/20. It seemed normal at the start, but once they sent the check to deposit, that's where it started to raise some alarms. The amount that I asked for was $400 for 5 hours of work, but they said their boss was sending the check as a "Wedding Present" so they weren't sure how much was on it. Turns out, it was also $1,650. At this point I added them on Instagram because they claimed they didn't have Facebook, so we are messaging back and forth on there. I stupidly deposit the money into my checking account letting them know that I will send the remainder via paypal or venmo. They of course have neither and have to do it through Zelle. I ask them if they can give me any confirmation that the money had been taken out of the bosses account, and they said yes with a screen shot of an email that was obviously just typed by them because they used the same misspelled words, and always had three dots at the end of a sentence. Dead give away. I sent them a screenshot back of an email I typed out with the same information saying "see I can do that too". At this point they are turning defensive and saying that their boss is getting mad at them. They keep asking for me to send the left over amount, but I keep asking to get a real confirmation, and finally to talk to them and their boss on the phone. It is now radio silence, and I don't know what to do about the situation. I have screen shots of the conversation, but I don't know if that will help in an investigation if they just vanish.

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- Burley, WA, USA

Scammer's phone 605-368-8755
Scammer's address 9211 37th Ave S Seattle WA 98118, Seattle, WA 98118, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location WA 98322, USA
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

I am a small business that offers wedding video services. I created a Craigslist post hoping to advertise my services. I received a lead by a "Tamara Burns" and they wanted my services for their wedding. I called them to discuss what I offer and Tamara Burns ended up being a man with a foreign accent. As he didn't say much and quickly hung up, he texted me that his wedding date was 08/22/2020 at Seattle Design Center Events. The package he chose was a wedding video for the total amount of $999. We agreed that he would pay half upfront which is $500 after he signed a contract, and then he would pay $499 once the project is complete. He did sign it, and I have a copy. Then, he convinced me to use my physical address instead of my PO Box number because he was going to send it via UPS.

The check was received 07/02/2020, and I immediately thought it was strange that the amount on the check was three times higher than the original total of 500 upfront. The amount on the check was $1650. The company who issued the check, which is Keyser Construction & Excavation CO located in Bloomsburg, PA. I researched this company and it supposedly is permanently closed. Also, the shipment was from Sig Sauer Inc, which is supposedly a weapons company that had an address in Irvine CA that does not correlate with anything. Then, I reached out to him about why it was so much, he told me that his boss gave him a contribution for his wedding. He said to deposit the check, give him a confirmation, take out the total amount 999 and give him the rest. And, he did not say where to send it. He also gave me a Seattle address but his area code is from South Dakota, and he never gave me a real name since I researched "Tamara Burns" and it shows many people none of which are male.

I am very confused and concerned. I have the check and I am not going to deposit it at this time, and need to know what to do next. I hope to hear from someone and resolve this issue. This just sounds 'phishy' all around and there seems to be a lot of red flags.

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Hey! This just happened to me TODAY. Same deal, the emails were fishy and very short with info. I am a student as well as having my part time photography business and they were asking for my PERSONAL address to send me a check! I kept telling them I booked through HoneyBook and they refused to do it through there or even PayPal even though it ensured their money and services. I kept insisting to do it through any of those two because everyone was telling me this was a scam and I was starting to get scared for my safety. Although I told them this, they kept insisting and telling me they needed it done ASAP cause their fiancée was “working at sea” and he wanted it done now. I’m debating about taking this to the police and I think you should too cause it sounds super sketchy and dangerous. My boyfriend just did some research and said this person is stealing money from someone...

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