David gibson

I posted an ad on craigslist to babysit. I have looked this guy up to see if he is a scammer and have found nothing.. But his email just doesn't seem right to me. I cant find the first email he sent me but here was his response.



Hey




Thanks for your anticipated support and response to my mail. I'm David Gibson a single Dad, I'm a freelancer in the IT Industry, I'm just moving to the city and in need of an apartment to rent. I'll appreciate your support in this regard. I want you to book the space for my son (Melvin). Melvin does not have ailments nor is he allergic to anything, he is comfortable with dogs and cats. I believe you would love to have him around as he's playful and fun loving. He'll start with you by second week of July. I'll sending you a check for the payment to cover your first pay and get him some of his favorite toys cos, I'm willing to pay $150 weekly. We'll be meeting before he starts with you and references.




Kindly send me the needed information below so I can send out the payment:




FULL NAME

ADDRESS (Not P.o.b)

CELL NUMBER




please get back to me asap.

Thanks



His email is [email protected]. This email just looks way to fishy to me.

100% scam.

He will send you a check for MORE than your pay. He will ask you to cash the check and then send part of the money to someone else (probably for those "toys.") Alternately, he may ask you to use the money to buy these "toys" (which will be gaming systems, etc.) and then send the merchandise somewhere.

Either way, the end will be the same. A few days to weeks after you cash the check, your bank will discover it was fraudulent (most likely written on an innocent company or person's hacked or phished bank account.) Because you deposited the check, you will be liable for the entire amount, including any money you spent or at the scammer's request. If you don't have it, you will owe it, plus any fees or other charges. You can also find yourself facing criminal charges for check fraud.

In the meantime, the scammer (who has been using a fake name and completely fake information) has simply disappeared with the cash and/or goods.

I received to same e-mail, word for word. It's a scam.

Yes, a scammer. I just got this weird thing from him where he doesn't even know if he's got a son or a daughter:

"I am in need of a babysitter/nanny for my 3 year old son(Jenny). I can bring her to your home, or you can come to mine, which ever suits you. I need you from Monday-Friday, 4:45pm till 6:45pm. Please let me know your rates and experience. Reply to my email: [email protected]

Regards
David Gibson

avboro.com appears to be a fake email-only domain. Could you post the complete headers of the email? If it was in response to one you sent, also post the email you sent with full headers, excluding your own name and address.