Mr. Beebs?

[Ohana]

Yes, I got the same email a few days ago. After refusing to send any personal information to him, he is now saying that if I say no to giving my address he will be forced to find a new location.

I'm in Dundas, Ontario - so if he was looking in Whitby that confirms a scam to me.

[Rowan Tree Childcare]

I had almost reached the point of discussing the deposit before I heard from a friend about this scam, I luckily had no plans to send/receive money from someone I had never met, but I was trying to give someone who seemed to have a difficult choice to make the benefit of the doubt but I will be trusting my instincts and reading these forums much more in the future, this would have been my first client so I'm quite bummed, couldn't help but reply with a little aggressive finger wagging in his direction (and I think you know which finger I wagged) before blocking him, not that their type would care I guess...

[jaquie]

Isnt this funny. He wants to start on july 7th lol. I figured there was something weird about it. Didnt expect it to turn into anything. I am through a licensed agency so they deal with the money portion. So his scam would never work with me. Thanks for the giggle.

[emcara]

Thanks so much for the warning! I'm just starting up my home daycare and 'Mr.Beebs' was first to contact me. I almost fell for it until he said he is comfortable sending his son to me without even meeting me and asking for a mailing address to send money by cheque. He even sent me a family photo ! Really creeped out. He also wanted to start July 7th. I am located in Willow Beach Ontario. Hope no one else falls for this!

[abracadabradaycare]

We also got the email in June. Looked suspicious right off the bat but just for fun we played it through. Got a cheque for $2,820 from Virginia, USA drawn on a supposed RBC account at a branch in "Saskatoo". Called the branch which does exist and they confirmed it was probably a scam. Replied to Mr Beebs who then said his associate made a mistake. Could we go to the nearest Money Mart and return the balance immediately. Took everything to Peel Region Police but they weren't interested as to this point no crime had been committed. Until we loose some money they can't do much. Haven't heard from Mr Beebs since I told him that we had to wait for his fake cheque to clear and to speed things up maybe he could transfer $5,000 to us!