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  • SuperMomma
    New Daycare.com Member
    • Jun 2012
    • 6

    Oh Really??

    Ok so as you all may or may not know, I have just begun advertising for my new in-home daycare. Well Just the other night I received an email in response to my CL ad from a woman who needed care for her children. The email was pretty vague so I responded to her with the following email:

    Hello ***X,
    I am responding to the email you sent me regarding my childcare services. As stated in my ad ,I run an in-home daycare from my home Monday- Friday between the hours of 6:30 am - 6pm. I have over 16 years of experience in childcare and I am Certified in Early Childhood Education as well as CPR and First Aid. I accept children from ages 3 months old to 4 years old. I also accept school aged children ages 5-11 for before and after school care. What are the ages of your children and what days/ hours were you looking for care? Please call or email me so that we can set something up!


    She responds with:
    Thanks for the response - My kids are coming to your location because
    i will be traveling for a seminar program which will last for 1 month
    starting date for the seminar is Nov15th- Dec 15th and its a part-time
    job with flexible time which allow you to do other jobs and still have
    this present job. Your primary responsibilities will include light
    preparing meals for children and grocery shopping, running errands and
    laundry, etc. Typical Salary - you will be paid $200 a week for the 4
    weeks will be $1,000.And the number of children to be cared for are 3
    kids ***x 14, ***x 10 and ***x 6 . I will make arrangement for a
    proper meeting before the starting date for the seminar and i will let
    you know the time and day for the face to face meeting. If you don't
    have a transportation I'll arrange for that including fund for gas for
    the 4 weeks and if you have a transportation fund will be included for
    gas.
    I await to read from you.

    Ok, now is it me or did this woman TOTALLY disregard everything that was in my ad and my return email. And furthermore it seems as if this woman thinks I will be working for her. :confused:

    Please, Please, Please HELP!
    Last edited by SuperMomma; 11-05-2012, 06:32 PM. Reason: Forgot to block out names
  • ABCDaycareMN
    Mommy to 2
    • Oct 2012
    • 371

    #2
    Scam! Scam! Scam!

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    • Zoe
      Advanced Daycare.com Member
      • Dec 2010
      • 1445

      #3
      It's a scam. It's a general message to you no matter what you wrote to them. If you respond again they'll start talking about how they have to send a check that's written out for more than what you need and you can send them the difference. Then of course if you did that you'd find out that the check they send you is fake and they've got your money.

      Ignore it or report it, but don't buy into it.

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      • Lilbutterflie
        Advanced Daycare.com Member
        • Apr 2010
        • 1359

        #4
        I've gotten one a lot like this, too! It's total spam, scam, however you want to say it!

        When it sounds fishy- it usually always is!

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        • SilverSabre25
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2010
          • 7585

          #5
          scam!! It's tricky to see through those sometimes but yeah, totally a scam.
          Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!

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          • Scout
            Daycare.com Member
            • Aug 2012
            • 1774

            #6
            Ugh...scam. i get these all the time! After a while I can tell just by reading the original email & wont respond. sorry for you having to deal with these idiots!

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            • EchoMom
              Daycare.com Member
              • May 2012
              • 729

              #7
              Yes, it's junk. I've seen similar.

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              • Southern Mama
                New Daycare.com Member
                • Oct 2012
                • 46

                #8
                YUP! SPAM! I just got the same exact one two days ago! CL is almost more of a hassle than it is any good anymore.

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                • Lyss
                  Chaos Coordinator :)
                  • Apr 2012
                  • 1429

                  #9
                  I get the exact emails (and the "i'm moving from overseas... blah blah blah")!! Spam!! Run!

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                  • Mom&Provider
                    Daycare.com Member
                    • Dec 2010
                    • 378

                    #10
                    I think the delete button is in order! I would not reply to that email or any additional one that is sent.

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                    • shelby
                      Daycare.com Member
                      • Jun 2012
                      • 142

                      #11
                      SCAM! I just got one yesterday, and was like ... delete!

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                      • SuperMomma
                        New Daycare.com Member
                        • Jun 2012
                        • 6

                        #12
                        Wow! I am going to delete this email immediately. Thank you all for responding.

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