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Author: Larry
Date: 2015-05-13 12:55:07
Yes, she has contacted me and made an offer which I accepted. She wants to send me a $500 check as a down payment and wants names and addresses for the check. I just requested information on her firstam local agent for the title work, escrow, and closing. We will see what happens.
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Author: Norm
Date: 2015-03-23 15:37:38
I received e-mails form Patricia Grooms as well, but have been warned by a friend about her. She used 2 different e-mails. suremum1422@gmail.com & info@alert.net
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Author: Lily
Date: 2015-03-18 17:17:25
I'm in "negotiations" with Patricia Grooms right now, so I guess she's still at it. she made an offer and says she'll send a $500 deposit as soon as I give her my address and telephone number. She did give me a Louisiana address and tell me her broker's name is "Sam". I couldn't find any information on First American Title except a very professional looking website. When I googled the name "Patricia Grooms", there was one listed as a web designer. I've been stringing her along trying to figure out how to catch her.
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Author: Dan Nelson
Date: 2014-09-18 15:31:31
Thought I would do a little research here and it seems I am in the boat as many of the rest of you. In my case the name is Patricia Grooms (who claims to be hearing impaired), and Samual Ellis (who is out of the country). Patricia's last email was that she would send me a cashier's check for $2900 of which was an unsolicited $500 for a deposit and that I would send the $2400 balance to Sam. These people need to be found and prosecuted.
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Author: A. Thoma
Date: 2014-09-11 15:26:39
Same story...Names were Cheryl Simpson and Sam Elis. She asked for information to send me a check, so I let her know I was a licensed Realtor and everything had to go through escrow. I have not heard anything back. beware. we are reporting this gscam.
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Author: AS
Date: 2014-09-04 14:26:41
Thanks everyone for posting. I received an email from 'Cynthia McGill' requesting information on my time share. I've received a similar email a few months ago from another person, and found out it was a scam before losing any funds. I learned my lesson, and researched her name first and then finding your comments. It's post like this that really help. Again, thank you all for taking the time to post.
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Author: M Ch
Date: 2014-08-26 17:25:29
Thank you all for leting me know I am in the middle of the spam in the proses of receiving the check for $2900.00 now I know what to do. Thank you all and sorry to here about your problem.
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Author: VL
Date: 2014-08-16 16:37:03
I just went through the same thing this'll week..
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Author: sf
Date: 2014-08-10 19:47:45
Received an identical email; however the name as the remitter was Patricia Grooms with the same scenerio as described below. Received check in #10 white envelope with no return address. Shredded the check and no information was shared. Thank you all for sharing. Crisis adverted.
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Author: js
Date: 2014-08-06 20:09:24
I had the same experience with Cynthia and Samuel Boas. In my case I deposited the $2900 with no intention of sending the money until I physically had the money in my possession. The moment I let Cynthia know that I had received the check, Samuel contacted me to send the $2400 by Western Union to an address in Cairo, Egypt.
At that point I knew that this was a scam and when I googled Samuel Boas, I saw the entries on this and other sites. I spoke to the Fraud Prevention department of my bank after I was told that the check had been processed and the money was in my account. They said that it usually it takes 10-12 days for any bank to determine that the check is a fake, at which point they would "bounce it" and reduce by balance by $2900. Many people thinking that the money is in their account send $2400 to these scam artists.
I also spoke to Tru West Credit Union whose "Cashier's Check" this was supposed to be, and they are aware of the scam and are taking steps to keep law enforcement in the loop.
Back to square one as far as my timeshare is concerned !!
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Author: rr
Date: 2014-07-28 13:58:27
I also got the identical e-mail. However, the name was changed from cheryl to Cynthia McGill.Does anyone know how we can stop Cheryl/Cynthia and Samuel. I fear some innocent person will get scammed by these evil people because they do not have internet access.
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Author: D anthony
Date: 2014-07-16 12:40:36
I just received a realistic looking certified check for 2900.00 yesterday I got skeptcal from the start but she kept responding to my requests for more info. im glad I googled her and Boas name before trying to cash this check and send them money. very convincing after questioning the validity. Just got an email from Boas stating he is in Cairo and will handle everything from there. has anyone reported this to the authorities . Obviously this is not their real identities but someone needs to start investigating and get these scammers locked up for wire and bank fraud.
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Author: tsh
Date: 2014-07-10 23:13:43
me too
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Author: tsh
Date: 2014-07-10 23:13:02
They contacted me a couple of weeks ago and thank GoD my attorney dug in and found all of this. They sent a check for $2900 in a plain white letter sized envelope, no return address, which was my first red flag. Thank goodness our attorney found all and we are safe...
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Author: CM
Date: 2014-07-06 13:33:01
In my case the person interested was Janet Fortney and the broker in charge is Samuel Boas. I got an email of this lady who was looking for a timeshare.
It is becoming very stressful to do something online and we spend more time checking everything and the worse part, scamers rather thieves are becoming more sophisticated
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Author: JR
Date: 2014-06-30 16:46:45
Looks like she's very active in soliciting new sellers. I was contacted as well. Almost fell for it.
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