Reporting e-mail scams

[quantum]

I get some scam type e-mails ever once in a while, but with in the past three days have recieved 3 of them.  Same story different sender names.  Is there anywhere I can report this to authorities?   I'm in Canada.

I know this isn't spam because it is addressed to ME.  I have my studio listed in several local business directories, and they are using the e-mail address I have designated for such advertising. 

Hello Gooday to You,

  I am Mr Carlos Peter from United Kingdom. My son (Alan)is coming to stay for some couple of Month in the state  and he loves music, I want you to help me teaching him Music Lesson.I got your profile from a Music Teaching directory. Note: my son Alan is just 14 years old and he is a beginner. So, please teach him well. The arrangement for his accomodation has already been made near you , so that the lesson will be confortable for  the both of you. He will arrive there in February Ending 2009. Let me know your charges cost per month in other for me to arrange for his payment before he travells down to your side. The payment will be before his arrival.I have even being making preparation for his personal training he will be using privately athome after class practise. He will be staying there for 3 months and I want him to learn for that 3 months. Please Advise back on:

1.YOUR CHARGE FOR AN HOUR....
2.TOTAL CHARGES FOR 2 MONTH THAT HE WILL BE TAUGHT 3 TIMES PER WEEK..
3 YOUR FULL NAME ..................
ADDRESS .......
CITY...............
STATE.............
4.YOUR PHONE NUMBER...

 Don't hesitate to e-mail with your total charges. Hope to hear from you soon.

Best Regards

Mr CARLOS

[lostinidlewonder]

https://www.ahtcc.gov.au/tech_crimes_types/fraud.htm
is the Australian authority that deals with online frauds. If you personally get swindled out of money you must go to your local police station and report it. There have been stings over the years that arose out of this action. You can't really do much unless they actually take money from you, but I wouldn't get myself in that situation in the first place.

The scam you are describing has been around for many years, with its variation. Usually they send you a useless, worthless check, then cancel the lessons asking you to refund some money. Of course you may keep their initial payment, which is worth zero, and pay them back some money they so politely ask for  

[bluepianist]

I agree that this is a scam.  I receive them also.  I report any unusual format to the MTNA so that they can make their members aware of any new scams.  Often, they will ask to refund the difference in their ckeck and your tuition to them.  Thisis how they make money.  I usually delete them.
 

[dan101]

I would designate it as SPAM so that it goes directly into your spam folder. What a pain.

[go12_3]

I would designate it as SPAM so that it goes directly into your spam folder. What a pain.

Just delete it.  Then it won't be a worry.

[williamhhay]

This has happened to me almost daily since I first started advertising piano lessons (and my email address) on the internet. My cpanel boxtrapper weeds out most of them, googlemail spam picks out some more. For the rest, there is the 'delete' key...

[giannalinda]

why is this in the performance board anyway? or the teaching whatever this is...?

[lostinidlewonder]

Probably because the scam asks for teaching.