Re: "Need tutor" scam on newsgroup?
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- Subject: [mg123657] Re: "Need tutor" scam on newsgroup?
- From: David Bailey <dave at removedbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:51:15 -0500 (EST)
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On 14/12/2011 11:08, Oleksandr Rasputinov wrote: > On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:53:43 -0000, Chris Young<cy56 at comcast.net> wrote: > >> Just after posting something in reply to >> >>> From: =E9=81=93 =E5=8E=9A<shlwell1988 at gmail.com> >>> Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica >>> Subject: Complex diagram >>> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 11:22:32 +0000 (UTC) >>> >>> Can we draw complex funtions's diagram in Mathematica? >>> >>> For example, draw the picture of z=2*x+I*3*y >> >> I got a request for a tutor that relied on the old >> I-send-you-check-with-extra-and-you-send-difference scam. >> > > Not surprising, considering that the messages posted to this list are > archived in many places across the Internet (Wolfram's site, Google > Groups, and MathKB to name three that I can think of immediately) complete > with e-mail addresses. You would be well advised to use an e-mail account > where you're not concerned about receiving spam, or at least a good spam > filter. I doubt that your receipt of this message has anything to do with > your reply to D=C3 oj=C3=B9. > I post using my real email in a form that requires a human to unscramble it - I get very little spam. I must say, when I saw that question originally, the wording looked odd, so I left it alone! I don't offer tutoring, but some years ago when I offered courses, I insisted on standard payment methods. My consultancy work is done piece by piece, and people pay after receiving each portion of results. This avoids any disagreements, but I have lost a small amount of money to one non-payer, and late payers can be a problem too! I'd say any convoluted payment scheme, is essentially certain to be a scam! David Bailey http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk