“Hello, I’m ______ and i am hearing impaired i need know if you can handle website design for a new company and i also need to know if you accept credit cards as form of payment ?” or various versions of this message have been sent to us at least once a week for the past few months via email and text message.

We’ve tried playing along to see where the scam really lives in this offer and it’s not hard to spot. The sender starts by saying they are the owner of “ importing and exporting of Agriculture products such as Kola Nut, Gacillia Nut and Cocoa” and that they “want the domain name as jaysmithfarmproduce.com”. They have already worked with a private project consultant to get all the images and content together and the scam then surfaces. “The favor i need from you is. i would give you my card info’s to charge for $X. so $X would be a deposit payment for my website design and the remaining $X you would help me send it to the project consultant that has the text content and the logo for my website so once he has the $X he would send the text content and logo needed for my website to you also the funds would be sent to him via money gram”.

Sure thing, buddy…. I’m sure once I send that money gram to some stranger that you won’t charge back the credit card and then I’ll be out $X for the money gram I sent some random person. Nice try and hope you continue to have bad luck with these messages.

Keep an eye out for this scam but also be sure to Google any suspicious project requests or clients to make sure they are legitimate.

UPDATE:

Because I’ve been continually getting these and they are slowly evolving I’m going to start posting the email addresses and phone numbers I receive this scam from below

UPDATE (7/18/2016):

As you can see from the comments this scam is evolving into target people offering many different types of services. I’ve seen comments about bakeries, life coaches, counselors, therapists, etc. Keep an eye out and always make sure to Google email addresses when you’re unsure of a new lead.

UPDATE (10/01/18):

I’m still getting these…. the newest variation I’ve seen recently is a salon web site for garciaspasaloncomplex.net. Keep yourself safe and Google all your leads….

moorephilip78@gmail.com

6128437588 – Mannix Jones

7026213773 – Humble Smith

8123290706 – owemby@gmail.com

2247956718 – Sam Haroun

6786019668 – Kathy James

8044594809 – Frank Anderson

7178357449 – Pat Doween – important.doweenpat77@outlook.com

Carlton Ball – caltonball500@gmail.com

christiana1stgrt@gmail.com

larrybarry740@outlook.com

kennethcole728@gmail.com

florenceparker9@gmail.com – Florence Parker

alexjason720@gmail.com

3316847158 – Lana

9175039684 – John Locke

4434037730 – Isabella Bradley

6143759933 – Kate Am

kerryrob2015@gmail.com – Kerry Robert

kendramiro3@gmail.com – Kendra Miro

5086239341 – ritahaynie23@gmail.com – Rita S Haynie

mstanis1967@gmail.com – Martins Stanis

michealwilliams021@gmail.com – Micheal Williams

davidwillson50000@gmail.com – David Willson

alexwill201@aol.com – Alex Williams

janehaggard04@gmail.com – Jane Haggard

davidwillson5000@gmail.com – David Willson

clarajones346@gmail.com – Clara Jones

tracyenu@gmail.com – Tracy Obrain

grayjohnson001@gmail.com – Gray Floyd

jefflewis023@gmail.com – Jeff Lewis

6466998509 – Barry Smith

7205099143 – Barry Smith

htom30@outlook.com – Tom Handerson

faithwilliams4321@gmail.com – Faith Williams

4157995585 – Scott Hollan

3214066179

amberalex200@gmail.com – Amber Alex

rstark1969@gmail.com – Robin Stark

tomsteward007@gmail.com – Tom Steward

terry.banks011@yahoo.com – Terry Banks

4439641907 – Elena Patrick

9293364302 – Guan

8163218767 – Walter

7122548330 – Joy

joekelly1417@hotmail.com – Joe Kelly

walkerscott112@gmail.com – Walker

6015091127 – Thomas Nicolas

916-581-0495 – Adriane

951-292-0035 – debramorton231@gmail.com – James

914-266-1509

robertsjames423@gmail.com – Roberts James

doweenpat77@outlook.com – Pat Doween

541-319-1451

colemayer007@gmail.com – Cole Mayer

mickchristian830@gmail.com – Michael Christian

jco2661326@gmail.com – 818-639-8611 – Joshua Co

William James – jamewilliam880099@gmail.com

dbbie.gasper@gmail.com

tyronegibson419@gmail.com

(530) 812-0629 –

(415) 878-6514 – Margaret Abraham – This one was actually localized for our area asking for a new site for a business a town over from us…

(713) 234-6417 – Battista

alexalonso432@yahoo.com – Alex Alonso

mv673733@lycos.com – Joe Briagas

Jameskruse101@hotmail.com – James Kruse

jonton1990@gmail.com – Jennifer

michaeljasonmichael96@gmail.com – Jason Michael

sj742176@gmail.com – Steve Johnson

deantylert02@gmail.com

ballstone147@gmail.com – Ball Stone

omahanoble1962@gmail.com – Noble James

Eatonrobert123344521@outlook.com – Eaton Robert

albertroger64@gmail.com – Albert Roger

pennyhorto@gmail.com – Penny Horton

elionrobert09@gmail.com – Elion Robert

beldhamfarm@gmail.com – Beldham George

415-690-8796 – Mr Armando

mk6053383@gmail.com – Matthew Kelly

leroyallenj@gmail.com – Leroy Allen

mcnewandrew55@outlook.com – Mcnew Andrew

support@nachoperezgraphics.com – Smith Christopher

smith154049@aol.com