Comments on: Wedding Planner Scammers

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:59:34 +0000

I just got 3 of these this week and then they started texting me. BUT no phone calls , (lost their cell phone) currently taking care of sick grandma works for WOH as a nurse… it is almost word for word but her name is Sara Benson and she worked for WOH (World Health Org) they don’t know it but my last bride works in DC and has a friend who works for WHO and she checked the list of nurses working for them and guess what NO Sara Benson! The budget was 29 K 55 to 60 people. I knew it was a scam but I have been playing along to see if they do send check … THEN I will call the FBI

By: Camille

Camille — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:02:02 +0000

I just got an e-mail similar to that, which I had a feeling was a scam. The grammar was awful, which was the red flag. I couldn’t figure out how the scam would work, but what you said about the cashier’s check stuff must be it. So annoying!

By: Kristin ~ Bien Living Design

Kristin ~ Bien Living Design — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:01:07 +0000

Wow, a $30,500 budget for 55-60 people?!?! That is what set me off (aside from the grammar and overall ridiculousness of it!)

By: serena @bigapplenosh

serena @bigapplenosh — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:37:11 +0000

Whoa, crazy! I’ve seen the Nigerian emails, but this is a whole new level!

By: donna

donna — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:54:47 +0000

man.. these scammers really cater to each and every business now!

By: Emilie

Emilie — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:59:38 +0000

I have definitely seen a lot of these, and thankfully they seem to be easy to spot, nowadays. I actually responded to one that seemed pretty normal (good grammar, guy visiting his fiancee in England but lives in Washington in the US) but after the 3rd email, there were talks of sending over cashiers checks with me paying vendors, and I knew it was a scam. Great post though – I’ve never seen other planners discuss this before!

By: Ali @ His Birdie's Nest

Ali @ His Birdie's Nest — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:51:50 +0000

Charlene, my BFF encountered a similar scam when trying to sell her wedding dress on Craiglist. The Scammer was very persistent and she actually made it to the stage when the scammer mailed her the cashier’s check. The scammer wanted her to cash the check and pay the shipping company that was supposed to ship the dress back to his country. Her husband took the check to the bank and ask how long it would take for cashiers check to clear completely (so they would know it wasn’t fraudulent) and the bank told him 2-4 weeks. My BFF wrote the scammer back and told him she wouldn’t ship the dress until the check completely cleared and he/she got really mad at her and sent really mean emails, demanding she cash the check, pay the shipping co and send the dress. She ignored them and eventually they stopped emailing her. She still has her dress.
P.S. I was born in Atlanta, GA and I have horrible grammar