Sheila,
Sorry but I am 99.9% sure this is a scam. The way it works is they find
something they know that you would be interested in, a special client and a
cash fee for example. Then they arranged to pay you with a check that you have
to deposit in your bank. In some cases it can even look like a cashier's check
which makes you think that it's guaranteed. Cashier's checks are not guaranteed
when they come from Banks other than yours. Then they will write the check for
an extra amount to cover your supposed fee plus some other cash that you're
supposed to give to the young woman for her travel for example.
They may at some point come up with an excuse asking you to forward the extra
cash to the daughter or some other address. These scams are complicated and
they go out by the Millions.
If it is genuine they will pay you, on a real account or by Western Union. Then
after you have cashed it and a certain number of days have passed, which varies
depending on The Source Bank, then you might be willing to go ahead. But under
no circumstance give any personal or financial information out, nor agree to
accept any funds arrangement it requires you to make a deposit and withdrawal.
Of course I would like to be wrong, but lots of experience tells me I am
probably not.
Walter
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-------- Original message --------From: "Sheila Cohen(Redacted sender
"shecohen" for DMARC)" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 7/4/18 2:56 PM
(GMT-05:00) To: DDsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddsg] Fwd: Could you confirm the
receipt of payment check delivered to your mailbox? .
Hi All-
If any of you have 2 minutes to read this email I received, & care to share
your thoughts, I'd be grateful.
Sheila
Sheila L. Cohen, LCSW-C
3200 Pauline Drive
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: 301 652-0995
Fax: 301 652-5659
https://www.sheila-cohen.com/
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-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson Rogers <johnsonrgrs@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Sheila Cohen <shecohen@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Jul 4, 2018 8:07 am
Subject: Could you confirm the receipt of payment check delivered to your
mailbox? .
Why are you remain silent? Could you confirm the receipt of payment
check delivered to your mailbox? I await your confirmation respond.
Thank you and get back!
Johnson
On 6/30/18, Johnson Rogers <johnsonrgrs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Sheila Cohen,
Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I want you to totally
understand that my daughter's welfare is my highest priority, i will
accompany her to her first appointment, you are a good fit to be her
therapist, a good fit for my daughter's situations, my daughter is
really committed to practice and you are the best suited to treating
her. She is interested in the counseling and willing to participate
and she has never had any counseling before. It is my pleasure to have
her under you for counseling, i am doing all i could to make sure that
my daughter see the best of you when she arrives there and you would
enjoy meeting with her and counseling her, as needed. I got a
confirmation from my customer that he has mailed a cashier's check in
U.S. currency to Sheila Cohen, LCSW-C in Chevy Chase. It went out this
morning. Please let me know when it comes.
I'm so sorry for the inconvenience this might cause you, my customer
included my daughter's travel expenses to U.S into the Check sent to
you which made it more than your fee we agreed on for 8 therapy
sessions for my daughter, i want you to understand that the remainder
of the check is for daughter's travel and local expenses, so once
again i am very sorry for the inconvenience. My customer made me to
understand that he included my daughter travel expenses into the Check
to avoid delay in traveling plans and the problem of splitting the
Check into two, since it is within U.S and also the check drawn from
American bank. According to him, the Check will be cleared within 24
hours at your bank once you make deposit.
Once you receive the Check, deposit it into your bank for clearing and
you are to take your own money for the counseling we agreed on and
forward the remainder to my daughter's guardian that would be care for
my daughter during her stay in your place and processing of all her
air-ticket with the ticketing office for her trip to your place. Like
i said, The remaining money sent to the guardian, will be for her trip
to your place, feeding and other commissions. Hope i can trust you
with the balance? I will also compensate you with extra $50 for your
efforts and understanding. Hope i can trust you with the remainder of
money?
I will be glad to hear back from you and I will want you to create a
schedule that works for you and email me because she will be available
at any time of the day. I hope she will see best of you?. I would be
happy to discuss more prior our arrival in the Country. I look forward
to hear back from you once this message received in order to be sure
you got it.
Thank you for your understanding and consideration and we look forward
to meet you soon!
Johnson
On 6/29/18, Sheila Cohen <shecohen@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Johnson-
I understand. I do want you to know, since my practice is full,
there
may be some weeks when I cannot schedule a second appointment for your
daughter. I will do my best. I am not in my office on Wednesdays (July
11) but there is now available time on the 12th & 13th. My contact
information is below.
Sheila Cohen, LCSW-C
Sheila L. Cohen, LCSW-C
3200 Pauline Drive
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: 301 652-0995
Fax: 301 652-5659
https://www.sheila-cohen.com/
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-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson Rogers <johnsonrgrs@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Sheila Cohen <shecohen@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Jun 29, 2018 4:20 am
Subject: Payment/therapy ...,
Thanks for getting back to me and for your commitment to work with my
daughter. You are the best suited therapist to help my daughter, she
has never participated in therapy in the past, she is committed to the
psychotherapy practice process and it is her wish to have private
practice with you. I am okay with the information given to me and
about your fees is not too bad. I would be happy to have my daughter
under your practice. I will arrange for a home stay in the area where
my daughter will be staying during the practice, she will be staying
in the area and able to get a ride to appointments. I will talk more
better with you prior our arrival in your place. As of the payment,
I'm presently out of the Country, I'll make an arrangement with my
Customer to make and mail a Check for the full amount sent to you
overnight delivery so we can be assured, I don't have access to a bank
transfer nor have a pay pal account..So,i will be willing to pay for
your fees by check at for the full amount for the practice, since this
requires honesty and transparency, and this would be the safest most
secure way and you would receive the payment next 2 days...I will
instruct my customer to make out a check in your full name for the
total 2 sessions per week x 4 weeks = 8 sessions x $80 = $660, start
on July 11th, 2018.
So I would like you to give me your full name, contact address and
your phone numbers so that I can instruct my customer to make out the
certified check to you. Please get back to me as soon as you get this
mail so that I can know my stand.
Thank you,
Johnson
On 6/28/18, Sheila Cohen <shecohen@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Johnson-
i' m not clear what you mean by 'practice sessions'. This is a
psychotherapy practice; my fee is $100 for the first session and $80
for
subsequent sessions. I would be happy to talk with your daughter about
arranging appointments.
Sheila
Cohen, LCSW-C
Sheila L. Cohen, LCSW-C
3200 Pauline Drive
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: 301 652-0995
Fax: 301 652-5659
https://www.sheila-cohen.com/
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-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson Rogers <johnsonrgrs@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Sheila Cohen <shecohen@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Jun 27, 2018 5:59 pm
Subject: Re: individual therapy
Thank you for the email. I am seeking for individual therapy services
for my daughter. I got your name while searching through your location
for a private therapist, my daughter is coming to your area, she will
stay for 4 weeks and i will like to know if you can help her in
one-2-one practice sessions. Her name is Evelyn, she is 19 years old,
i have someone that will always picks her up from home stay and drops
her off for her practice and take her back to the home stay. So kindly
let me know your charges cost per hour in order for me to arrange for
her payment before she travels down to your area soon, not on
insurance, self-pay only. She will be staying for 4 weeks, she will be
available at any times/days schedules for the practice starting from
July 11th, 2018. You can take her on any day convenient for you for 60
minutes practice a day, 2 time per week for 4 weeks. You can just take
her at your convenient schedule. I hope to read back from you soon.
Thank you,
Johnson
On 6/24/18, Sheila Cohen <shecohen@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Johnson-
Please tell me how old your daughter is. I don't work with
children.
Sheila Cohen , LCSW-C
Sheila L. Cohen, LCSW-C
3200 Pauline Drive
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: 301 652-0995
Fax: 301 652-5659
https://www.sheila-cohen.com/
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-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson Rogers <johnsonrgrs45@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, Jun 24, 2018 8:43 am
Subject: individual therapy
Hello,
My daughter is looking to individual therapy in your area and I'd love
to
hear about your available date, issues, specializing in working with,
years
experience,, costs per hour, practice location, your cancellation fee
for
each missed appointments, etc. If not, I'd very much appreciate it if
you
could recommend someone else.
I look forward to hearing back from you at your earliest convenience.
Thank
you for your time.
sincerely
Johnson