I got an email:


Thanks for the swift response, just to tell you that am okay with the condition and price of the item, and am ready for its purchase and my form of payment will be by sending you Check with a 1st class mail delivery via ups which delivers next day.

I'll be responsible for the pick-up and the movers money will be included in your payment to avoid delay,and after the check cleared,you will get the rest funds available to the movers,to enable them schedule an appropriate time for the pick-up at your location as i have other properties to be moved. Would really love to come for the viewing but due to my work frame that might not be possible,

Please do get back to me with your full name and address including your cell and land number so i can make out payment.

Regards!

I just did some investigations as to the owner of this number and found out that Yvonne Tazem hasn't used this number since January 2009.  I discovered that she had to change her number to a non listed number because this guy was using her number for fraud.  Apparently, this guys is randomly selecting numbers for his fraud.  We have to be very careful and follow the old saying, "if it seems to good to be true then it is not true!"

I received a call from a gentlemen responding to an Ad I placed on craiglist who wanted me cash a check which he sent through mail.  Strangely, the check he sent was for $2000 and the bill was $500.  He asked me to give the change to the courier.  Unfortunately I fell for the scam.  Although he left this number on my answering machine, the number on my caller id was a florida number.  When I contacted the police, I was told that Yvonne Tazem filed a report that her number was being used for fraud and she was forced to change her number because of this guy.  I don't think it is fair to put her name on the website.  The police also told me that she called several people to warn them not to do business with this guy because he was using her number to do fraud.  This is a terrible example of identity (telephone) fraud.

owner of this number is

Yvonne Tazem
5509 Justina Dr,Lanham, MD 20706

this guy is a HUGE scam.....the first number he gave me was: 310-577-7105 and after that number was not a working number he gave me this number: 301-577-7123  

I am in the midst of emails with him right now and have called my local police. I am waiting to hear back from them to find out what they feel I should say to him or do with the information that he gave me. Someone has to stop this guy!   I received a check for $2500 the other day and have not cashed it, thinking from the beginning this guy sounded slightly strange.  Every email I've seen people post are almost exact to what I've gotten as well.   $2500 for a $200 coffee/end table set....gimme a break!

No call, but this alias did send me a check after my roommate posted my couch on craigslist. DO NOT cash a check from "Richard Beks", if someone gives you a check for thousands over what you posted IT IS A SCAM. Use your head, if it seems too good to be true, IT IS.

Am surprised and feel bad seeing my number flagged for scam.. am the true owner of this number, i don't know how those scammer got hold of my number.
has anyone received call from the number? i don't think so. i haven't been using it for the pass few months so how come you guys receive calls from it.
This is amazing...

I've just got contacted by Richard Beks, and he assured me not to listen to the people on the internet, and it's there just to hurt him......etc.
I've told him that I don't really care about what anyone else say.  But I go by the old saying "cash on the barrel" and that I'm willing to deliver it to him for free anywhere in the US.  or he can pay me by "paybal"
still didn't hear nothing back........

This guy contacted me too via email. Scam.

Same deal here. Sent me a check for $2500 for $800 of USED furniture. Stated to take an extra $50 for my troubles and wire the rest to his mover in FL. Check stated it was from an elementry school in Houston TX, signed Richard Beks. This guy is all over the place. Anybody have any luck filing a complaint?

Same message same everything. Sent the check. I didn't cash

hahaha! man, you gotta love the internet! thanks to you guys and a few others like you, I've got a heads up on this d-bag.  seems like the guy would use a different name each time or something; I wouldn't have found any of this if I hadn't googled his name.  Thanks!

This guy is still active. I got the same message quoted above. The deal did not feel right, and felt less right each time I asked for his full name and address and got shunted off with an "I rely on trust" message. Thank you for confirming my hunch.

Why cant we get this guy to the authorities!!!
I just received his phone number and email.

I just recieved an email that sounds like same message . Please what can i do about this ?? I'm new on here.. !!

don't do it.  I got the same thing, was waiting for the check to clear, the bank said it had and now I'm trying to come up with the $2200 I sent him.  My gut said don't do it, didn't listen.  I have filed a police report and fraud report with the bank and Moneygram.  Save yourself the time.

I just got the same email.  What happens?  Does the check arrive?  Is it good?  He has emailed me twice and I have attempted to call the number and leave a message.  Please help!

Wow - got a check yesterday for 2,250 - knew it was a scam.  told him i'd send the money as soon as i knew the check was good - figured it wouldn't be.  how do we get this guy?

I am new using craigslist, but they do warn you about people like this and suggests selling to local people only. In my email from him, he lives in Rosemead, CA. He used the same email. With just a little research on google and yahoo, I found this sight that confirms my suspicion that he is a fraud. How can we put a stop to this?

Just got the same scam. I received a check for 2550 with the same game.  I voided the check will send it back to him, if he ever returns my email.

just received this message to but it was kinda odd to send money back where it came from. the check was from KS. and was shipped from FL. the money was supposed to go back to FL. nice try but he didnt get any of it im still trying to contact him with a message please send me your name and address so i can send the money back and that the check with thru so hopefully he will and maybe i can get him in his own game.CATCH HIM HAHA

Received this number and name of Richard Beks for a Craigslist scam.  He's trying to buy a $100 entertainment center and overnighted a check for $2450 and I am supposed to cash it and then give the difference to the movers when they come to pick it up.  The check is from Chase Bank in Kew Gardens NY and the company name is UltraRev, Inc of Brooklyn NY.  The UPS overnight envelope came from Allied Services & Contracting in Daytona Beach, FL

I receive the same email also. Would love to know how the scam works. Thanks for the warning - you saved me alot of hassle!

I just received the same e-mail How does this scam work?

This personn is scamming people on craigslist. He send this email and if you ask he gives this phone number.

Thanks for the swift response, just to tell you that am okay with the condition and price of the item, and am ready for its purchase and my form of payment will be by sending you Check with a 1st class mail delivery via ups which delivers next day.

I'll be responsible for the pick-up and the movers money will be included in your payment to avoid delay,and after the check cleared,you will get the rest funds available to the movers,to enable them schedule an appropriate time for the pick-up at your location as i have other properties to be moved. Would really love to come for the viewing but due to my work frame that might not be possible,

Please do get back to me with your full name and address including your cell and land number so i can make out payment.

Regards!