Got a text message using the name Kathleen Hoffman and asking me to send her an email to kathyhoffman16@outlook  for more details. She wanted to buy MK products.
Yes, several folks have tried to scam MK consultants.  I see these texts from other numbers and ignore them but tell my director about them to warn other consultants.  Could be an identity scam.  Don't trust them.
 

got the same text tonight

funny thing is we have a Kathy Hoffman in our Mary Kay group - so this kinda makes a made......but she used the same exact text with me.........When she wouldn't tell me where she got my name from I wondered what was up....

I just got this exact same email! Phew! Had a feeling!

Did you get a response ever after your message?

*SCAM*  I RECEIVED A TEXT & REPLIED VIA EMAIL.  THIS IS WHAT I GOT:
Morning Andrea,
    I'm  Kathleen, thank you so much for your message, I'd like to order some Marykay products, I'm a make up artist and I'm currently working on a project (movie set) i live in  Farmington,Pennsylvania. But we're coming to your town for shooting,that's why i would like to make the order down and send across the payment before our arrival,I've never used Marykay products before, I usually go for Clinique and Revlon but I'd like to try some new things. I put together the items and I'm gonna need them by 2nd week of next Month(April) ,I could have just ordered them from the marykay website but the director of art is paying for them so I'm gonna need you to please help order them. Below is the list of the products with their corresponding product numbers:

SKIN CARE:
Mary Kay® Oil Mattifier (Qty 1)
Clear Proof Oil-Free Moisturizer for ACNE-Prone Skin 3 fl oz(Qty 2)
TimeWise Repair? Volu-Firm? Foaming Cleanser 4.5 oz.(Qty 1)

MAKE UP:
Mary Kay® True Dimensions? Lipstick .11 oz. (Pink Chérie)(Qty 2)
Mary Kay® Lip Liner .01 oz. (Neutral)(Qty 2)
Mary Kay® Creme Lipstick.13 oz.  (Maple) (Qty 1)
TimeWise Luminous-Wear® Liquid Foundation (Beige 2) 1 fl. oz. (Qty 2)

BODY & SUN:
Mary Kay® Hydrating Lotion 6.5 fl. oz.(Qty 1)
Mary Kay® Sun Care Lip Protector Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 15* .16 oz.(Qty 2)

Please give me the total price of these items. A check will be sent to you and my shipper will come to pick up the items when they arrive at your place, you could schedule a meeting somewhere for the delivery. I'm gonna need your name and address where you want the payment sent to including a phone number I can reach you on just in case of necessity.
   I'll be looking forward to hearing from you.
   Have a great day.

Thank you and God bless,
Kathleen Hoffman.
(724) 780-3051 . (Text or Leave a message)

AFTER ASKING HER WHERE SHE GOT MY NAME, THIS WAS "HER" REPLY:

sure, sure, got to know about you from marykay website and it was actually a friend that told me about the amazing products of markykay so i decided to give it a shot, if thats okay by you kindly get the total price for me, and also your mailing address so that the payment can be sent out to you asap...hope to hear back soon...thanks

They have now started using Leslie Bibb as name.  She is a famous model and actress but they still use the same number.  Please see text below, then my response.

"morning to you, hope you had a great night,I'm Leslie Bibb, I would like to order some May Kay products, I'd really appreciate it if you could please email me at  lessyliebibb13@yahoo.com  for more details.
Thank you."
My Response
Thank you so much for your interest I see that you already have my contact information and I will assume you have my website.  Due to the large number of attempts to scam Mary Kay reps I now ask that new customers I've never met who would like me to send them products to please place yoir order to do on my website using a credit or debit card and I will ship it to you.   I look forward to your order.

I got a text message asking about Mary Kay I sent an email back asking how she got my info when I saw it was a Florida number and I don't live in Florida I will no longer follow up after seeing these thanks everyone she claimed to be Stacy Perkins....

Hello,
I received the same text and return email!! Glad that my senses told me that something wasn't right!

Thanks everyone!!

Those reading this... Please don't contact the person and ignore the text!

Makeup artists on movie/modeling shoots usually use high end makeup like MAC or professional brands like Ben Nye and Mehron.  And they always take a good supply.  They never contact a Mary Kay or Avon rep at random.

BTW, how is this person getting private cell phone numbers for Mary Kay Consultants? Wonder if there is a breach at Marykay.com?

Same exact thing just happened to me. Thank goodness I had heard about a scam like this before so I was cautious in my response. Mine started with a text message from 352-577-9405 saying it was Stacy Perkins wanting to order & asking me to email her at staccyperkins@yahoo.com. I did & she replied with the exact same email message reported above by numerous people about her being a makeup artist on a movie set coming to my town blah, blah, blah, with a list of items needed. I replied to say I'll be happy to help but have heard about people getting scammed like this & asked her how she got my name & phone #. I also asked her what movie she's working on because a movie has never been shot in my town before. We'll see if she answers.

   I'm Stacy, thank you so much for your message, I'd like to order some Marykay products, I'm a make up artist and I'm currently working on a project (movie set) i live in  Columbus, Ohio. But we're coming to your town for shooting,that's why i would like to make the order down and send across the payment before our arrival,I've never used Marykay products before, I usually go for Clinique and Revlon but I'd like to try some new things. I put together the items and I'm gonna need them by 3rd week of January ,I could have just ordered them from the marykay website but the director of art is paying for them so I'm gonna need you to please help order them. Below is the list of the products with their corresponding product numbers:

SKIN CARE:
Mary Kay® Oil Mattifier
Clear Proof Oil-Free Moisturizer for ACNE-Prone Skin 3 fl oz
TimeWise Repair? Volu-Firm? Foaming Cleanser 4.5 oz.

MAKE UP:
Mary Kay® True Dimensions? Lipstick .11 oz. (Pink Chérie)
TimeWise® Age-Fighting Lip Primer .05 oz.
Mary Kay® Lip Liner .01 oz. (Neutral)
   
BODY & SUN:
Mary Kay® Hydrating Lotion 6.5 fl. oz.
Mary Kay® Sun Care Lip Protector Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 15* .16 oz.

Please give me the total price of these items. A check will be sent to you and my shipper will come to pick up the items when they arrive at your place, you could schedule a meeting somewhere for the delivery. I'm gonna need your name and address where you want the payment sent to including a phone number I can reach you on just in case of necessity.
   I'll be looking forward to hearing from you.
   Have a great day.

Thank you and God bless,
Stacy Perkins.



IT IS A SCAM!!!!!!
(440) 682-0005 . (Text or Leave a message)

I just got a text from Stacy Perkins, same phone number, email staccyperk16@yahoo.com. I don't know anyone by that name so I decided to look this person up on facebook (the 2014 version of yellow pages!) and found this thread instead. GRRR... I'm so frustrated! I won't even accept checks unless I personally know the customer. We will see what response I get back.

Hi Estherine,
    I'm Stacy, thank you so much for your message, I'd like to order some Marykay products, I'm a make up artist and I'm currently working on a project (movie set) i live in  Tampa, Florida. But we're coming to your town for shooting,that's why i would like to make the order down and send across the payment before our arrival,I've never used Marykay products before, I usually go for Clinique and Revlon but I'd like to try some new things. I put together the items and I'm gonna need them by 1st week of January ,I could have just ordered them from the marykay website but the director of art is paying for them so I'm gonna need you to please help order them. Below is the list of the products with their corresponding product numbers:

SKIN CARE:
Mary Kay® Oil Mattifier
Clear Proof Oil-Free Moisturizer for ACNE-Prone Skin 3 fl oz
TimeWise Repair? Volu-Firm? Foaming Cleanser 4.5 oz.

MAKE UP:
Mary Kay® True Dimensions? Lipstick .11 oz. (Pink Chérie)
TimeWise® Age-Fighting Lip Primer .05 oz.
Mary Kay® Lip Liner .01 oz. (Neutral)
   
BODY & SUN:
Mary Kay® Hydrating Lotion 6.5 fl. oz.
Mary Kay® Sun Care Lip Protector Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 15* .16 oz.

Please give me the total price of these items. A check will be sent to you and my shipper will come to pick up the items when they arrive at your place, you could schedule a meeting somewhere for the delivery. I'm gonna need your name and address where you want the payment sent to including a phone number I can reach you on just in case of necessity.
   I'll be looking forward to hearing from you.
   Have a great day.

Thank you and God bless,
Stacy Perkins.
(352) 577-9405. (Text or Leave a message)

I just got this exact same text message and it sounded foreign.. like, who says good day to you????  Good thing I typed in the # It was from a Stacy Perkins too!   Please have your Directors caution unit members so they don't fall for this scam!

I got a text message from 352-577-9405 saying, "Happy Sunday to you Nancy, hope you had a great night, I'm Stacy Perkins, I would like to order some Mary Kay products, I'd really appreciate it if you could please email me at staccyperk16@yahoo.com for more details. Thank you". And so I emailed and this was the response
"Hi there Nancy,
I'm Stacy, thank you so much for your message, I'd like to order some Marykay products, I'm a make up artist and I'm currently working on a project (movie set) i live in  Tampa, Florida. But we're coming to your town for shooting,that's why i would like to make the order down and send across the payment before our arrival,I've never used Marykay products before, I usually go for Clinique and Revlon but I'd like to try some new things. I put together the items and I'm gonna need them by  27th of this month I could have just ordered them from the marykay website but the director of art is paying for them so I'm gonna need you to please help order them. Below is the list of the products with their corresponding product numbers"
:......................................... THIS PERSON THEN ORDERED A TOTAL OF 8 PRODUCTS in a total of $133.00
"Please give me the total price of these items. A check will be sent to you and my shipper will come to pick up the items when they arrive at your place, you could schedule a meeting somewhere for the delivery. I'm gonna need your name and address where you want the payment sent to including a phone number I can reach you on just in case of necessity.
I'll be looking forward to hearing from you.
Have a great day.Thank you and God bless,
Stacy Perkins.
(352) 577-9405. (Text or Leave a message)"

I don't appreciate this :[ I'm posting so you wont fall for it. I decided to research because it does sound scary and "too good to be true". I hope it helped someone. Now someone please give me advice on what to do. Thank you.

This are straight "Nigerian" scams that are sent by email as well as text.  They are now targeting Avon and Mary Kay reps, as well as photographers.    They don't know you personally per se, and send a mass email or text to hundreds of reps.  They play a numbers game just trying to hook one or two targets.

The way to respond is to simply ignore them and spread the word to fellow reps raising awareness of this scam

(This answer is based on 7+ years of experience in dealing with e-mail scammers as a "scambaiter".  I am currently a moderator at an anti-scam site as well)

How did you respond is the real question. As long as you did not send any products, or try to cash any "payments" you should be ok.

What happens if you have responded to this email already??? What precautions do I need to take??

I just received the message from "Stacy Perkins" also.  :-(

Received the same text last night. Did my research and found this to be a scam. Spoke to legal dept with MaryKay and was told to delete and not respond to them. DONT FALL FOR IT!!!

Mine said her name was Stacy Perkins and is w/M&G Modeling&Promotions out of Tampa, Fl and they will be in Wilmington, DE for a shoot the 1st week of December. She wants my full mailing address to send me payment. Why try to steal from hardworking people. I experienced death in my family. I wonder if that is how they choose to target people. Jerks.

This is good to know. I received this exact same text today from this number. I wish there was some way to shut these people down.

I got the same text message today. Please don't fall for this type of call.

Thank you for the info!! I just got a text message from this same person!! Good to know that they are scams before you get in too far!!

I got this text message today:

Good morning Tiffany, I'm Amy Hawks, I would like to order some May Kay products, I'd really appreciate it if you could please email me at hawkeyamies16@nnamoney1.com for more details. Thank you.

I have read other reports about this person with the exact same email and a similar phone number. They are trying to scam Mary Kay and Avon independent sales people. Don't fall for it!

I wish there was a better way to report these kinds of people so that the police can track them down and make them stop.