Hey, guys. DId somebody report him? Unfortunately I had no time so far to do that, but I hope you guys did and I am looking forward to reading some new messages on how Eddie was caught :)

I gave him mine as well and he has not contacted me.... lets hope this guy gets caught!

This is the reply I got today from him:

Once again, thank you for your interest in being my daughter's caregiver. I hope that you will treat this as seriously as if she were your own daughter. You need to understand how she feels about losing her mother. I have made the decision not to remarry again because of that. I have taken her as my everything and have promised to take care of her with all I have, but I do need your help. She is very dear to me.
Please, I am telling you this just for you to understand the kind of love that I have for my daughter, and I want you to attach such love and understanding to her too, so she won't really feel the absence of her mother . I have sent your details to my company and will let you know if I have any update as soon as possible. Rest assured, you already have the job.

I look forward to meeting you as soon as possible

Thanks again!
Best regards,
Eddie.

i got the same email from this jerk! did he try to contact you again after that? cause i gave him my phone number and my address...and now i'm really scared.

I got the same two messages for the nanny job and a third this morning... I am from Chicago and I'm about to report him as well!!!!

I asked him for a personal phone call and his number came up from New York-631-328-3459 I called blocked and a man answered with a strong accent saying he was EDDIE, I told him I was calling the FBI and he hung up.

My daughter just got this same email. She replied to it and got an email back telling her she got the job. I googled it because it seemed like a scam to me.

I got the same emails about the nanny job in Seattle. It is a scam! This is what I got after I respond his first email.


Thank you for all those details! It really helps me to make a choice, since many people have replied to my post. After deciding and keeping my daughter in mind, I have chosen you to take care of my little girl. Right now, I am doing personal business
and she needs all of the attention she can get. Please, I want you to understand that my daughter is still a little girl. She deserves all the care and love from you. I will be
paying you for the first week before Diane arrives (January 20th). My business will actually be paying you, because they decided, when my wife died, to take over. You will be meeting with my sister at the airport on our arrival day but right now she is in London with her newly wedded husband for their honey moon but will be back to meet you soon. I am very happy that I have found you and I want you to promise me that you will look after my Diane and take her as if she were your own little girl too. I would really appreciate your help. I will attach pictures of my family here. Since Diane is only 5 years, a picture of you would probably be nice for her as well.
Tell me your schedules and how you can fit this in and I will get the address
of my new home and give you all of the details after speaking with my agent. If you could just please confirm to me that you will accept my offer for my little girl, that would be wonderful.

Please feel free and provide your following details for

documentation and also for a criminal background check.

Full name:
Current Address:
City:
State
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
The working hours are:

Sunday: 12pm - 5pm(optional)
Monday- Friday : 7.30 am - 2:30 pm
Saturdays: 8 am- 3pm(optional)

The hours are pretty flexible, if there is sometime that you cannot come, just let me know and we can work it out promptly.
Thank you!
Best Regards,
Eddie.

I got the same emails about the nanny job in denver and decided to google his name and just found this. I am really scared now because I gave him my address. I don't know what I should do or if I should call the police. I am going to report his ad on craigslist now.

I got the same message, I'm from Colorado....I need a job, but when Mr. Chamberlin said I had to meet his sister at the airport. and who hires someone without meeting them to take care of his daughter? that got me thinking.....I gave him a resume with all my info. address, phone, my references phone # nothing like social, or banking info...But Now I'm freaking out....How can someone do this? I'm so scared now...

Unbelievable! That is the same email I got verbatim. I am going to Craigslist now to report this person!

Tinka
I just got the same e-mail telling me I got the job and I was to meet his sister at the airport and such and he was going to pay me for the first week or the company was going to since his wife died and such the company took over blah blah blah please do report this man it is a shame that we are all trying to make an honest living and someone is out there playing games like this and using a child to do it as well.

Today I got an answer from this person with the same content about being chosen and need to meet his sister at the airport etc, and I'm not going to answer anymore. I sent my CV to him with my initial application, in reponse he sent the pic with his so called daughter, and requested my photo along with my address etc. How do you think we should behave towards him? I am thinking of reporting to the Craiglist administration. What you think of it? For your information I'm putting his email below:

Thank you for all those details! It really helps me to make a choice, since many people have replied to my post. After deciding and keeping my daughter in mind, I have chosen you to take care of my little girl. Right now, I am doing personal business
and she needs all of the attention she can get. Please, I want you to understand that my daughter is still a little girl. She deserves all the care and love from you. I will be
paying you for the first week before Diane arrives (January 20th). My business will actually be paying you, because they decided, when my wife died, to take over. You will be meeting with my sister at the airport on our arrival day but right now she is in London with her newly wedded husband for their honey moon but will be back to meet you soon. I am very happy that I have found you and I want you to promise me that you will look after my Diane and take her as if she were your own little girl too. I would really appreciate your help. I will attach pictures of my family here. Since Diane is only 5 years, a picture of you would probably be nice for her as well.
Tell me your schedules and how you can fit this in and I will get the address
of my new home and give you all of the details after speaking with my agent. If you could just please confirm to me that you will accept my offer for my little girl, that would be wonderful.

Please feel free and provide your following details for

documentation and also for a criminal background check.

Full name:
Current Address:
City:
State
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
The working hours are:

Sunday: 12pm - 5pm(optional)
Monday- Friday : 7.30 am - 2:30 pm
Saturdays: 8 am- 3pm(optional)

The hours are pretty flexible, if there is sometime that you cannot come, just let me know and we can work it out promptly.
Thank you!
Best Regards,
Eddie.

O boy, sounds like we have been scammed then. Thank you for replying, it is so sad that we are trying so hard to find legitimate work and there are people out there playing games!!

I got the exact same email saying I got the job and was to meet his sister at the airport. It sounded fishy to me also so google to the rescue!
Definetly too good to be true! Luckily he only got phone numbers and no addresses so I'm not too concerned, but I he will not get anymore emails or information from me.

BEWARE!!

Hello. I replied to the exact same job on craigslist in sacramento, ca and just received an email from "Eddie Chamberlin" this morning telling me that I got the job and that I am to meet his sister and daughter at the airport next week to start work. I just googled his name as well because I was a little suspicious. If anyone has any other information about a babysitting job with this person, I think we would all like to know! Thank you for any responses!!

I replayed to the same message on Craigslist and I have answered everything back as well now I am worried but as long as I don't fall for anything else I think we maybe ok do not responded to his emails anymore and it is a shame that this man is doing this

Lizzy....I got the absolutely same message from so called Eddie Chamberlin in reply to a babysitiing position today...just wanted to google his name and see what is happening....but I have already answered all his questions....the story created by him was so sad and I did not think of it to be fake....and did not get  a call from him yet....and what you suggest me to do? :(

so i have not yet recived a phone call however i recevied this reply email to a babysitting positon from this so called Eddie Chamberlin. does anyone know if this could be a scam as well? please help!!!! thanks.


Thank you for your response. My name is Eddie. The past three months of my life have been hectic. My wife died of breast cancer and left me with my 5 year old daughter, Diane.
This isn't something I like to talk about a lot, but it's crucial information that applies to taking care of my little girl. Right now, I am out of the city for business. Diane is currently staying with her grandfather a bit away, but she will be arriving shortly back to the city, precisely by January 20th . After a talk with my father-in-law, we decided that it's best she move back with me, but we need a nanny/babysitter for help with her. We are looking for a responsible and caring nanny. We expect you to revolve around Diane, but still have your own life as well. You can go to your classes and schooling and report to Diane as soon as you are done with them. The general monthly pay is $2000.00 for live out and $1500 for live in. We would be willing to pay more (or less!) depending on the experience you have. We will be responsible for your transportation, unless you have your own. It wouldn't affect your salary, no matter where you live. You will be working with my sister and also a housekeeper for a while before I fully arrive back to the city. Once I arrive back, it will just be you and the housekeeper. We are strongly searching for someone of well-mannered attitude, neatness and a good sense of relationship. We are a Christian family and we, so basically everything we do is according to our doctrines. I don't mind your religion but just letting you know so we don't offend you.. If you are interested in this offer, please answer all the questions below so I can have a brief idea of you:

1) What other things are you tied up in? (School, another job, etc)

2) Do you have any relevant certificate to back up your

babysitting/nanny career?

3) How old are you?

4) Are you married?

5) What is your zip code or current city?

6) Do you have any crime records?

7) Do you have a valid bank account? If yes, what bank? If no, could you get on?

8) Tell us more about your attitude...(patience, understanding, etc)

9) Can we have one or two reference's from you? Email address or phone number.

10) Can you handle money if you are given an assignment to carry out?

11) Would your spouse/partner/parent be in support of you doing this
job?If you have any questions about this offer, feel free to get in touch with me.. Hours are pretty much flexible. Weekends are optional. Afternoons are mainly when we need help. Will be looking forward to your swift response.

Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Eddie

Ah ha!  I am in Houston, and got contacted off of Craigslist here by this man.... With his third email to me, I am now awaiting delivery of 7 laptops for the install of software and a "certified" check."  I did as suggested by Nomo and checkout out the IP of the email (41.138.185.24) and low and behold, it is not exactly the same as the number referenced by Nomo, but falls within the parameters of all the IP addresses African Network Information Center (AFRINIC) uses: 41.0.0.0 - 41.255.255.255. That info is displayed here: http://whois.arin.net/rest/ip/41.138.185.24.

Eddie Chamberlin is the name used as well, and that is how I found this forum, by Googling that name.

I will see if a delivery attempt is made for the laptops by a legitimate company, and would expect that the "certified" check with instructions will be included.  If the check is over the amount of our agreed upon price, I will check the validity of the check with the issuing bank.  If bad and a fraud, I will contact the authorities and provide the laptops, software, and all that came with the "package" along with the emails.

I will bookmark this site and come back with an update probably this week.

What the hell I just got scammed I guess. I thought this was actually legit. I read the ad he needed people to fix his laptops,so replied to it, gave the guy my name and address. Now im assuming that he's going to send me this check you guys are talking about and do the same thing to me. So what do I do, I dont want anyone coming to my house. I just emailed him now and told him not to send me anything. What should I do?

Please let us know what to do because we are fences several involved by

I also live in florida I'm in that situation, I have the check for 2682.00 and not to do, the UPS is on a phone number of the person who sent, you check the envelope of what must have. this contact we see that this situation is

The e-mail is sent using a google account. but the originating IP for the e-mail is 41.71.148.12. That IP shows up as registered to the African Network Information Center. Clearly a SCAM. Be careful!

The name Eddie Chamberlin is being used on craigslist in SF for IT jobs. Says he will pay by certified check for repair/install of computers. Sounds suspicious. I would be cautious.

how can this be happening?? I am thinking about calling the police on this son of b***

I applied for a job to earn some money and end up with some one tryin to scam me outta of the little saving that I have!!

I just got a call from him this morning. So should i just throw the check away?

It is one of the very common scams on craigslist.com

Guy sends you the big check, tells you to take fee for your services from it and send the rest to his "shipper" using money gram. 2 weeks later your bank figures out that check you deposited was fake and wants their money back. If you don't have it, they charge you for forgery.

I'm going through the same thing right now! He says his name is Eddie Chamberlin and sent me a check for $2,682. He doesn't call me but he contacts me via email. He's waiting for me to send him the money after I take out my advance payment. What happened with your situation?

I applied for this job over the Internet. And this guy Eddie chamberling mailed me a check for 2,600. And kept calling my phone. He wanted details on the check deposit. Don't do anything with any guy that calls you from this number. It's a scam! Becareful!