The Latest Nigerian/Texas Internet Scam now targeting DJ's?

If you have been around the internets for any time you have run across some Nigerian brothers who want to help you make millions by simply giving them a few bits of your financial information.  Well me thinks that the  Nigerians are now targeting DJs.  Yes I have been getting several emails over the past couple of months  from a 'Dr. Clerk Martins' asking me to "DJ" and event. 

The title of the email is "YOUR SERVICES NEEDED" and reads as follows:

from dr clerk martins <drclerkmartins3@gmail.com> to DJLyndaT@gmail.com, date Dec 14, 2007 12:56 PM subject YOUR SERVICES NEEDED mailed-by gmail.com

hide details 12:56 PM (7 minutes ago)

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Hello my name is Dr clerk martins,pls i need your services  to dj at my daughter's
wedding coming up on the 26th of january 2008 in texas.Pls i will like to know if you
would be available for the mentioned date?if so,i will pay for the full transportation and
all other things needed by you,and finally i'l like to know your final asking price for the
event .Have a good day.

So while this may be the beginning of the fleecing of the DJ/Producers by the Nigerians it might be someone who just needs to have a gig DJ'd.  If you get the gig let me know if this bloke is related to Dock Martins and say hello to the happy couple for me.

In keeping with the Holiday Spirit I pulled a track of DJ BC's Santastic III-D album entitled 'You Shook me all Noel' - man I'm a sucka for DC Boots.

Peace on Earth.

You Shook me all Noel – Dj BC

Comments

[art_cor]

Very Fantastic Xmasmix! Congrats!

[dj bulut]

I received the exact same email that you did. Wedding date is the same too. I am still investigating if it is a genuine request. Perhaps his daugter likes my podcast and yours too...

Just send me a note at dj.bulut@gmail.com and let me know what you think.

[JBran]

Got the same emails. You'd think these cats would have learned how to use spell check by now. I mean a Dr.? Of what?

[DJ Kevlar]

Just got the same email... SCAM

[Sterl Da Perl]

i got the same email mentioned...just wondering if anybody replied and if so, what was his response?...

[RapidEye]

Awesome!!!
Just heard in on the DSC - Thanx!!!

[Jules]

This is being targeted (from what I've heard) to DJ's and traveling musicians, and one confirmed case of utter duping, and the scammers made off with thousands. Don't trust it, guys.

[Kelly Cline]

I responded before I saw this page and this is the response I got.

Hello dj,
Thanks for the reply and how are you doing over there today?The event is
scheduled to begin for about 11am and you are to dj for 4hrs,the venue is at THE CLUB OF KINGWOOD,1700 Lake Kingwood Trl.Kingwood, TX,and it is well equiped with dj instruments and speakers,i need music for the reception only,with about 70 guest's expected and i am well prepeared to pay for all the enlisted expenses,i prefer to make the payment by Check/Money Order so i want you to get back to me with the final total cost and your full contact information to send the payment to alongside a contract.
First Name:................................
Last Name:................................
Address:................................
City:................................
State:................................
Zip Code:................................
Phone Number:................................Pls get back to me with this asap,so u can recieve a deposite payment this week.Do have a nice day..Bye.

Just thought I could help. Thanks

[mia]

yup. we got something ridiculously similar to that email a couple months ago and responded to it. Wrote up an artist contract which they ignored and then out of the blue, just sent us a check for 3x our fee and they requested we deposit the check in the bank ASAP and then money order the remainder to a third party. Well that's pretty obviously bogus. So I looked up online scams targeting djs and this one has been circulating for a while. What they will do is once you have deposited the check and sent the money, they will cancel the check and request return payment, keeping whatever you would have sent via money order. Later your bank will reverse the credit to your account because the check is bad.
http://www.uk-disco.co.uk/articles-advertisers/13_04_2006Mobile-Disco-Companies-Targetted-with-Email-Scam.asp

[The Beeb]

Hay! I just got it too, hilarious.

TheBeebBlog.com

[Dj Shit]

I got the same scam_email! Huh!

[Maryn]

My husband is a DJ and got a series of e-mails over a 2 month span exactly like these. Luckily we relized it was a scam when we recieved a ridiculous check and were asked to pay the wedding planners, what DJ does that? I immediately sent a very nast e-mail telling the scammers that they are not going to get us and they even wrote back and tried to convince us that they were "god fearing", and would never try to hurt us. No more out of town clients with broken English for us anymore!

[DJ-Kiwi]

I still get these! lol

[jeff paul]

lol i got this one today :-d

[jeff paul scam]

sounds like good advice. hopefully most men know that 25 year old women in foreign countries are not pining away for you--they just want to get into your wallet.

[Dan]

I just got this email and I am in portland, oregon...thanks for the heads up!

[Tony T]

Holy crap -- just got my first one like this. I responded because I am booked on his requested date. I'll post any response I get. I might just F*** with him a bit... ha ha - scam the scammer. Anyway -- here's the email I received over the weekend:

Hello my name is Dr Clerk Martins,pls i need your services to play as the dj
at my daughter's wedding coming up on Saturday 27th of March 2010 in
Dallas.Please i will like to know if you will be available for the
mentioned date?I will like to know your final asking price for the
event .Have a good day.
Best Regards
Dr Clerk Martins

[Tony T]

Well - what do you know... his daughter's wedding happens to be during the day. I got this response posted below. I'm thinking of stringing him along and getting a 15,000 check to frame on my wall....

Hello Dj
Thanks for the reply and how are you doing over there today?I would have called you but i am deaf and dumb.The event is scheduled to begin for about 11am and you are to dj
for 4hrs on Saturday 27th of March 2010,while the venue is at the
Allington Hall T lee park,3333 Turtle Creek Blvd Dallas, TX and it is well equipped with good mackie speakers,i need music for the reception only,with about 250 guest's expected.i will like to know the actual dj that will be playing at the wedding,and i want a standard contract that will be able to provide my demands.I will like to know how much it will cost in case you are playing over time.I will like to send you some songs as a request and not giving you a song list cos i want a good dj performance and not a juke box operator....lol.I will like you to be versed with all areas of music and one that can read the crowd and know the next music to be played.would you like to be fed at the wedding,before you start performing,during or after and i am well prepared to pay for all the enlisted expenses,and i prefer to make the payment by Check/Money Order so i want you to get back to me with the final total cost and your full contact information to send the payment to alongside a contract.

First Name:.........................
Last Name:................................
Address:................................
City:................................
State:................................
Zip Code:.........................
Name of Bank:.............................
Phone Number:................................

Here is the song list from my daughter :
artist: Avril Lavigne year: 2002

album: Let Go
Uh Huh

artist: B2k year:

album: B2k
Where The Party At

artist: Jagged Edge year: 2001

album: Jagged Little Thrill
7 Days

artist: Craig David year: 2001

album: Born To Do It
A Woman's Worth

artist: Alicia Keys year: 2001

album: Songs In A Minor
Addictive

artist: Truth Hurts year: 2002

album: Truthfully Speaking
Ain't It Funny

artist: Jennifer Lopez year: 2001

album: J.Lo
Always On Time

artist: Ja Rule year: 2001

album: Pain Is Love
Awnaw

artist: Nappy Roots year: 2002

album: Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
Bouncin' Back

artist: Mystikal year: 2001

album: Tarantula
Break Ya Neck

artist: Busta Rhymes year: 2001

album: Genesis
Can't Get You Out Of My Head

artist: Kylie Minogue year: 2002

album: Fever
Caramel

artist: City High year:

album: City High
Differences

artist: Ginuwine year: 2001

album: The Life
Down A** B**ch

artist: Ja Rule year: 2001

album: Pain Is Love
Family Affair

artist: Mary J. Blige year: 2002

album: No More Drama
Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout a Thing)

artist: Naughty By Nature year: 2002

album: Iicons
Foolish

artist: Ashanti year:

album: Ashanti
Full Moon

artist: Brandy year: 2002

album: Full Moon
Get The Party Started

artist: Pink year: 2002

album: Missundaztood
Girlfriend

artist: 'n Sync year: 2001

album: Celebrity
Hey Baby

artist: No Doubt year: 2002

album: Rock Steady
Hey Luv (Anything)

artist: Mobb Deep year: 2001

album: Infamy
Hot In Herre

artist: Nelly year: 2002

album: Nellyville
I Love You

artist: Faith Evans year: 2001

album: Faithfully
I Need A Girl (Part One)

artist: P. Diddy & Bad Boy Records year: 2002

album: We Invented The Remix
I'm Gonna Be Alright

artist: Jennifer Lopez year: 2002

album: J To Tha L-o! The Remixes
Lights, Camera, Action!

artist: Mr. Cheeks year: 2001

album: Lights, Camera, Action
Makin' Good Love

artist: Avant year: 2002

album: Ecstasy
More Than A Woman

artist: Aaliyah year: 2002

album: I Care 4 U
My Neck My Back

artist: Khia year: 2002

album: Thug Misses
Never

artist: Amanda Perez year: 2002

album: Where You At
Oh Boy

artist: Cam'ron year:

album: Come Home With Me
Oops (oh My)

artist: Tweet year:

album: Southern Hummingbird
Pass the Courvoisier

artist: Busta Rhymes year: 2001

album: Genesis
Rainy Dayz

artist: Mary J. Blige year: 2002

album: No More Drama
Raise Up

artist: Petey Pablo year: 2001

album: Diary Of A Sinner: 1st Entry
Rock The Boat

artist: Aaliyah year: 2001

album: Aaliyah
Roll Out (my Business)

artist: Ludacris year: 2001

album: Word Of Mouf
Saturday (oooh! Oooh!)

artist: Ludacris year: 2001

album: Word Of Mouf
Say I Yi Yi

artist: Ying Yang Twins year: 2002

album: Alley...return Of The Ying Yang Twins
Still Fly

artist: Big Tymers year: 2002

album: Hood Rich (retail)
The Whole World (ft. Killer Mike)

artist: Outkast year: 2002

album: Single
U Don't Have To Call

artist: Usher year: 2001

album: 8701
U Got It Bad

artist: Usher year: 2001

album: 8701
We Thuggin'

artist: Fat Joe year: 2001

album: Greatest Movie Hits
C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)

artist: Quad City Dj's year: 1996

album: Get on Up and Dance
Celebration

artist: Kool & The Gang year:

album: The Very Best Of
Cha-Cha Slide

artist: Mr. C the Slide Man year:

album: The Cha-Cha Slide
Chicken Dance, Dance Little Bird

artist: Various Artists year:

album: Music for Your Wedding Party
Electric Boogie

artist: Marcia Griffiths year: 1990

album: Carousel
Grease Megamix

artist: Grease year:

album: Grease: The Original Soundtrack
Hand Jive

artist: Johnny Otis year: 1985

album: Hand Jive 85
Hokey Pokey

artist: The Champs year:

album: Tequila: Golden Classics
Hot Hot Hot

artist: Buster Poindexter year: 1987

album: Buster Poindexter
Jump, Jive, An' Wail

artist: Brian Setzer Orchestra year: 1998

album: The Dirty Boogie
Limbo Rock

artist: Chubby Checker year:

album: Chubby Checker - Greatest Hits
Loco-Motion

artist: Little Eva year:

album: The Best Of Little Eva
Love Shack

artist: The B-52's year: 1998

album: Time Capsule: Songs For A Future Generation
Macarena

artist: Los Del Rio year: 1994

album: A Mi Me Gusta
Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of...)

artist: Lou Bega year:

album: A Little Bit Of Mambo
Old Time Rock & Roll

artist: Bob Seger year:

album: Bob Seger - Greatest Hits
Paradise by the Dashboard Light

artist: Meatloaf year:

album: Bat out of Hell
Shout

artist: Isley Brothers year:

album: The Ultimate Isley Brothers
Soul Man

artist: Blues Brothers year:

album: Best Of The Blues Brothers
Stayin' Alive

artist: The Bee Gees year: 1990

album: Their Greatest Hits: The Record
Strokin'

artist: Clarence Carter year: 1991

album: The Best of Clarence Carter
Y.M.C.A.

artist: Village People year:

album: The Best Of Village People

album: Jealous Ones Still Envy
Welcome to Atlanta

artist: Jermaine Dupri year: 2001

album: Instructions
What About Us?

artist: Brandy year: 2002

album: Full Moon
What's Luv?

artist: Fat Joe year: 2001

album: Jealous Ones Still Envy
Here are songs from my daughter
Father and daughter dance song
can'tfalling in love :elvis presley
i can't stop lovin you :ray charles
You can then bring more songs yourself and pls we need a
contract,Pls get back to me with required information ASAP,so u can
receive a deposit payment this week.Do have a nice day,Bye.

[DJ]

LOL funny just got one in Nashville, TN! Think I am guna have to mess with them! DOn't mess with a Red Neck Tennessee DJ. LMAO!
DJ "T Rav"

[R-Cue]

Just got one myself, I'm glad I read this post before I did anything serious.