Scam Type
Moving Scam
Business Name Used
Piano Donation – Moving Scam
Date Reported
December 07, 2023
Postal Code
32224
Total Dollars Lost
$ 0
Scam Description
Dear Better Business Bureau…..
Very Important! Thank You So Much for Your Help in Protecting Us from Scammers like the ones who are described below…..
This email was sent to both of our Church-wide and School-wide Organizations under the false premise that they were donating a piano. I responded to the individual’s offer to donate the piano and told the individual that our Church was in need of a piano…..then they responded to me by telling me to contact their personal movers via this email….. packages@theridesmovercs.com and to receive a quote for the price from the movers for payment for the delivery of the piano to our Church…..after the message was sent to me about contacting her movers…..then I searched online for the “Better Business Bureau’s Website” for our location and immediately found a Warning concerning a Piano Donation Scam!
Here are 2 of the emails that were sent from the Scammers:
From: Kacie Pacheco <kaciepacheco11@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 9:26 AM
Subject: Piano donation
Hello,
How are you doing today, I am looking to give away my late husband’s Yamaha grand piano to a passionate instrument lover, Organization, music department, individual, Church Or local schools in needs.
Please kindly let me know if you will take it or have someone who will care for it
Regards,
Kacie Pacheco
Subject: RE: Piano
On Dec 6, 2023, at 1:45?PM, Kacie Pacheco <kaciepacheco11@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello
I have sent them a message via email, all you need to do now is contact them and make an arrangement as regards the moving process. I would also like you to take pictures/videos when they arrive at your address. Here is my movers information, (packages@theridesmovercs.com), just let them know Kacie Pacheco referred you and you will need to get a quote for the delivery of the Baby grand piano to your location, attaching your address to the email.
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