Dear all,

Thank you very much for this post to teach me that it is a scam. I got the similar email like below. Now the name is changed. The daughter's name is Jie. The mother's name is Ping Abbey.

We immediately stopped the conversation with the scammer.

George

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Hello ,

Thanks again for your reply, and how are you? Like I said my really worry is for her to be with a good family and that's while I went for your home. I have no doubts in my mind she will be happy staying with you. I have not done this before it's my first time and with you. I asked a friend of mine who have done this for her son and she told me that $1,500 is good for a month.

I love to talk to you on the phone but I have a hearing problem Jie will tell you more of it when she comes over. Please I will like to know how many members of your family that's presently staying with you. Sorry if I have to ask this.

Also kindly forward to me the total cost for the 4 months, your full name, your home resident address with zip code and phone number which I will send to Mr.Anthony Didier who will contact you for other arrangements. Jie as I said is coming on the 10th of February and leave on the 8th of June, 2016. Can You pick her up from the airport?

Below is my information's
Name: Ping Abbey.
Address: No.23, West Dawang Road, Chaoyang District,Beijing, China,100027, CHINA .
Phone: +447-045-733552.(Note that this is Abbey my cousin cell number he will always get across to me)

Her name's are: Jie Abbey. I will send her picture by next week.

I await your reply and have a lovely day.

Ms. Ping.

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I'm so glad I came across this post. I have been emailing back and forth with this scammer and thought I'd do a quick search on Wayne Yaya and came across this! Needless to say communication will stop immediately!

Still scamming in the Vancouver area!

Interesting... glad I found this page.

I was wondering what on earth was the purpose of this scam?!

It's the first time this has happened to us; we really enjoy hosting students from other cultures, and it's important to our entire family.

We have been in both email & phone contact for a whole month, back & forth with the supposed Canadian contact in Toronto (Wayne Yaya, who claims to be from S Africa but in fact sounds completely Nigerian to me--my parents worked in Nigeria during my childhood, so I know my African accents...lol)

Using the name of Yun Park; email yunpark101@gmail.com -- and "Wayne Yaya" being the Canadian contact.

We never did receive a cheque but did turn other legit applicants away, so now we are out the expected $$ and have an empty suite, no student, and no rental income. We were so looking forward to hosting an international student!

The "story" pitched to us was that this "Wayne" person was a family friend, supposed to host 19yr old Mei but due to his divorce, couldn't host her with his family--so he was going to assist the single mom Yun Park to find a host family. She sent full contact info for herself in China, seemed legit--but then flight info and other information I requested was never sent. Delay after delay. Then the story became that her grandmother was extremely ill, thus the delay with information and her daughter's arrival. And the daughter was going to go via UK to US then here to Vancouver...?? Takes a certain level of deception to create fake Chinese addresses & emails with a Canadian (immigrant) counterpart that is supposed to handle payment. And again, I wondered especially about the payment arrangement, but the Toronto contact had lively conversations where he answered all our questions, had an 'explanation' for every delay. Of course he won't answer his phone anymore. And the # we were given for China does not work...

I am going to report this to Toronto police, as I have the Toronto cell# he used. Unfortunately, most likely police will only do anything about this if someone who actually lost $$ to this person makes a formal complaint. Hopefully that can happen.

Other than that, I am also going to forward this link to any homestay agencies that I work with, so they can alert their contacts...

Karma will catch up to someone who has nothing better to do than waste the time + $$ of good people who sincerely want to provide loving support and assistance to overseas students.

REPORT this to Toronto and your local police + register it with the online fraud website --
www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/
so others don't get scammed!

If reports keep coming in, hopefully they will catch up to him!

Onwards & upwards! And take care online...

PS: Just pointing out that it looks like all of these separate posts are the same people, same scam:

Thread 3261

Thread 3298

Post 3222

Oh, god!!!

What can we do? It's a fraud! I got the same email from them. They send me a check with more than I need. They ask me to send them back money. I send the extra back to them by e-transfter.

Should I call police office?

Thanks,

Now she is coming to Calgary - July 22 to some time in November - I already knew it was a scam - they reply to your ad which has lots of pictures and ask you to send pictures.... and yes Didier is going through a divorce - she is with step sister in England - exactly the same her English is slow... it is always the same - her step father her uncle her family friend will see to her expenses and if you send the information.... I already told her cash only for room and security deposit.

Just wanted to warn host families that the homestay scam from lady in China and her friend in Toronto is still happening. Posted below are emails that have been going back and forth. I got to the point where I did get a company cheque (not certified as promised) and it was $1,835.00 per the total homestay fee. Ms. Li is claiming that her daughter is in England and extremely unhappy and wants to come to our home early. Also wanted me to send here daughter $1,000.00 to cover expenses for bills and flight, although she told me her friend Pierre Didier is supposed to have booked her flight. I hVe the cheque in my possession but do not intend to deposit it at all. Not exactly sure what my next step or action is going to be. They don't know that I'm onto to them yet.

Emails from Li Zhang (lizhang404@gmail.com):

Hello ,

Thanks for your respond. She will be coming on the 30th of April and leave on the 28th of August, 2015. Mr.Pierre Didier will handle the payment for us since he reside in Canada. Mr.Pierre is a long time family friend. I contacted him about Nuo moving to Canada to learn how to speak English, he said its a nice move and promised to assist us with the arrangement. Initially, I wanted to send Nuo to Mr.Pierre's home but since his going through a divorce, I thought it's not right to send her there and he and his wife understands very well and promised to assist us. Kindly let me know what your price is like for 2 meals (Breakfast and Dinner), My main worry is for my daughter to stay with a good lovely home. I hope your home will provide her the kind of atmosphere she need.

God has helped me to raise Nuo up in His way so she is a nice young girl and you will love her trust me. She will be going to a language school, but I have also asked her that am going to seek for your advice on any good school close to your home, Can you help her to enroll when she comes over? Please note that her English speaking is very slow and for this I allowed her to visit my step-sister in England, I want her English to improve before coming Canada. She will move from England to your home I hope you will assist her.

Nuo is 19 years old. I want her to grown just as the Chinese economy is growing. I want Nuo to be ready, I want to her give her my best.

I await your reply.

Regards,

Ms Li.

On Apr 1, 2015, at 01:41, Li Zhang <lizhang404@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello ,

Thanks again for your reply, and how are you? Like I said my really worry is for her to be with a good home and that's while I went for your home. I prayed very well before I contacted you and I have no doubts in my mind she will be happy staying with you. I have not done this before it's my first time and with you. I asked a friend of mine who have done this for her son and she told me that $750 is good for a month.

I would have love to talk to you on the phone but I have a hearing problem Nuo will tell you more of it when she comes over. Please I will like to know how many members of your family that's presently staying with you. Sorry if I have to ask this.

Also kindly forward to me the total cost for the 4 months, your full name, your home resident address and phone number which I will send to Mr. Mr.Pierre Didier who will contact you for other arrangements. Nuo as I said is coming on the 30th of April and leave on the 28th of August, 2015. Can You pick her up from the airport?

Below is my information's
Name: Li Zhang.
Address: No.34, West Dawang Road, Chaoyang District,Beijing, China,100022, CHINA .
Phone: +447-045-733552.(Note that this is Young my cousin cell number he will always get across to me)

Her name's are: Nuo Zhang, I still keep my ex last name because of Nuo. I will send her picture by next week.

I await your reply and have a lovely day.

Ms. Li.