Well folks, he got me too! I got a generic txt on my phone with the email address and I replied and gave him all my address info. THEN about 2 hrs later just for fun I Googled his name and the first site that came up was this one!! I have not yet received his check and have already blocked any future emails from him.
The email address used was
kelvin.bright@gmail.com. Here is all the properties of the email:
Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:02:47 -0800 (PST)
X-Received: xxxxxxxxxxxx with SMTP id ui2mr265209216pbc.163.1358265766843;
Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:02:46 -0800 (PST)
Return-Path: <kelvin.mcbright@gmail.com>
Received: from psmtp.com (exprod6mx275.postini.com [64.18.1.157])
by mx.google.com with SMTP id h8si18380053pay.308.2013.01.15.08.02.45
(version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128);
Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:02:46 -0800 (PST)
Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of
kelvin.mcbright@gmail.com designates 74.125.83.42 as permitted sender) client-ip=74.125.83.42;
Authentication-Results: mx.google.com;
spf=pass (google.com: domain of
kelvin.mcbright@gmail.com designates 74.125.83.42 as permitted sender)
smtp.mail=kelvin.mcbright@gmail.com;
dkim=pass
header.i=@gmail.comReceived: from mail-ee0-f42.google.com ([74.125.83.42]) (using TLSv1) by exprod6mx275.postini.com ([64.18.5.10]) with SMTP;
Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:02:45 MST
Received: by mail-ee0-f42.google.com with SMTP id b47so140377eek.15
for <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;(my email address) Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:02:43 -0800 (PST)
As I said, I have not received, nor will I cash his "check"!
In speaking with the good folks here in there chat forum, this guy is in some foreign country (other then the U.S. where I'm from) and probably uses either a library or Internet cafe to login and do his/her work and therefore, is nearly impossible to catch. maybe when/if the check comes I'll turn it over to the FBI but other then that, I am just glad I haven't proceeded with the scam. THANX SO MUCH for the ppl from this website for being so enlightened and informative!!