Timing -Sale will be finalized once both parties have signed the sales agreement and full payment made.
Shipping - Buyer will take responsibility of shipping cost and also risk of damage.
Method of payment, and whether a deposit will be paid. This is a cash transaction. No Financing
No warranties. Equipment is sold AS IS', but a satisfactory inspection will be done and an appraisal issued by the inspection company. Buyer will handle all taxation Buyer wants the agreement to be governed by the laws of their state. Buyer will take responsibility of shipping cost and risk of damage.
Details of the buyer are:
[Local Information Written Here]
Please advise on your rate, retainer fee and forward to me your retainer agreement for perusal of your terms of representation.
Thanks for your attention. I look forward to your reply.
Chris Drake,
Owner
Drake Construction Inc
11438 Stidham Rd,
Conroe, TX 77302, USA
(682) 730-2536
I got this same request by the same guy this week as well. Seems he has a lot of Caterpillars to sell.
ReplyDeleteI got this email request, and we did not catch on right away. They ended up sending us a $175,000 cashiers check which we did not deposit as little red flags began to appear.
ReplyDeleteI received the same request but it was from an equipment manager from a construction company in Mississippi. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteI got this same email this week, but it was sent to me by a "Michael Guarino" at Hemphill Construction. He must have purchased the Caterpillar from Mr. Drake and is now looking to re-sell it to someone else . . .
ReplyDeleteThis law firm received an email this week from a "Michael Guarino" from Hemphill construction Company. When I asked him to give me a call so that I can collect additional information, he responded back to my email asking if he can send me a brief summary of the transaction to review. I googled his email and phone number as that was a red flag and found this forum. The irony is, apparently he sent this firm an email last year and went by the name of "Chris Drake". I thought this recent email looked familiar....
ReplyDeleteFrom: Michael Guarino
ReplyDeleteSent: Monday, June 1, 2020 4:18 PM
To:
Cc:
Subject: Re: Purchase Agreement
Hello,
Thanks for your email. The contract I need help drafting is for the sale of a Caterpillar.
Let me know if you handle such transaction and I will be happy to email a brief summary of the transaction for review.
Please let me know what works best for you.
Michael Guarino,
Equipment Manager
Hemphill Construction Company, Inc
1858 US 49, Florence, MS 39073,
United States
(682) 730-2536
Name:
Michael Guarino
Email Address:
michaelguarino.sn@gmail.com
State:
Mississippi
ZIP:
39073
Phone:
16827302536
How would you like to be contacted?
Email
Brief description of your legal issue:
Looking for a lawyer to handle a purchase agreement. Please confirm if you can help?
Regards.
Michael Guarino
The same Scammer just submitted an inquiry on our site too. How annoying!
ReplyDeleteName: Michael Guarino
Phone: 6827302536
Email: michaelguarino.sn@gmail.com
Offices: Tallahassee
Legal: Business Transactions
How did you hear: Online search
Description: Looking for a lawyer to handle a purchase agreement. Please confirm if you can help Regards. Michael Guarino
Privacy: I read the Privacy Policy
Language: en
Same spam message.
ReplyDelete== First Name ==
Michael
== Last Name ==
Guarino
== Company/Organization ==
Hemphill Construction Company, Inc
== Phone ==
6624464235
== Email ==
michaelguarino100@gmail.com
== Comments or Questions ==
Looking for a lawyer to handle a purchase agreement.Please confirm if you can help?
Regards.
Michael Guarino
Name: Michael Guarino
ReplyDeletePhone: (682) 730-2512
Email Address: michaeluarino86@gmail.com
Message: Looking for a lawyer to handle a purchase agreement. Please confirm if you can help? Regards.
I got the same e-mail from Michael Guarino but the e-mail address was adjusted to michaeluarino86@gmail.com (I guess he forgot how to spell his name), but still trying to sell that Caterpillar.
ReplyDeleteWe just got the same solicitation and it smelled funny so i started checking and found this thread. But they used the name of a colleague as the referring person so they are getting more sophisticated (although I will usually check with the referrer and thank them).
ReplyDeleteWe got two web contact cards from this same scammer. The fact that s/he gives a different phone number every time (that doesn't work), and uses different emails was a big clue. They won't do a phone appointment.
ReplyDeleteFirst Name: Michael
Last Name: Guarino
Phone: (662) 446-4235
Email Address: michaelguarino100@gmail.com
Preferred Contact: Email
Message: Looking for a lawyer to handle a purchase agreement.Please confirm if you can help? Regards. Michael Guarino
First Name: Michael
Last Name: Guarino
Phone: (682) 730-2512
Email Address: michaelguarino016@gmail.com
Preferred Contact: Email
Message: Looking for a lawyer to handle a purchase agreement. Please confirm if you can help? Regards
Hello,
Thanks for your email. The contract I need help drafting is for the sale of a Caterpillar.
Let me know if you handle such a transaction and I will be happy to email a brief summary of the transaction for review.
Please let me know what works best for you.
Michael Guarino,
Equipment Manager
Hemphill Construction Company, Inc
1858 US 49, Florence, MS 39073,
United States
(682) 730-2536
The buyer is located in Utah and buyer wants the transaction to be govern by laws of Utah,I need an attorney licensed to practice in Utah to help. If this is something you can't handle a referral from you will be appreciated. Thanks
Received this email today from:
ReplyDeleteMichael Guarino,
Equipment Manager
Hemphill Construction Company, Inc
1858 US 49, Florence, MS 39073,
United States
(682) 730-2536
I got an inquiry from this guy through our Thryv page.
ReplyDeleteMessage from Michael Guarino
I am looking for a lawyer to handle a purchase agreement, please confirm if you can handle it?
Regards.
Michael Guarino
Lead
(682) 730-2512
1858 US 49, Florence, MS 39073,United States
guarino22182@gmail.com
There IS a Hemphill Construction at that address and this guy is listed as the Equipment Manager. The company is legit, but this guy only shows up on Zoominfo.com
Same verbiage, he is now Jake Williams Construction of Boca Raton Florida and the Michael guy is his equipment manager. They posted an ad on lawyer.com that was referred to me and initially there was no mention of any kind of deposits payments through me so I signed an agreement with them for drafting a contract or a flat fee. Then they started talking about me getting paid through a third party or collecting some deposit and subtracting stuff so it raised my suspicions and I found this site. I never spoke to the guy and I never verified who he was which is a risk I can take for a few hours of drafting but not when assisting with any major transaction and what he was asking I don't do and I would never agree to it they also stepped up their game and now have a scope of work proposal they send out with corporate logos and everything
ReplyDeleteSame guy is still at it. I even received a "term sheet" but the guy is still using the same year and model Caterpillar and the same purchase amount. Michael Guarino is now the Equipment Manager for Jake Williams Construction (the guy claims to be Jake Williams) and the purchaser is in my state (MA). Here is his latest (and most detailed) email:
ReplyDeleteHello Timothy,
We are currently selling a 2015 Caterpillar D10T2 to a buyer residing in your state. Jake William Construction needs your skilled legal counsel to help with drafting the sale agreement for the transaction from contract preparation through closing. The above mentioned 2015 Caterpillar D10T2 has a sales price of $876,000. This includes the insurance cost, shipping and handling cost. Attached are required details of the Caterpillar for your review.
Timing -Sale will be finalized once both parties have signed the sales agreement and full payment made.
Shipping - Buyer will take responsibility for shipping cost and also risk of damage.
Method of payment, and whether a deposit will be paid. This is a cash transaction. No Financing
No warranties. Equipment is sold AS IS', but a satisfactory inspection will be done and an appraisal issued by the inspection company. Buyer will handle all taxation Buyer wants the agreement to be governed by the laws of their state. Buyer will take responsibility for shipping cost and risk of damages.
Nuview Construction Company
6 Liberty Square
#392, Boston, MA 02109
Please advise on your rate, retainer fee and forward to me your retainer agreement for perusal of your terms of representation.
Thanks for your attention. I look forward to your reply.
Best Regards,
Jake Williams
Owner
Jake Williams Construction Company.
4807 Corporate Blvd Nw,
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Referred by Colorado Licensed Lawyer Service.
ReplyDeleteMessage from Louis Babin.
I am looking for a lawyer to handle a purchase agreement, please let me know if you can assist.
Regards.
---
Subsequent follow-up from Louis Babin:
Hello XXX,
Thanks for your email. The contract I need help drafting is for the sale of a Caterpillar.
Let me know if you handle such a transaction and I will be happy to email a brief summary of the transaction for review.
Thank you.
Yours truly,
Louis Babin
Owner
Greengains Construction.
900 Grant St, Denver, CO 80203, United States.
This scam is still going on- except now, the seller's name is "Jake Williams" from "Goldcon Construction"
ReplyDeleteStill going on. Michael has moved on to greener pastures and now works for Greengains Construstion. The price is still the same, guess he has not accounted for inflation.
ReplyDeleteHe now goes by Daniel John of Bluetech Construction in Colorado. The scammers will use a legitimate company so when you look it up, it seems real even though something about the interaction seems off.
ReplyDeleteHere's the email with details:
I am selling my 2015 Caterpillar D10T2 to a buyer residing in your state. I will need your skilled legal counsel to help me draft the sale agreement for the transaction from contract preparation through closing. The above mentioned 2015 Caterpillar D10T2 has a sales price of $976,000.00 This includes the insurance cost, shipping and handling cost. Attached are required details of the Caterpillar for your review.
Timing -Sale will be finalized once both parties have signed the sales agreement and full payment made.
Shipping - Buyer will take responsibility for shipping cost and also risk of damage.
Method of payment, and whether a deposit will be paid. This is a cash transaction. No Financing
No warranties. Equipment is sold AS IS', but a satisfactory inspection will be done and an appraisal issued by the inspection company. Buyer will handle all taxation Buyer wants the agreement to be governed by the laws of their state. Buyer will take responsibility for shipping cost and risk of damage.
Details of the buyer are:
Whitaker Construction Co.
44 South 1050 West
Brigham City, UT 84302.
Please advise on your rate, retainer fee and forward to me your retainer agreement for perusal of your terms of representation.
Thanks for your attention. I look forward to your reply.
Just received this one:
ReplyDeleteI am in need of an attorney to handle a sales agreement, the contract I need help drafting is for the sale of a caterpillar equipment to a buyer in your state. Let me know if you handle such a transaction and I will email you a brief summary of the transaction. Thank you
Daniel John
Owner
Direct: 719-356-1245
Bluetech Construction Company
5961 E 64th Ave, Commerce City,
CO 80022 United States.
As of today, scammer is still Daniel John with the caterpillar. He agreed to my $50,000 retainer and $995/hr. fee without a blink. He has a detailed website but its grammatical errors clued me in.
ReplyDeleteBluetech Construction Company is selling a 2015 Caterpillar D10T2 and would need your skilled legal counsel to draft the sales and purchase agreement for the transaction from contract preparation through closing, the caterpillar equipment has a sales price of $976,000.00 which includes insurance cost, shipping and handling cost.
TIMING - Sale will be finalized once both parties sign the agreement and full payment is made.
SHIPPING - The buyer will be responsible for shipping cost and risk of damages.
Method of payment and whether initial deposit will be paid, this is a cash transaction, no Financing, no warranties.
Equipment is sold AS IS, but a satisfactory inspection will be done and an appraisal issued by the inspection company. The buyer will be paying for all taxation and wants the agreement to be written in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Virginia.
Details of Buyer for your conflict check:
Pearl Construction Company, Inc.
15191 Montanus Dr. , Suite 240 , Culpeper, Va. 22701
Please know that the fee for your hourly rate and required deposit is acceptable, but firstly we will require a retainer letter for review and signature.
Find attached details of transaction
Thank you
Daniel John
Owner
Direct: +1-719-356-1245
Bluetech Construction Company
5961 E 64th Ave, Commerce City,
CO 80022 United States.
Email Address: johnndaniel0@gmail.com(personal)
daniel@bluetechconstruction.com(office)
Thank you for posting these! Daniel John at Bluetech is still at it.
ReplyDeleteThe "jump" has been made to Ohio for this Phishing/scam email. They even grab a legitimate construction company in the area. This :
ReplyDeleteWe are selling a D10T2 2015 Herve equipment to a buyer in the state of Ohio and would need your legal counsel to draft the sales and purchase agreement for the transaction from contract preparation through closing. This is a check transaction, no financing, no warranties.
Advise on your rates, retainer fee and forward an engagement letter of your representation agreement for review and signature. If you can legally represent our company with this transaction.
TYPE OF EQUIPMENT - Equipment is sold "AS-IS'', but a satisfactory inspection will be done and an appraisal issued by an inspection company. Primary inspection has been successfully carried out, secondary inspection is pending.
METHOD OF PAYMENT - A deposit for the equipment, firstly will be paid.
The equipment has a sales price of $976,000.00, which includes insurance cost, shipping and handling cost.
TAXATION - Buyer will be responsible for all taxation.
TIMING - Sale will be finalized once both parties sign the agreement and full payment is made.
The buyer wants the agreement to be written in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Ohio.
Buyer details:
Trucco Construction
3531 AIRPORT RD
DELAWARE, OH 43015
Thank you
Daniel John
Owner
Direct: +1-719-356-1245
Bluetech Construction Company
5961 E 64th Ave, Commerce City,
CO 80022 United States.
Still going on, received this today from Daniel John
ReplyDeleteWe are selling a D10T2 2015 caterpillar to a buyer in the state of Virgin Islands and would need your legal counsel to draft a sales contract for this transaction from contract preparation. This is a check transaction, no financing, no warranties.
Let us know if you can legally represent our company as you advise on your rate, retainer fee and forward an engagement letter of your legal representation for review and signature.
Details of buyer:
Antillean Engineers Incorporated (AEI)
1B Estate Clifton Hill St Croix, VI 00850
TYPE OF EQUIPMENT - Equipment is sold "AS-IS'', but a satisfactory inspection will be done and an appraisal issued by an inspection company. Primary inspection has been successfully done, secondary inspection is pending. The equipment has a sales price of $976,000.00, which includes insurance cost, shipping and handling cost.
METHOD OF PAYMENT - A deposit, firstly will be paid.
TAXATION - Buyer will be responsible for all taxation.
TIMING - Sale will be finalized once both parties sign the sales contract and full payment is made. The buyer wants the agreement to be written in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Virgin Islands.
Thank you
Daniel John
Owner
Direct: +1-719-356-1245
Bluetech Construction company
5961 E 64th Ave, Commerce City,
CO 80022 United States.
Still going on in 2023! Here's one I received from "Randy Kinney" with Kinney Construction in Ohio. Email address is randykinney77@gmail.com. BEWARE!
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Ryan, I have negotiated and agreed to sell my USED CATERPILLAR D10T2 TRACTOR to Edwards Inc, 4119 Sheep Pasture Rd, Spring Hope, NC 27882. I need your help to draft the purchase agreement. Attached are the required details of the machine for your review.This transaction is a cash transaction and “as is”, with no financing and sale closes once full payment is made. This is a no title Machine.The Buyer wants the agreement to be governed by the laws of their state. Buyer will take responsibility for shipping cost and risk of damage.Timing -Sale will be finalized once both parties have signed the purchase agreement and full payment made.Could you please let me know what your fee structure is? Kindly email your engagement letter for my review and signing.Thank you for your consideration.
Randy Kinney
Kinney construction inc,560 Wingate Pl, Mount Sterling, OH 43143
614-450-0388
I receive about one email a week from Randy Kinney. This has been going on for months. All the email says is:
ReplyDeleteRandy Kinney
Kinney construction inc
560 Wingate Pl
Mount Sterling, OH 43143
614-450-0388
I assumed it was some sort of scam.
Name Randy Kinney
ReplyDeleteEmail Randykinney02@gmail.com
Phone Number 6144500388
Inquiry Do you handle transaction matters? i need a bill of sales agreement drafted, please respond for more details.
Randy Kinney
Randy Kinney
Kinney construction inc
560 Wingate Pl
Mount Sterling, OH 43143
614-450-0388
"Randy Kinney" is playing coy lately. One of the attorneys I work with got this one yesterday:
ReplyDeleteDo you handle transaction matters? i need a bill of sales agreement drafted, please respond for more details.
Randy Kinney
Randy Kinney
Kinney construction inc
560 Wingate Pl
Mount Sterling, OH 43143
3185961527
Just received the same one. Randy Kinney from Ohio. Same address as the message above, but the phone number is 318-596-1527 (google voice). He sent me a Citibank Cashier's Check. Office Admin verified that it's a fake.
ReplyDeleteI just got one from Randy Kinney of Ohio. Same email copy, same address, different phone #.
ReplyDeleteJust received this exact same one.
ReplyDeleteI have negotiated and agreed to sell my USED CATERPILLAR D10T2 TRACTOR to J L Hollinger & Sons, 1617 Lebanon Rd, Manheim, PA 17545. I need your help to draft the purchase agreement. Attached are the required details of the machine for your review.This transaction is a cash transaction and “as is”, with no financing and sale closes once full payment is made. This is a no title Machine.The Buyer wants the agreement to be governed by the laws of their state. Buyer will take responsibility of shipping cost and risk of damage.Timing -Sale will be finalized once both parties have signed the purchase agreement and full payment made.Could you please let me know what your fee structure is? Kindly email your engagement letter for my review and signing.Thank you for your consideration.
Randy Kinney
560 Wingate Pl, Mount Sterling, OH 43143
318-596-1527
still going on - just received this: Does your firm handles purchase and sales agreement for business?
ReplyDeleteRoland Karuk 318-596-1527
FIRST NAME:
ReplyDeleteSteve
LAST NAME:
Morgan
EMAIL:
stevemorgan7849@gmail.com
PHONE:
3185961527
ZIP:
95054
PREFERRED CONTACT METHOD:
email
MESSAGE:
Does your firm draft sales and purchase agreement for business?
Steve Morgan
Chief Financial Officer
Avail Med systems, Inc.