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Scammer reached out to us through a "prayer request" portal on our church website. I reached out to the person donating the “Yamaha Baby Grand Piano” and after some email dialogue (in which I expressed and they wanted to hear my desire to play such a “cherished” instrument) received the moving company info. The only way of communicating with them was through email. I reached out to the moving company to get a quote (they wanted the address of our location). I was beginning to feel weirded out by this experience, so I looked up the moving company’s website (by their email address www.timmoving.com << check them out) and saw a professional yet generic moving company listing. Noticed their address was in Washington DC yet the Google Map couldn’t show the location on the site. I looked the address up and found it was a strip mall in Washington DC with no tenants with the name TIM Moving. I then Googled the donor’s email address and saw the first listing was related to a scam report through the BBB. Also looked up a phone number from the moving company and it too was linked to a scam report through the BBB. Both reports were for the scammers wanting piano moving fees. Here is the email from the "movers": Hello Dave Syphers, Thank you for reaching out regarding the delivery of Mrs. Sophia Thompson's baby grand piano to 1001 SE 60th Ave, Portland, OR 97220. We appreciate the opportunity to assist you with this relocation. We acknowledge the reference code SEIL132AT and have noted the details regarding the piano and its intended delivery location. Regarding the delivery, the standard costs for our delivery options are as follows: 3-Day Delivery: $1020 6-Day Delivery: $780 9-Day Delivery: $510 Additionally, we offer the following payment options for your convenience: PayPal Bank Transfer Zelle Venmo Please let us know your preferred payment method, and we will provide you with the necessary details to proceed with the transaction. Regarding your request to move the current piano to a different room within the church and then move the piano in that room to your great room, we can certainly accommodate this. There will be an additional fee for the internal relocations, which we can discuss further once you have selected your preferred delivery option. Looking forward to your response. Best regards, John Smith Client Relations Delivery Department | Tim Moving mobilePhone +1(718) 618-5501 emailAddress [email protected] website https://www.timmoving.com/en/ address 1518 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC 20002, United States