Warning about a sponsorship scam targeting Montclair High School's basketball & cheer team for t-shirts and banners.

Scam Targeting Montclair Businesses Using Montclair High School's Name - t-shirt & banner sponsorships

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Update on September 12, 2025:

📞 On 9/12/25, we received a call from a Doctor in Chicago reporting the exact same scam listed below.

💸 She paid them, but they never delivered what they promised.

🏫 They had NO affiliation with the local Chicago school.

⚠️🚨 This is a national scam — beware!

As a therapist and small business owner in Montclair, NJ, I’ve built my work on the foundation of connection, trust, and community. So when someone recently contacted Mountains Therapy claiming to represent Montclair High School’s basketball and cheer programs, asking if we would like to sponsor T-shirts to be thrown into the crowd at games, I listened.

The pitch was smooth. Professional. Specific. They said our logo would appear on team shirts, handed out by the cheerleaders at home games. They followed up with a phone call, an invoice, a W-9, and a square payment link — all designed to look legitimate. But something felt off. After doing our research, we discovered that Spirit Boost LLC operates a national scam targeting businesses while pretending to work with schools.

⚠️ HOW THE SCAM WORKS - What Actually Happened to us

📞 Call from a man named “Morgan” claiming to represent Spirit Boost LLC and work with Montclair High School.

🏀 Pitch: a “Spotlight Sponsorship”—our logo on T-shirts and banners thrown by the high school cheer team at basketball games this school year.

✉️ We asked for details by email

🛑 No confirmation from any Montclair High School staff or booster organization.

🚫 We did not pay and flagged it as an attempted scam.

👀 Read our step-by-step experence below below.

1. Missed phone call and voicemail from Morgan, the project coordinator from Spirit Boost

📞 We received a phone call from the number listed below and a voicemail:

469-331-8223 (+14693318223)

📝 Voicemail transcript

"Hi, this is Morgan. I'm one of the project coordinators working with Montclair High School. My phone number is 469-331-8223. Please give me a call back when you have a moment thank you."

▶️ Voicemail audio recording

Listen to the voicemail audio below and if you recognize this voice, you may be scammed!

2. Email Received from Spirit Boost with an Invoice & W-9 sent via email titled "Invoice for 2025-2026 Basketball Season Sponsorship"

✉️ Email sent from Spirit Boost Customer Service Department email listed below:

Sent from: customerservice@spiritboostusa.com

📝 Email transcript

Original text was sent in black and is displayed in blue here for visibility.
"Hello Christina,

Thank you for considering being a sponsor for the 2025-2026 Basketball Season!

A payment link will be emailed over to info@mountainstherapy.com

Please find your invoice attached for your records. If everything looks correct, kindly reply with “okay to process.”

Order Details:

• Invoice Number: 0725110401

• Date: 07/28/2025

• Ad: Banner 6'x3' & T-Shirts (6"x6" Spotlight Ad Space)

Once payment is received, our art department will reach out to you via email within 24-48 business hours with the art guidelines to get started on the proofing process.

If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to let me know.

Thank you again for your support, and we’re excited to work with you this season!

Customer Service

Spirit Boost

customerservice@spiritboostusa.com

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W9 Spirit Boost Updated.pdf
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📎 W-9 attached from Spirit Boost:

Attachment title: "W9 Spirit Boost Updated.pdf"
W-9 Content:
Name: Qusai Mubaidin
Address: P.O. Box 7051, Fort Worth,Texas 76111
EIN Number: 99-4052865
Signed and Dated 07/19/2024
Sent form customerservice@spiritboostusa.com

📎 Invoice attached from Spirit Boost titled:

Attachment title "Montclair HS-MountainsTherapy.pdf"
Sent form customerservice@spiritboostusa.com

👀See a copy of the invoice from Spirit Boost below:

3. Spirit Boost email with a payment link was sent and titled "Spirit Boost sent you a payment link"

✉️ Email sent from Spirit Boost Customer Service Department via Square Up

Email address: messenger@messaging.squareup.com

📝 Email transcript

Reply to this email to respond to Spirit Boost
Spirit Boost Logo
Here's a link you can use to pay at Spirit Boost:
View payment link
Reply to this message if you have questions

👀 See a copy fo the email below

4. Phone call and voicemail follow up form Morgan, the project coordinator at Spirit Boost from a new phone number.

📞 We received a phone call from a different number listed below and a voicemail:

469-502-7786 (+1469502786) (469) 502-7786
We blocked the phone number (469) 331-8223 (+14693318223) as we know Spirit Boost runs a national scam using highschool game sponsorship opportunities

📝 Voicemail transcript

"Hey this is Morgan, the project coordinator working with Mount Clair High School. I have a message for Christina. Um, I got the invoice typed up and I know customer service sent it over. I do also know that they took a little longer than usual to send it over, so I just wanted to make sure that you received it. Uh, if you didn't, you can, you know, call me back at this phone number and I'll make sure you get it in your inbox. It's 469-331-8223. Thank you."

▶️ Voicemail Audio recording

Listen to the voicemail audio below and if you recognize this voice, you may be scammed!

5. 📢 We spotted the scam and shared our experience!

We contacted local schools, administration, coaches, and community forums.
We shared our experience to warn others and help prevent anyone else from falling victim.
💡Luckily, we did not send them any money before realizing it was a scam.

⚠️ HOW THE SCAM CONTINUED — A New Example

Since publishing this alert, Mountains Therapy received another suspicious email, this time from a different company — All-American Publishing , however the email domain was from supportclubsconnect.com

1. 📧 Suspicious Email Received

Another email arrived at Mountains Therapy, this time from All-American Publishing.
Sender claimed to be Emma R, Project Coordinator, working with Montclair High School’s Wrestling Coach (Ryan Corbosiero.
Yes she added the high school coahces full name in the email, which was more specific then the first scam attempt).
Pitch: branded Wrestling T-shirts “provided free to the school” with local business logos, distributed to players and at wrestling matches.

2. 📝 Email Transcript

"Hello! I am Emma, and I'm a project coordinator at All-American Publishing. We're creating Wrestling Shirts for Montclair High School.
We would love to feature your business on the t-shirts! They are free to the school, exciting for the kids — provided by local businesses such as yours.
A very select number of businesses will be included on these unique t-shirts.
We are collaborating with Ryan Corbosiero, the Wrestling Coach at the high school. We're preparing 100 t-shirts that will be given to the Wrestling Players for training and thrown out into the crowds at the Wrestling Matches!"
📧 From email address: emmar@supportclubsconnect.com
🏢 Address listed: 5411 West Kendall St, Boise, ID 83706

👀 See the email we received below

3. 👀 Pattern Recognition

The pitch looked almost identical to the basketball/cheer scam we experienced earlier.
High-pressure “community spirit” language + promise of logos on shirts = red flag.

4. 📞 Verification

We reached out directly to Coach Ryan Corbosiero and school administrators to report the scam.
We shared full details of both scam attempts with the school.

5. 🛡️ What We Did

Contacted Montclair High School coaches, counseling staff, and administrators.
Saved all documentation and email evidence.
Warned other local businesses and community outlets including The Montclair Girl.
💡 Luckily, we did not send any money before confirming it was a scam.

6. 💬 Message to the Community

Emotional safety is as important as financial safety.
These scams manipulate trust by using students, school spirit, and urgency.
Mountains Therapy continues to support the Montclair community with compassionate, trauma-informed therapy services for kids, teens, adults, couples, and families.

7. ✅ What You Can Do

Be cautious of unsolicited sponsorship requests.
Confirm all partnerships directly with school administration or the Montclair High School Counseling Department.
Report suspicious activity to local authorities or the Better Business Bureau.
Share your experience to protect others.
Reach out for therapy support if these experiences cause stress, anxiety, or mistrust.

🧠 What This Has to Do with Therapy

You might be wondering: Why would a therapy practice be blogging about a scam?
Because this moment wasn’t just about business — it was about psychological awareness. And as a therapist, I recognize that the same tools we use in therapy can help us navigate the outside world.

✨ Trusting Your Gut

In therapy, we often help clients rebuild trust in their intuition — the internal alarm that tells you when something isn’t right. That feeling doesn’t always come with evidence or logic at first. But it's powerful. In this case, my gut said: pause. And that pause gave me time to investigate.

✋ Setting Boundaries

Whether it’s a manipulative relationship or a scam email, we must learn to set boundaries without guilt.
Saying, “Let me think about it” or “Can you send that in writing?” is not rude, it's wise. Especially in a digital world where trust can be exploited.

🧍‍♀️ Emotional Manipulation Isn’t Just Personal

This scam didn’t just play on money, it played on emotion.
It used the image of students, community support, and school spirit to disarm people.
That’s a tactic therapists see often: people using emotional language or urgency to override healthy skepticism.

🛡️ What We Did Next

After doing some research, we discovered that this is a nationally reported scam. Spirit Boost LLC has no confirmed relationship with Montclair High School.

We immediately:

Contacted Montclair High School coaches and counseling staff to alert them
Saved all documentation as proof
Warned other local businesses and community outlets like The Montclair Girl

The Montclair High School Counseling Department was gracious, responsive, and deeply appreciated the heads-up. As mental health professionals ourselves, we understand how vital school counselors are in protecting not just students, but the broader school community.

💬 A Message to Montclair High School and the Local Community

To Montclair students, staff, parents, and business owners:
Moments like this remind us that emotional safety is just as important as physical and financial safety. Mountains Therapy is proud to support the Montclair High School community including students, educators, and families with compassionate, trauma-informed therapy services. Whether you’re dealing with stress, anxiety, academic pressure, family conflict, burnout, or recovering from a breach of trust like this one, you don’t have to go through it alone.

Learn more about our counseling services:

✅ What You Can Do

Be cautious of unsolicited sponsorship requests
Confirm all school partnerships directly with school administration or Montclair Highschool Counseling
Report suspicious behavior to local authorities or the Better Business Bureau
Share this blog or your experience with others in the Montclair community
Reach out to a therapist for support, it's okay to ask for help

🧠 Final Thoughts from a Therapist’s Lens

Scams like this don’t just affect wallets, they impact trust, confidence, and emotional stability. But they also create opportunities for growth, reflection, and resilience. At Mountains Therapy, we believe in supporting the whole person and the whole community. If you’ve experienced something similar and it left you feeling anxious, uncertain, or emotionally drained, therapy can help you rebuild trust in yourself and others. Let’s protect our Montclair community together, emotionally, mentally, and relationally.

💬 Let’s Stay Connected

If you're a student, teacher, or community member connected to Montclair High School, and you're looking for mental health support we’re here for you. Based in Montclair, NJ – serving NJ, NC, FL & UT.