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You know that email scam,

Last post 08-19-2008 1:03 PM by CatMan. 2 replies.
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  • 08-16-2008 4:08 PM

    • pbym
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    • Joined on 09-17-2006
    • Cleveland, OH
    • Posts 331

    You know that email scam,

    The one that they want you to photograph their wedding and then they'll give you a couple of extra thousand so you can pay someone else for them and then throw you an extra couple of thousand for your troubles?  I think that someone was trying to do that to me, but not through email - on my home phone!  I just got a call from an unknown caller - unknown number.  I answered and somebody with a very thick accent said his name was Habeeb (how unoriginal) and garble garble garble, needs a wedding photographer, garble garble, he has a couple of seniors who need pictures, garble garble, who do I know who could be his photographer?  Will I help him find one? 

     I don't have my home phone number on anything, it all goes to my cell phone.  I have no clue why someone would bother looking up my home number to try to scam me instead of using the one I have listed for business.  Very odd!

  • 08-16-2008 6:48 PM In reply to

    Re: You know that email scam,

    If it happens again .....do a call trace on your phone and file a police report.

    Problem solved :)

     

    Shelly 

    (South Central) Ohio
    "People don't trust paintings, but they believe photographs" - Ansel Adams
  • 08-19-2008 1:03 PM In reply to

    • CatMan
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    • Joined on 08-18-2008
    • Minnesota
    • Posts 20

    Re: You know that email scam,

     Not familiar with the scam, no.  Can you share more so I can be aware?  Thanks!

    Yeah, I'm new here.
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