Fishy email ? Anyone else ?

[guitarbug]

Has anyone else got this fishy email ? I get these all the time and usually the spelling is a red flag.


Hi there
> Please I'm Benson Fredi an event co-ordinator in California....
> will like to secure your booking for a client who will be coming all
> the way from United Arab Emirate for his wife birth day coming up on
> 27th December at 12196 North Mopac (Loop 1) Austin, TX 78758
> So the event timing is 4pm-9pm approximately and 100 guest are
> expected for this grate day....You can forward me your quote for this
> booking if you will be available for this date...for me to forward this
> to my client as soon as possible.
>
> Please you contact me via email for further information because am out
> of town for now......enjoying my honeymoon and having cool weather in
> Scotland, anyway i will be back in town in few days.
>
> Have a great day!!!
> Stay cool
> Benson.

[ngoduyviet]

If it smells like fish, it's probably a rotten fish

Typical scammers' email.

[JohnT]

Hey, Chris, where you been?

[kenw]

throw it back....

[jonesphoto]

It's funny how they try to appear casual like they know you and everything, but the very casualness of the business email is what first sets you off. I have a hard time taking business related emails seriously when they're not grammatically correct or horribly misspelled.

I was talking with a (supposed) woman from Craigslist who wanted me to do some event (cheerleading) photography for their local team. Although I tried to remain professional throughout, not once did this person give me their name, and they never directly answered my questions. Like, where was the event going to be held? And various other seemingly important details. Plus, they seemed to be more interesting in what sort of equipment I tote than actually getting me to the event in the first place.

But it was their nonprofessional demeanor that first set me off. For example, one-line, simple emails like, "do you have fast glass?". Period. Nothing else. hahaha Needless to say, I ended the relation with a professional reply that I would not be available to shoot for them.

[guitarbug]

Originally Posted by JohnT

Hey, Chris, where you been?

Hey John! Just keeping busy. Did a 10 day trip to paradise (Hawaii) and just got back so will post a few shots when I get a minute. Thanks for asking. Yea, I can always tell these are fake. They must think we are stupid Americans who donte knwow how too spelle.

[SaSha]

You can grate cheese but you can't be expected to have a grate day.

And really Stay Cool!!!
Sasha.

[CaptainTom]

I usually quote them my date rate of $136,000USD and see if they get back to me. I had one who said OK and then the fun began.

tou can tune a piano but you can't tune a fish !
Wrong !! you just have to run your fingers up and down the scales.!!!

[Roy]

Hey Chris,

I'm not international like you are. The furtherest away birthday event I've had was from a book author in Arkansas. They actually had the event in Texas though.

I'll be looking for those photos from paradise!

[SaSha]

[studiocygnet]

Well, you've got the date and the place: there is a reception hall at that address http://www.adorahall.com/
So you could always check and see if some foreigners that can't spell english booked a party that day.

[kula23]

It's scam.