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tomKphoto
Posted 18 years ago
this just came to my in-box ...
"Good day,
I am James Howard, Regards to your photograph services, my daughter wants to celebrate her party by ending of next month, and i need a photographer who will take all camera shot on the occasion to entertain my invited guests. Please i will like to know about your service and your charging fee along with the method of payment you accept from your customers, hope to hear from you so as for me to know, based on agreement and preparations, kindly get back to me as soon as possible you can.
I look forward in hearing from you. Thanks
James Howard"
what do you say we all send an eMail to
jameshoward50@gmail.com
"Good day,
I am James Howard, Regards to your photograph services, my daughter wants to celebrate her party by ending of next month, and i need a photographer who will take all camera shot on the occasion to entertain my invited guests. Please i will like to know about your service and your charging fee along with the method of payment you accept from your customers, hope to hear from you so as for me to know, based on agreement and preparations, kindly get back to me as soon as possible you can.
I look forward in hearing from you. Thanks
James Howard"
what do you say we all send an eMail to
jameshoward50@gmail.com
DarbiG
Posted 18 years ago
I don't get it...is it a joke? a scam? or else why should we all email him? (sorry)
blue_crow7
Posted 18 years ago
Really bad grammer.. sounds like one of those 'hi I'm sitting in an internet cafe and thought of you' kind of thing.
It could be a valid query from someone who simply doesn't speak English very well...
blue_crow7
Posted 18 years ago
true.... worth emailing them to find out. It's a gmail account, which you have to be recommended for.
rhetorical existence [deleted]
Posted 18 years ago
It's a scam. I received something similar about a month ago from someone with poor grammar/English. He wanted to book me for a birthday party, but he was very vague on the details. He was, however, very eager to send me money to "secure me" for the party without actually discussing the details.
He found me through WedPlan.net, so I contacted them to see if he had a valid account. He did not, and they had blocked his IP address because he signed up with a fake account. It's the Nigerian scam all over again.
He found me through WedPlan.net, so I contacted them to see if he had a valid account. He did not, and they had blocked his IP address because he signed up with a fake account. It's the Nigerian scam all over again.
Would be sad if that's a real customer and 'because of english not good', 'your sale not get'... Or am I missing something?
At the very least - I'd reply to find out if he's local or if indeed it's a new kind of out-of-country mail-you-a-check kind of scam as suggested.
At the very least - I'd reply to find out if he's local or if indeed it's a new kind of out-of-country mail-you-a-check kind of scam as suggested.
slick-smiley
Posted 18 years ago
lol, again, would be sad if the guy's a local immigrant with a local call back number and he's being judged because of the nut cases running the 'Nigerian' style scams and have similar poor English... alas, it's just my opinion. ;)
TxnBlueBonnet_Kelly
Posted 18 years ago
Gmail is open to the public now supposedly. No longer need an invite... that and just because someone was "invited" doesn't make them "valid."
I don't know, perhaps trying to get more info, venue, time, etc... check with the venue to see if there is indeed a Howard party....
???
I don't know, perhaps trying to get more info, venue, time, etc... check with the venue to see if there is indeed a Howard party....
???
RedFeather Photography
Posted 18 years ago
Gmail is indeed open now days. This reads EXACTLY like scam mail I got a few months ago. I vote toss it.
rhetorical existence [deleted]
Posted 18 years ago
It's not the poor English so much as it is the content of the message that leads me to believe it's a scam. By all means, reply asking for more info if you want. When my "potential client" gave me the date I told him I was booked. His response? "I'm sorry...I mistyped. I meant (insert other random date)." When I told him I was unavailable that day as well I never heard back from him.
Largirl | Lara Hanlon Photography
Posted 18 years ago
To everyone who is wondering why everyone jumped on this being a scam, it's because of how vague the email is. Real inquiries almost ALWAYS contain the date and time of the event, the location of the event, the client's phone number, etc. The only thing that's missing is "James" saying that he's in London (they are always overseas) and is looking for the "best most celebrated" photographer to document the event.
:: a r d e n t ::
Posted 18 years ago
I get these emails at least once a week. I never reply... I can tell they are not "real" clients.
Kirsten Alana
Posted 18 years ago
Just got a similar email two minutes ago. Wanting to book me for a birthday party in January 2008........who plans that far out for a little kids birthday party?! Scam.
slick-smiley
Posted 18 years ago
heh, and here I was trying to have a 'glass is half full' moment ;)
carlos.benjamin
Posted 18 years ago
...to entertain my invited guests.
Guess they've heard about your shooting style......
Guess they've heard about your shooting style......
I worked at a bank, and our Indian phone reps used names like Britney Hilton! Cracked me up! Though, honestly, I always felt more confident when transferring customers to them when they used their real names...