Weird email

[Mark Wild]

Anyone else get this email? Seems weird he didn't say where it will be held and the fact it starts at 5 p.m and ends at 9 p.m (4 hours) :confused:

Hello
My name is David,i am planning to arrange a bash for my wife this month,we live in USA but we shall be arriving back home for annual leave and we shall be celebrating my wife's birthday,i want you to render DJ service on the occassion.Pls let me have the cost so that i can make arrangement for deposit immediately,here is a clue that you can work on.

*Date-----------------------22nd of March 2010
*Number of guest------30
*Music type--------------Pop
*Duration-------------------4 hours
*Startin time--------------5pm
*Age group----------------25-45yrs

Sacramentoacramento
Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards
David

[Totally Plucked]

Scam :( :( :( :( :(

[Pe7e]

Scam :( :( :( :( :(

Yes it's a well known scam, AVOID

[JDB Entertainment]

SaCrAMentoacramento


:p

[rob1963]

When you get an enquiry from someone who says they live abroad, 9 times out of 10 it's a scam.

It's also strange that the function is less than two weeks away, but he didn't even mention the venue!

[Mark Wild]

When you say "scam" what type of scam? He replied with a venue, I'm not quite sure what's going on here lol.

Hello

Thanks for the reply,the event will be 5pm to 8pm and the proposed venue is
Iain Nicolson Recreation Centre
Chryston Road
Chryston
G69 9NR
Regards
David

[rob1963]

When you say "scam" what type of scam? He replied with a venue, I'm not quite sure what's going on here lol.

Hello

Thanks for the reply,the event will be 5pm to 8pm and the proposed venue is
Iain Nicolson Recreation Centre
Chryston Road
Chryston
G69 9NR
Regards
David

Surely it's a bit strange that less than two weeks before the party he only has a proposed venue rather than a confirmed one?

These scams normally revolve around payment methods.

The usual trick is to "pay you" shortly before the event with a stolen or forged cheque, and by the time you find that out you've already done the gig.

Also, how many adult birthday parties have you done on a Monday evening from 5pm until 9pm? All the people who are going will either have to take the afternoon off work or turn up late!

[Danno13]

What they will do is send you a cheque and ask you to pay other suppliers on their behalf - these other suppliers will actually be their colleagues in the scam, and the original cheque will bounce 2 weeks later, leaving you out of pocket.

The gig is entirely fictitious.

[Mark Wild]

Surely it's a bit strange that less than two weeks before the party he only has a proposed venue rather than a confirmed one?

These scams normally revolve around payment methods.

The usual trick is to "pay you" shortly before the event with a stolen or forged cheque, and by the time you find that out you've already done the gig.

Also, how many adult birthday parties have you done on a Monday evening from 5pm until 9pm? All the people who are going will either have to take the afternoon off work or turn up late!

The fact it was a Monday totally by passed me mate, cheers for that.

[visualdjmax]

What they will do is send you a cheque and ask you to pay other suppliers on their behalf - these other suppliers will actually be their colleagues in the scam, and the original cheque will bounce 2 weeks later, leaving you out of pocket.

The gig is entirely fictitious.

I have just had this. They sent a cheque to Penguins for made out to me and wanted me to pay the cake decorators and florsists, wouldn't give me a venue or location. Just ripped the cheque up in the end. I spelt a rat as soon as they said that the party was 10.30am - 3.30pm

[Mark Wild]

Thanks guys

[theoloyla]

I've had several similar ones. They are also targetting line dance instructors too.

[spin mobile disco]

Scam had the same one about 2 months ago its one of those money order ones with the cheque that bouces so much it could be made out of flubber.

[Vectis]

flubber.

Film :approve:

[Mark Wild]

I quoted a ridiculous price, his response was....

Thanks a bunch,so how much can i send as deposit,and you can also send the name and address that i can have a client of mine in UK to send it to you next week,then you scan and send the receipt to me once you have the fund.

Thank you

David

[visualdjmax]

I quoted a ridiculous price, his response was....

Thanks a bunch,so how much can i send as deposit,and you can also send the name and address that i can have a client of mine in UK to send it to you next week,then you scan and send the receipt to me once you have the fund.

Thank you

David

Yep exactly the same as me mate. Just say no thanks and you had copied all of his mails to the Police.

[Penfold42]

Yep exactly the same as me mate. Just say no thanks and you had copied all of his mails to the Police.

.......'Don't stand so, don't stand so, don't stand so close to me.........'

Nice tune.......:D

File it under bin and go do some proper work......:p ;) :D

[Gareth]

My guess is money laundering.