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1. 
   DanH | Sep 10, 2012 07:51pm | #1

   Not obvious what the scam might be, and it's not out of the question that someone might even get a referral here.  But of course it's highly suspicious, especially since the guy is "James Hamilton" but obviously is not a native English speaker.

   I'd almost be inclined to string him along, just to find out what the scam is.

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   calvin | Sep 10, 2012 08:36pm | #2

   beats me.......

   but the email came direct to me with a cc to himself.  It did not come via this site.

   I'm the kind of person that pushes the NO button when prompted-"are you sure you wanna do this?"................

   So at the risk of he/they knowing they found an email recipient that is breathing, I'd be hesitant to reply.

   If I did, I'm thinking the next step in a scam would be him wanting to send a retainer to my bank account...............

2. 
   coonass | Sep 10, 2012 10:35pm | #3

   Calvin,

   This is a scam and has been discussed at Contractor Talk. Here's a copy .

   Renovation Inquiry

   TO: 1 More1 recipientCC: recipientsYou MoreBCC: 1 recipientsYou Hide Details FROM:Griffin Jakes TO:[email protected] BCC:[email protected] Message flagged Monday, August 13, 2012 10:19 AM Greetings Sir/Madam,

   In line with my arrangements of relocating to your country and having paid for my house already, i am looking for an experienced company to help me with the remodelling design of my Kitchen and bathrooms. Although my new house is in the same state with you i would like to know if you have particular area your services cover.

   It's a 5 Bedroom House w/ 3 Baths and 2 Large Kitchens. please confirm if you can handle this and i will reply with more information/clarifications.

   Regards,

   Griffin Jakes

1. 
   calvin | Sep 10, 2012 10:37pm | #4

   Well, sum bich

   the one guy is evidently shacking up with another male significant other and they're both moving here.

   They must sure like to cook.

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   DanH | Sep 10, 2012 11:05pm | #5

   Still, it would be interesting to know what the scam is.  I suppose it's a mundane "deposit" scheme, but it could be more.

   (And I'm reminded of a case about 5 years back where some guy in Sweden, I think, kept a Nigerian going for months, always fumbling when he was supposed to get a letter of credit or whatever.  ("Gee, I went to get the letter yesterday but it was a bank holiday" -- that sort of thing.)  He posted all the correspondence on a blog with thousands of people following it, and the Nigerian never caught on.)

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   coonass | Sep 11, 2012 06:33pm | #6

   Dan,

   They try to get your credit card number.

   I remember the reverse 409 scam. The Church of the Fish.

   KK

1. 
   calvin | Sep 12, 2012 01:14pm | #10

   Hey Ken, check this one out-new today............

   Your latest ADP Dealer Services Invoice is now available to view or pay online at  (link removed)

   To protect the security of your data, you will need to enter your ID and password, then click on (link removed)

   Total amount due by September 12, 2012

   $26056.19

   If you have already sent your payment please disregard this friendly reminder and Thank you for choosing ADP.

   Questions about your bill?

   Contact David Nieto by (link removed).

   Note: This is an automated email. Please do not reply.

3. 
   BossHog | Sep 11, 2012 07:33pm | #7

   I got something that I'm wondering about:

   The subject line was: Proposal to finehomebuilding.com

   My name is Megan Simpson and I was wondering if you are interested in exchange links, I'll place your link on my site exactly here:

   rdcriskmonitor(dot)com PR3

   If you agree please send me your site details:

   Title:

   Url:

   I'll place your link in less than 24 hours, then I'll send you an email with my info.

   Regards

   If you don't want to receive more mails just reply with "unsubscribe".

1. 
   calvin | Sep 11, 2012 07:43pm | #8

   Ron

   You know, lately I've been getting several "come on's" from job referral  services (like angies list but not her specifically).  I just junk them knowing by the subject line what they probably contain.

   I have never rcvd. one referring to FHB.

   I know that several Lead Safe companies selling the products, manuals etc mine the EPA site's listing of compliant contractors as I've been on the mailing list of several for the past few yrs w/o ever having searched or visited them.

   The plot thickens.

2. 
   DanH | Sep 11, 2012 07:54pm | #9

   Dunno, but that site was deleted on July 23rd.

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   cussnu2 | Sep 12, 2012 01:39pm | #11

   The funny part is they usually make these scams much more outrageous. "I have to move $10 million dollars out of my country and will pay you a 10% fee...."

   Everyone says who would be so foolish to believe such a thing....and that is what the scammers really want.  By making the scams completely stupid, the scams self select only the absolutely dumbest people who are most likely to be conned.  They don't want a reply from people who are likely to detect the scam so they know going in if you reply you are a good prospect to cough up the dough.

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   calvin | Sep 12, 2012 01:49pm | #12

   and here I thought the ............

   26k security bill was outrageous. 

   Guess I should be thankful I almost didn't fall for a much worse ending.......................