thought I was starting to pick up more hits from people interested in obtaining information related to the tax credit, home buying, etc, but apparently it's a new scam. The only thing is...I don't know why they are doing it. Is it simply email harvesting so they can sell my address to a million other people that want to spam me or is it something even more sinister? It seems the activity has reduced considerably as of 8-25-09. I don't see as many posts being indexed with Google so they've probably moved on to using new addresses or filled their site with enough content. Just received a message (7/31/09) from a NEW account originating from a different IP Address: teronspoons@gmail.com claiming to be "Lacey" with originating from IP address 69.89.18.16
Just received a message from another new address today (7/24/09), petrov.gazprom@gmail.com from "Tony":
From: "petrov.gazprom@gmail.com"
To: chandasellsindy
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:10:44 AM
Subject: How long it take for the 8000 first home buyers refund
How long it take for the 8000 first home buyers refund?
Before I go ahead, is there any pointers you might have?
Please help me.
Thank you for your help.
Gratefully, Tony
Just received a message from a new address today (7/21/09), iris.accountants@gmail.com from "Janet":
From:"iris.accountants@gmail.com"
To: chandasellsindy
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:41:33 AM
Subject: Would you consider giving me a couple pointers
I would like to find out about the would you consider giving me a couple pointers. There are so many factors to consider. Would you be kind enough as to give me some pointers as what to look for or avoid?
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. Sincerely,
Janet
Last week I received an email from "Frank" regarding the tax credit. I thought "Mike/Frank" found my blog about the tax credit and had additional questions about how the credit works. I thought it was odd that he signed as "Frank", but the email address was "Mike"... I searched the internet for this particular address, but didn't come up with much so I responded...
Here's "Frank's" message:
From:"mike.power200@gmail.com"
To:chandasellsindy
Sent: Friday, July 3, 2009 10:04:24 AM
Subject: How much of a tax rebate will i get for buying my first home
How much of a tax rebate will i get for buying my first home? I was thinking that your advice would be very helpful. I know you must be very busy so any pointers would be very much appreciated.
Please point me in the right direction. Thank you in advance.
Thanks, Frank
This morning I go to check my mail and see I have an email from "Janet". The wording of the message sounded very similar to the one I got from "Frank" last week so I thought I'd look this particular email address up. This one yielded results. Various people were saying this same email address was sending messages with inquiries related to whatever industry they were in... Here's "Janet's" message:
From:"andri.manager@gmail.com"
To:chandasellsindy
Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:31:13 PM
Subject:Do homebuyers pay sales tax
Hi,
Do homebuyers pay sales tax? I don`t know if you are the right person to ask, but any advice/pointers you might have would be very much appreciated.
Would you consider giving me a couple pointers?
Thank you for your help. Gratefully,
Janet
So here I thought I was being a good Samaritan when in reality I was being scammed. ARGH! I don't know what will happen as a result of responding to "Frank" but I wanted you all to be aware in case you've received similar inquiries! DON'T RESPOND!!! I'll keep adding the bogus messages to this post as I receive them.... From "Leanne":
From: andri.manager@gmail.com [mailto:andri.manager@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 11:38 PM
To: chandasellsindy
Subject: What is the average homebuyers credit score
What is the average homebuyers credit score?
What things should I be considering before going ahead? Please point me in the right direction. Thank you in advance. Thanks, Leanne
From "Larry":
From: andri.manager@gmail.com [mailto:andri.manager@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 9:40 AM
To: chandasellsindy
Subject: How much down payment do i need to buy a house for conventional loan
Hi,
How much down payment do i need to buy a house for conventional loan?
I don`t know if you are the right person to ask, but any advice/pointers you might have would be very much appreciated. A little advice would go a long way right now. I really appreciate your help. Thank you, Larry
From "Kim":
From: "petersons.production@gmail.com"
To: chandasellsindy
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:18:07 AM
Subject: How long to wait on first time home refund
Hi,
How long to wait on first time home refund? I don`t know if you are the right person to ask, but any advice/pointers you might have would be very much appreciated. Any info much appreciated. Thank you very much.
Thanks, Kim
I guess I can deal in Canada now...From "Lacey":
From: "andri.manager@gmail.com"
To:chandasellsindy
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 2:05:23 PM
Subject: How much money needed to buy a house in canada
How much money needed to buy a house in canada? I was hoping maybe you could give me a few hints as to what I should be looking for and what to avoid.
Would you consider giving me a couple pointers?
I really appreciate your help.
yours truly,
Lacey
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