Recently I have gotten a few emails that send up red flags. You know as Realtors people will email us asking for information about properties, which is normal. Since Austin is an apparent hot spot we have people relocating here from all over the world. So sometimes we see all kinds of unusual grammar and spelling.
As of late I have gotten several emails from what appears to be individual, however the emails just "feel wrong". He says he found me on Trulia, but I have gotten leads from Trulia before and they don’t look like this. So I have been extra cautious and have not clicked his link. I have gotten four emails from him with zero details about what he is looking for.
"Allan" has danced around my repeated requests for him to give me specifics on his home criteria. He keeps pushing for me to click the link that shows what he wants in a home. Well I can tell you that will never happen! I don’t click on any links from unknown sources. Uh, hello that is an easy way to catch a computer virus that can wipe your information or destroy your hard drive. Do you think I was born yesterday?!?
So I ask have any of you ever seen this tactic before? If you have not, be on the lookout!
See below for an example.
Email #1
From:Allan Corbin ;
To:
Subject: Interested to buy a properties !!!
Sent: Tue, Jan 22, 2013 1:22:52 PM
Hi, |
Email #2
--- On Tue, 1/22/13, Allan Corbin wrote:
From: Allan Corbin
Subject: RE: Interested to buy a properties !!!
To: betinaforemanrealtor@yahoo.com
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 5:51 PM
Hello Betina,
How are you ?. Yes, I am still really interested to purchase properties in your territory. Please CLICK HERE to view the specific information of my required properties in your area and let me know if we can work together as you are my first contact agent. Kindly get back to me if you can help me with my search when you have view the specific criteria below so that we can discuss further with my price range and payment terms.
I await your urgent reply today.
Thank you.
Allan
EMAIL #3
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 6:30 PM
From:
"Allan Corbin"
To:
betinaforemanrealtor@yahoo.com
Hello Betina,
The link is working perfectly, so you would need to view our properties requirements on trulia. You are to re-click the link below and let me know if we can work together. CLICK HERE to view the specific information of our required properties in your area.
I await your urgent reply today.
Thank you.
Allan
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