Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are allot more scam emails directed towards photographers now. I receive the "hello this is ______ from the UK, we want to hire you are our wedding photographer and need your address to send the $5,000 payment we want to pay you for your services" at least once a month now. They'll send you a bogus check or money order. Chris NOLA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Klein" <pklein@2alpha.net> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:07 PM Subject: [Leica] Phishing? > > Folks: I just received an email from someone claiming to be from a > calendar company in Poland who wants to use some of my photos. > But no company name is mentioned, nor any specific photos. > > It doesn't smell right. I am 99.44% sure that this is simply a phishing > attempt, and I'm inclined to ignore it. But just on the > offchance that it is real, has anyone else heard of this person? The email > was from "Ma'gorzata Mitrega," gosia at ateko.pl" The > "e" in Mitrega had a circumflex accent, which I don't believe is part of > the Polish alphabet. Here's the email: > > ------- begin mail clip ----------- > Dear Sir, > we are a calendar producer from Poland. We would like to purchase some of > your images for our calendars. Please inform us, if we can do this. If > yes,pleas let us know, how ? > We would also like to know, what are the coasts for this. > > best regards > > > Magorzata Mitrga > ------------ end mail clip ------------ > > > The email was preceded, an hour before, by a request to photo.net for my > email address. While I read and very occasionally post a > comment on photo.net, I do not use their image hosting. In the past, I > probably posted a few links to my personal site or the LUG > gallery. > > Has anyone else on the LUG encountered this? > > --Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information