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LANGUAGE LESSONS - Smells fishy Thread poster: Gudrun Wolfrath
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Just got this e-mail. The advance payment would probably be an overpayment. Hello, I and my colleagues will like to register for 4 weeks German Language lessons (intensive course) with you, during our stay in Germany. We are 4 adults (2 men and 2 women) and we are all beginners. Date: 18th November - 16th December 2013 Please check the availability and get back to me with the total cost. We are all British and Australian Nat... See more Just got this e-mail. The advance payment would probably be an overpayment. Hello, I and my colleagues will like to register for 4 weeks German Language lessons (intensive course) with you, during our stay in Germany. We are 4 adults (2 men and 2 women) and we are all beginners. Date: 18th November - 16th December 2013 Please check the availability and get back to me with the total cost. We are all British and Australian National and between the ages of 28-43yrs.The names of the participants are as follows: (1)Peter Nelson (2)Tony Martins (3)Sarah Jones (4)Michele Cook As soon as we confirm the charge rate, We will issue an advance payment before our arrival. Waiting to hear from you. Regards, Peter Nelson 31-33 Guildhall Street, Bury St Edminds, Suffolk IP33 1QD , United Kingdom Tel---+447466914821
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Gudrun Wolfrath Germany Local time: 13:30 English to German + ... TOPIC STARTER Thanks for the links, | Oct 17, 2013 |
Teresa. Good to know.
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Mark Local time: 13:30 Italian to English
Bury St Edminds, Suffolk IP33 1QD St. Edminds is a new one on me, FWIW… | |
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neilmac Spain Local time: 13:30 Spanish to English + ... By their deeds shall ye know them | Oct 17, 2013 |
You'd think someone living in Bury would know how to spell it properly... | | |
Gudrun Wolfrath Germany Local time: 13:30 English to German + ... TOPIC STARTER Yes, neilmac, | Oct 17, 2013 |
bad spelling and grammar. | | |
Thayenga Germany Local time: 13:30 Member (2009) English to German + ... Prior to taking German lessons... | Oct 18, 2013 |
Gudrun Wolfrath wrote: We are all British and Australian National and between the ages of 28-43yrs.The names of the participants are as follows: Perhaps it would be a good idea, prior to signing up for German lesson, to sign up for English lessons. The spelling and grammar indicate that these are badly needed. Did you check the IP address, Gudrun? It will probably lead you to Nigeria.
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Gudrun Wolfrath Germany Local time: 13:30 English to German + ... TOPIC STARTER No, Thayenga, | Oct 18, 2013 |
I just didn't react. | |
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Thayenga Germany Local time: 13:30 Member (2009) English to German + ...
Gudrun Wolfrath wrote: I just didn't react. Well, if you've sent it straight to File 13, that's all the reaction it takes. | | |
I received two similar messages | Oct 18, 2013 |
and I admit I was rather surprised. I thought it was strange because the sender had no idea who I am, where I give my classes, etc. If it was me who wanted to spend a month doing an intensive course in a foreign country, I would need a lot more information. I just didn't bother answering and deleted the messages without a second thought. | | |
Gudrun Wolfrath Germany Local time: 13:30 English to German + ... TOPIC STARTER Good idea, Helena. | Oct 19, 2013 |
I don't even teach. Says it all. | | |
jyuan_us United States Local time: 07:30 Member (2005) English to Chinese + ... These scammers are stupid | Oct 19, 2013 |
Gudrun Wolfrath wrote: (1)Peter Nelson (2)Tony Martins (3)Sarah Jones (4)Michele Cook I guess No. 5 would be John Doe. These combination of first names and last names would make me think of these Chinese names: One Zhang Two Wang Three Li Four Chen While it is possible there are some people that use these names, the chance is 1 out of a billion that people with these combinations of names come to a group to learn a foreign language. This is funny. I think the scammers should hire better employees
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Gudrun Wolfrath Germany Local time: 13:30 English to German + ... TOPIC STARTER Right, jyuan, | Oct 19, 2013 |
they have not been very creative. | | |
So obvious... | Oct 26, 2013 |
... it is indeed a scam. A poor attempt at one, actually. Messages like that should be simply sent to the Spam folder and forgotten! | | |
Same trick, isn't it? They're not behind bars yet!! Does going to the police help? | Sep 25, 2016 |
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "David Paul" Date: Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 1:28 PM +0200 Subject: GERMAN LANGUAGE LESSONS To: "David Paul" Hello, I and my colleagues will like to register for 4 weeks German Language lessons with you, during our stay in Germany. We are 4 adults (2 men and 2 women) and we are all absolute beginners. Date: 3rd October - 31st October 2016 Please check the avail... See more ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "David Paul" Date: Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 1:28 PM +0200 Subject: GERMAN LANGUAGE LESSONS To: "David Paul" Hello, I and my colleagues will like to register for 4 weeks German Language lessons with you, during our stay in Germany. We are 4 adults (2 men and 2 women) and we are all absolute beginners. Date: 3rd October - 31st October 2016 Please check the availability and get back to me with the total cost. We are all Australian Nationals and between the ages of 28-43yrs.The names of the participants are as follows: 1)David Paul 2)Raymond Murphy 3)Sarah Crew 4)Janet Lync As soon as we confirm the availability and charge rate,we will issue an advance payment before our arrival. If not available at the requested dates could you please suggest your available dates. Waiting to hear from you. Regards, David Paul 203 Bromley Road, Catford,London Se6 2ts United Kingdom ▲ Collapse | | |
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