i would. seems VERY hokey, if you asked, me. no need for him to mention certain things he mentions unless of course he is the kind that likes to lay all his cards on the table, even for the unwanting.
anyway, id do one of two things: 1. ignore it 2. report it :) tw On 1/14/08, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > oh I don't want the house. The original question is where is it, and he > answered. Wrong neighborhood. My issue is whether to report this as > phishing. > > On 1/14/08, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Dana, > > > > I'd say that the bottom line is this: > > > > If you're uncomfortable with the transaction then don't do it. Even if it > > is > > legit, you'll be dealing with buyer's remorse and second guessing > > yourself. > > > > Housing is as much about feel and vibe as anything else, if the vibe's not > > right then you don't want to live there. > > > > -- > > Scott Stewart > > ColdFusion Developer > > > > SSTWebworks > > 4405 Oakshyre Way > > Raleigh, NC. 27616 > > (919) 874-6229 (home) > > (703) 220-2835 (cell) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 11:02 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: why am I thinking Nigerian? > > > > the street definitely exists, and yes, it is quite a new development. > > Probably a couple of years at most, definitely less than five. The rents > > in > > that area run mmmm maybe 850 and up, more likely 950-1200, but 1200 is not > > ridiculous. It may be worth contacting the agent to see where that goes, > > just for fun. I am definitely not giving up any personal info, cause as I > > mentioned I want a place with access to public transportation. > > > > On 1/13/08, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > You might find that the walkthrough was a generic sequence shot by and > > > supplied to the agent by the home builder for an entire block of homes > > in > > > that subdivision (which appears to be rather new from the satellite > > > photos). > > > And I'm not sure, but at first glance the agent appears to be one of the > > > relatively new "hybrid" agent services that are mostly online with some > > > professional services added on for an additional fee (the kind the > > listing > > > services are trying to block access to), which lets a person sign up > > > online > > > (potentially fraudulently) and engage basic services for a relatively > > > smallmay be worth > > > fee. > > > > > > The rent is not ridiculously low because, if I'm right about this, they > > > want > > > people with enough credit to make their identity theft worthwhile. > > > > > > Who knows -- you might hear about this tactic being the next wave in > > > identity theft. And the stakes could be considerably higher than > > normal, > > > if > > > they're doing what I think they might be doing, with homes bought and > > > flipped before the victim even knows it's happened, and ending up in > > debt > > > to > > > the originating bank to the tune of many thousands of dollars. > > > > > > Of course, I'm just guessing here. > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > > President > > > Productivity Enhancement > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Sean Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 8:55 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: why am I thinking Nigerian? > > > > > > > > Well, searching for the address turns up several mentions, including > > > > video walkthroughs of the property with the name and phone number of > > > > an agent: > > > > > > > > http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1494426&fr= > > > > > > > > And Envirian, the agent, seems genuine: > > > > > > > > http://www.envirian.com/about_us.asp > > > > > > > > You could contact the agent and see if the owner really is Melton > > > > Dow... > > > > > > > > On 1/13/08, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > that's the way it feels but do we have any actual reason to think > > > > that > > > > > besides the African angle? The rent mentioned is on the low side but > > > > not > > > > > ridiculously low for the area. I am not talking myself into further > > > > > inquiry... I asked where the house was, and even if it is genuine, I > > > > am not > > > > > interested in that neighborhood --- too far out and no > > > > transportation. > > > > > > > > > > I just have not heard of this approach before....it was a craislist > > > > posting > > > > > btw. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/13/08, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > This is a ploy to steal your identity through the information on > > > > the lease > > > > > > document via the credit history release you'd need to grant them. > > > > > > > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > > > > > > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:250681 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
