As others have said they are legit. I've had a few requests but always say "thanks, but no thanks"
Cheers, Dave 2009/7/10 David J Brooks <[email protected]>: > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Juriy Lukin<[email protected]> wrote: >> Use common sense. >> If the url is not on flickr.com domain - don't open it. >> Can you post this link here? > > Here is the email they sent me.: > > Date: 10 Jul 2009 11:12:53 +0000 [07:12:53 AM EDT] > From: "Emma Williams" <[email protected]> United States > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Flickr] Schmap: Toronto Photo Short-list > Headers: Show All Headers > You've been sent a Flickr Mail from Emma J. Williams: > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > :: Schmap: Toronto Photo Short-list > > > Hi Dave, > > I am writing to let you know that one of your photos has > been short-listed for inclusion in the eighth edition of our > Schmap Toronto Guide, to be published at the end of this > month. > > http://www.schmap.com/shortlist/p=83563416N00/c=SL28043417 > > Clicking this link will take you to a page where you can: > i) See which of your photos has been short-listed. > ii) Submit or withdraw your photo from our final selection > phase. > iii) Learn how we credit photos in our Schmap Guides. > iv) Browse online or download the seventh edition of our > Schmap Toronto Guide. > > While we offer no payment for publication, many > photographers are pleased to submit their photos, as Schmap > Guides give their work recognition and wide exposure, and > are free of charge to readers. Photos are published at a > maximum width of 150 pixels, are clearly attributed, and > link to high-resolution originals at Flickr. > > Our submission deadline is Friday, July 17. If you happen > to be reading this message after this date, please still > click on the link above (our Schmap Guides are updated > frequently - photos submitted after this deadline will be > considered for later releases). > > Best regards, > > Emma Williams, > Managing Editor, Schmap Guides > www.schmap.me/ejwilliams > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > >> >> 2009/7/10 David J Brooks <[email protected]>: >>> H all. >>> >>> Just found an email from Flickr saying one of my photos is on a short >>> list for a contest, and if i click a link, it will show me what photo >>> is on the short list and other options. >>> >>> This sounds scammy to me. Any one else receive on of these.?? >>> >>> They used my first name in the email, but i suppose its not hard to >>> find out that info is it. >>> >>> Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
