Thanks Rajmund and Sieghard. Again, the research survey link is either: Long full URL: http://kwiksurveys.com/s/dJmtEKFz Short URL: http://goo.gl/kmk0t5 If anyone has more question please feel free to contact me. Thanks. Phil
On 3/28/16, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > Hi Phil, > > Sorry for my suspicious nature and thanks for also sending me your direct > message, spammers usually wouldn't do that, but your message did seem > strange to me. I wish you good luck with the survey and suggest next time > you might want to contact Cara and/or Mark and ask for their blessing to > post something like this and mention in your email that you have their > permission as that would go a long way to put people at ease. One just can't > be careful enough today what one clicks on, next thing you have some sort of > ransomware on your computer and somebody is asking you to pay $500 to have > them unlock it again. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Phil > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 2:18 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Blind low vision survey - win Samsung health tracker, Audible > gift cards, Saks Fifth Avenue handbag and more > > Hi all, > I've posted to this list and other lists many times before, as you can see > by searching in your inbox history. > My university email is pcs2001(at)tc.columbia.edu. I separated the @ sign to > avoid receiving spam myself. If you wish to reach me you can simply replace > at with @ sign. Audible gift card is normal practice as prize, and I added > Samsung tracker and Saks Fifth Avenue to ensure a more representative sample > in terms of gender and device platform both iOS and Android. I created a > shorter URL to make it easier for people to copy but here's full long URL as > well. > Shortened survey link is http://goo.gl/kmk0t5 Full survey link is > http://kwiksurveys.com/s/dJmtEKFz Thanks a lot in advance for taking the > time to take my research survey. > Regards, > Phil So > philso1...@gmail.com > > > > On 3/27/16, Rajmund <brajmund2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> no last names, either. Professionals tend to have them. >> >> >> >> >> Sent from an iPad Air >> >>> On 27 Mar 2016, at 8:24 pm, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>> >>> I’d be careful with this survey, there are 4 red flags that went up >>> for >>> me: >>> >>> 1. The survey link is a Google shortened link so no way to know >>> where it will take you >>> 2. The promise of the somewhat strange prizes >>> 3. The fact that where he wrote he can be contacted for questions >>> the email address is given as text with the @ symbol and period >>> written out as “at” and “dot” in order to prevent it from being >>> recognized as an email address one can click on. When I translate the >>> email address the way he wrote it into an actual email address, it is >>> philsoatpcs2...@tc.columbia.edu which sounds suspicious to me. >>> 4. The email address he is posting from is hidden, but when you >>> extract is from the header it is philso1...@gmail.com so nothing to >>> do with a University or even the email address he is given where he >>> can be contacted. The websites of Columbia University is >>> www.columbia.edu and the one ofBaruch College is www.baruch.cuny.edu, >>> one would expect he would have an email from one of these domains. >>> >>> Lastly, I googled this college he mentions and it does exist and is >>> listed as one of 10 senior colleges of the City University of New >>> York, but it’s strange he claims to be with Columbia University and >>> City University. Like I said, I’d think twice before doing the survey >>> or even clicking on the link until Cara or Mark say they have checked >>> into this and it’s legit. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Phil >>> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 12:56 AM >>> To: VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject: Blind low vision survey - win Samsung health tracker, >>> Audible gift cards, Saks Fifth Avenue handbag and more >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> My name is Phil So. I'm with Columbia University and City University >>> of New York Baruch College. I'm writing to invite you to take a 20 >>> minute online survey. The aim of this research is to understand the >>> smartphone and tech usage habits and general interests of blind and >>> low vision individuals and their families at different life stages. >>> >>> Blind and low vision individuals as well as families are welcome to >>> take this survey. >>> >>> Please go to this survey link now to begin: >>> http://goo.gl/kmk0t5 >>> Use survey code 27 >>> >>> The first 300 people who take this survey will enter into a >>> sweepstakes. 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