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Mike 03

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3. Thank you.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #1)

Sat May 1, 2021, 08:23 AM

May 2021

Yeah, it just doesn't seem right. I don't think Bob travels much any more.

I will try to find a number for him. It's a situation where he was very influential and we were close for a long period of time but that was almost 20 years ago and rarely have had contact since (unfortunately).

Thank you for your post.

I wonder if I should now block that email address. I can't believe I gave him my phone number.

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Please help: Is this an email scam? (I think I know the answer) [View all] Mike 03 May 2021 OP

It has the hallmarks of being a scam True Dough May 2021 #1

Thank you. Mike 03 May 2021 #3

The whole scenario practically oozes scamminess EYESORE 9001 May 2021 #2

Thanks. It is totally out of character for Bob to request this. He has a lot of kids and a Mike 03 May 2021 #4

I should ask him his wife's name and see if he knows. Mike 03 May 2021 #6

As sophisticated as recent scams have become EYESORE 9001 May 2021 #9

Scam for sure. Treefrog May 2021 #5

I will do that. Mike 03 May 2021 #7

+1 2naSalit May 2021 #11

Yep. A common scam. Last year I got an SMS message from someone I know very well... TreasonousBastard May 2021 #8

If you have to ask if it is a scam Sherman A1 May 2021 #10

+1 2naSalit May 2021 #12

It doesn't take much for a scammer to get someone's email intrepidity May 2021 #13

For the first time I got a Text scam, be careful. multigraincracker May 2021 #14

100%, definitely a scam mercuryblues May 2021 #15

Do you have the address? maybe we can all send them "cards"! bamagal62 May 2021 #16

i got that same type of message via messanger..from someone I hadnt really been friends with.... samnsara May 2021 #17

I get those pretty frequently, usually pretending to be from my department chair petronius May 2021 #18

"How are you doing? Are you busy?" this intro shows up in my spam bucket about once a month. mitch96 May 2021 #19

I get a lot of scam emails at work. People look at my Linkedin connections... NNadir May 2021 #20

Yeah, it's a scam sarge43 May 2021 #21

got similar scam from a "friend" dixiegrrrrl May 2021 #22