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#1 (permalink)   03-01-2008 jeannedb Junior Member Company name: NowAssistingYou.com   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 254 We're not the only ones being scammed Or should I say that we're not the only ones people are trying to scam. A woman on a moms-in-business mail-list received the following email: Quote: Hope all is well. I came across your site in research of a story I'm currently working on and I would love to get in some products if possible. I need items that have been purchased or gifted to celeb babies, things that you know they definatley have! I have a list below of the celebs we're covering. Please let me know if you have images or if we could get in the actual sample to shoot to include in this spread, for the mom to be or their unborn baby. Would need images or product tomorrow. Let me know, need asap! Thanks! Moms to be: Jessica Alba Cate Blanchett Halle Berry Nicole Kidman It's supposedly from a magazine editor? I'm not even sure I understand the letter. But in any case, we're not the only targets. __________________ Jeanne NowAssistingYou.com Virtual Assistant :: Web/Blog Design & Hosting :: Writer

#2 (permalink)   03-01-2008 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 9,131 Blog Entries: 3 Re: We're not the only ones being scammed WOW - a mag editor who spells definitely with an 'A' ??? LOL. I don't get it, are they trying to get free baby gear? __________________ Create a welcome packet for new clients with this guide and free templates! (Available in PDF and Kindle versions)

#3 (permalink)   03-02-2008 jeannedb Junior Member Company name: NowAssistingYou.com   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 254 Re: We're not the only ones being scammed There are a lot of people who try this and then turn around an resell the stuff on ebay. I know they originally said that just images would be acceptable, but if I remember one that happened a couple of years ago, the person perpetrating the scam then said that the images provided weren't appropriate for printing and then requested that the products be shipped asap. So I think the products are the ultimate goal. __________________ Jeanne NowAssistingYou.com Virtual Assistant :: Web/Blog Design & Hosting :: Writer