His inquiry landed in our inbox. I was fairly certain that it was a scam. OH was not, since it was a gmail email address and seemed above board when he checked.
So we replied. Just received his response with the entire bit about sending more money and expecting a refund etc....
Every email enquiry I have had with the name Michael, spelt Micheal, has turned out to be a scam in the making.....( of course I am not 100% sure but approximately 99.725% sure).
I had to Google to see if Micheal was a legitimate spelling as I suspect that our scam emailers just don't know how to spell 'Michael' properly. Surprisingly it is legit, albeit uncommon. Apparently it's a Gaelic name. No, I didn't know that either
Yup... Micheal, pronounced Mee-hal is a Gaelic, or more commonly, Irish name... but if the enquiry's not written in good/colloquial English and followed by a suitable Irish surname, I would continue to to very suspicious, FelicityA!!
Yes, Gitemontjoly, I am Irish as it happens but I have never seen it written without the accents ( fada) Mícheál and the people who have names with accents are very careful to know where those are on their computers.
My name is Micheal Christ David , I’m looking for accommodation for One week only.
Starting from : 8 August 2015
Checking out Date : 15 August 2015,
Guest: 2 adult
Hope to read back from you with the cost prices for one week and if its not available for the date , Please get back to me with available date
Thanks
Bonjour
Mon nom est Micheal Christ David , je suis à la recherche de logements pour une semaine seulement.
À partir de: 8 Août 2015
Checking out Date: 15 Août 2015,
Invité: 2 adultes
Espoir de relire de vous avec les prix de revient pour une semaine et si son pas disponibles pour la date, S'il vous plaît revenir à moi avec date disponible
