Holidays Enquiry - Patrick Schäfer

Post scam emails to warn other rental owners, or if you are not sure if an enquiry is genuine, put it up here and see what others think.
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Nemo
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Holidays Enquiry - Patrick Schäfer

Post by Nemo »

Direct to my inbox with one email address in the sent from box and a different email address in the body. Sent from ma****in22@gmail.com

Am Patrick Schäfer could you let us know if your property will be available for the date below.

Sept 22rd 2015
Sept 29th 2015

The number of Guest is me and my wife are and we are from Germany Please do email us back for the availability and also the full price for the date we want the property...I will be expecting to hear from you sonnets.

Sincerely.
Patrick Schäfer...
nom****ner@outlook.com
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Post by sallyandalan »

Yes, I have the same. Was looking forward to composing a sonnet for him until realised it was a scam.
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Post by Casscat »

A sonnet may be a bit ambitious, but perhaps a rhyming couplet or two?

So you are Mr Patrick Schafer?
Really now do me a favour!
My guess is that you are as German
As the singer Ethel Merman.

I do not digest processed meat
And spam for me is not a treat
So sorry that you cannot book
Now be a pal and sling yer 'ook.


The meters not spot on but hey ho :mrgreen:
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Post by Nemo »

Love it Casscat - glad to see you're putting your Sunday to productive use. :wink:
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Post by greenbarn »

Yup, he wants to stay with us that week.
This one seems a bit amateurish as he's asking for a Tuesday to Tuesday, doesn't ask for alternatives, and it's sent to "undisclosed recipients" with us as a BCC.

I was thinking of responding saying we only had three of his chosen nights available but we could offer him those and how much would he like to send us?

It looks like the reply address is the same as the one he sent Nemo, but the sent from address in the mail I received was completely different from Nemo's ma***in22@gmail.com - it was jose*******11@gmail.com.

Couldn't manage a pome - I gave up trying to think of a rhyme for "scumbag"
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Post by Essar »

greenbarn wrote:Couldn't manage a pome - I gave up trying to think of a rhyme for "scumbag"
Humbug

Any road up you spelled poem wrong it's pohim where Iz comes from innit.
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Post by KathyG »

Oh we do Tuesday to Tuesday! He hasn't asked to stay with us though :cry:
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