Have they replied to the texts? If not, they may be hoping you'll then ring the number, which is at a premium rate. Just another theory.Casscat wrote:I just checked my mobile account and the texts I sent are zero cost.
Suspect Text
- Cassis
- Posts: 1080
- Joined: Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:44 am
- Location: Normandy/Pays de Loire border
- Contact:
Real name Phil
Moved to France in 2004
Likes ducks, nature, gardening, furniture restoration, DIY, rugby, blah, blah.
Moved to France in 2004
Likes ducks, nature, gardening, furniture restoration, DIY, rugby, blah, blah.
Just got this today with the same email address as falbayview. he is a very busy boy working his way through what must be a long list of holiday home owners.
Someone checked the number and said this on whocallsme.
Someone checked the number and said this on whocallsme.
So he's using a free SMS service, but not sure that adds anything to this particular scam.Just tried this service "e-freesms" and this was the number SMS sent from
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- Posts: 1707
- Joined: Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:45 pm
- Location: Villa in Gale, Algarve, Portugal. At home in Fetcham, Surrey, UK
- Contact:
I've just realised I've fallen foul of this scam, whatever the scam is. I thought it was from someone who I had been messaging on EBay. I have to ask them to send me their email addy to my mobile so I can send them booking details, etc as eBay won't allow me to add my web or email addy on listings.
13 Jan:
'I want to book your holiday home. Please contact me by email: r.j****01@aol.com'
I replied but have to had anything back.
13 Jan:
'I want to book your holiday home. Please contact me by email: r.j****01@aol.com'
I replied but have to had anything back.
TA lurkers walk among us; the LMH Walking Dead
dont mess in the affairs of cats for they are subtle and will p on your computer.
www.algarvevillatrinity.co.uk
www.facebook.com/villatrinity
www.gardenerscottage.promotemyplace.com
dont mess in the affairs of cats for they are subtle and will p on your computer.
www.algarvevillatrinity.co.uk
www.facebook.com/villatrinity
www.gardenerscottage.promotemyplace.com
The spammer's email addy has already been posted in full as it's clearly dodgy.Sam V wrote:I've just realised I've fallen foul of this scam, whatever the scam is. I thought it was from someone who I had been messaging on EBay. I have to ask them to send me their email addy to my mobile so I can send them booking details, etc as eBay won't allow me to add my web or email addy on listings.
13 Jan:
'I want to book your holiday home. Please contact me by email: r.j****01@aol.com'
I replied but have to had anything back.
Did you reply by text or did you email them?falbayview wrote:got it at 17:15 on 8th from 07624 803040 too, saying to email r.james01@aol.com. needless to say i ignored it.
Just to add me to the list of people receiving this text from r.james01@aol.com.
Am adding full email address as its all over the web if you google it, well known time-waster me thinks.
Am adding full email address as its all over the web if you google it, well known time-waster me thinks.
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- Posts: 7
- Joined: Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:50 pm
- Location: Bergerac
I got one today along the same lines:
"Hi, I want to rent your property 2 weeks in May 2015! Plese email me at elyudreagirl@gmail.com if you have the property available."
The sender is 4301. Smells slightly of scam, spelling, exclamation mark, looses dates, "the property" (we have 7 cottages). Any one of them could pass, but I decided to check here first.
Not that I get what the scam is. My mobile number is listed on our site and various listing sites, and I only have the same.
"Hi, I want to rent your property 2 weeks in May 2015! Plese email me at elyudreagirl@gmail.com if you have the property available."
The sender is 4301. Smells slightly of scam, spelling, exclamation mark, looses dates, "the property" (we have 7 cottages). Any one of them could pass, but I decided to check here first.
Not that I get what the scam is. My mobile number is listed on our site and various listing sites, and I only have the same.