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Marks
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Not Sure About This One

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This is a copy of any email received this morning direct to my email address so not through a listing site:

I have a new email address!

You can now email me at: xxxxxxxxxx @ rocketmail.com

I want to book for 2 weeks accomodation from 8/3/2009 to

22/3/2009 in your facility

- Glenn Mitch

It just seems an odd one to me so would welcome any comments before replying.
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Post by Margaret »

'Facility' is a fairly standard scam word, but you never know. My standard response, to any email request for a booking, in slightly more polite language is: to process a booking we need to receive the booking form our website and payment (credit card or bank transfer). If they can do both of those, they are OK.
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Post by Marks »

It's the use of the word facility and also the "I have a new email address!" as if I know him that makes me a little suspicious.
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I agree Mark. Id be very dubious.
its so vague which is always a sign and as you say about the email address being changed strange........ :roll:

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Post by Mountain Goat »

Mixture of Americanisms and Brit-style date format doesn't ring true?

Also "Glenn Mitch" was in a Babysitter and au-pair scam.

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Post by Marks »

Cheers MG. That gives a Yahoo email address and rocketmail.com redirects to yahoo.com. Think I'll bin this one.
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