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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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Topcat
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What's this for

Post by Topcat »

I'm constantly getting these. Obviously they're rubbish and I just delete them but what are they hoping to achieve?
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by
() on Friday, August 3, 2007 at 15:00:24
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FirstName: yc7tz8z3i2

Submit: Send

EmailAddress: coiouf@hotmail.com

Title: whoufcts02

LastName: xqzownd47f

Message: c5sfiravfsj6bs6 6vvv964r9m5bvh2 iuhjhqg352

PhoneNumber: cdjg5nk1d7

CountryCode: e2aq3zd9px
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Post by tree-peony »

have you got a contact form on one of your webites?
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Post by gpck »

We have contact forms on our website, and get loads of these. We just delete them...
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they're just bots trawling for potential e-mail havesting
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Post by e-richard »

...as above, but they harvest the email only if your enquiry form automatically sends a copy email back to the enquirer with the usual "thanks for your enquiry, we'll get back to you" stuff.

I wish I had that many enquiries that I couldn't respond back manually to each one.
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Post by gpck »

e-richard wrote:...as above, but they harvest the email only if your enquiry form automatically sends a copy email back to the enquirer with the usual "thanks for your enquiry, we'll get back to you" stuff.

I wish I had that many enquiries that I couldn't respond back manually to each one.
Our forms respond on the screen, saying we'll get back to them asap, but not by email...
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Post by Topcat »

Yes, mine are like Feathers. I never reply. They get me all excited thinking it's an enquiry direct from the website and then it's just this rubbish.

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Post by gpck »

Topcat wrote:Yes, mine are like Feathers. I never reply. They get me all excited thinking it's an enquiry direct from the website and then it's just this rubbish.

TC
We don't even get excited anymore - just think, oh no, it's another one of them bl**dy forms!! :cry:
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