Folks,
I recently received an email to my woodturning account that appeared genuine. There were questions specific to my website that indicated the sender had actually viewed my work and read my postings. The name checked out as a real person, and the email was in their name and in the right country. The yellow flags were that it was from another country, and the person, if real, is astoundingly wealthy and well connected, so why me? I responded genuinely, but mentioned that I would expect payment in full before sending anything out, because I was aware of attempts made to run such scams. Haven't heard back (it's been a week). At this point, I'd say scam, but I reserve the right to change my mind if he comes through.
What do you all think? Has anyone else been hit up like this?
Here's the email:
Name: Neil Rimer
Email: neil@rimer.ch
Subject: Custom shallow salad bowl
Message: Hello Steve—
I wondered whether you might be able to make a shallow salad bowl (in the style of the walnut one that is your wife’s on the site) with dimensions close to:
39cm (diameter); height 6.5cm. Thickness at edge: 1cm.
If so, can you please tell me what woods you have available for a bowl like this?
I would order one, but if I like it, I could order more as gifts.
Please let me know.
Best regards,
Neil Rimer
Geneva, Switzerland.
I recently received an email to my woodturning account that appeared genuine. There were questions specific to my website that indicated the sender had actually viewed my work and read my postings. The name checked out as a real person, and the email was in their name and in the right country. The yellow flags were that it was from another country, and the person, if real, is astoundingly wealthy and well connected, so why me? I responded genuinely, but mentioned that I would expect payment in full before sending anything out, because I was aware of attempts made to run such scams. Haven't heard back (it's been a week). At this point, I'd say scam, but I reserve the right to change my mind if he comes through.
What do you all think? Has anyone else been hit up like this?
Here's the email:
Name: Neil Rimer
Email: neil@rimer.ch
Subject: Custom shallow salad bowl
Message: Hello Steve—
I wondered whether you might be able to make a shallow salad bowl (in the style of the walnut one that is your wife’s on the site) with dimensions close to:
39cm (diameter); height 6.5cm. Thickness at edge: 1cm.
If so, can you please tell me what woods you have available for a bowl like this?
I would order one, but if I like it, I could order more as gifts.
Please let me know.
Best regards,
Neil Rimer
Geneva, Switzerland.