Questionable Emails - General Tips

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Permalink Reply by Anabel Graetz on June 24, 2014 at 1:14pm

It's a scam.  I never reply unless it's from a trusted source or easily verifiable.  And even that isn't a foolproof way of handling things!

AG

Permalink Reply by Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell on June 24, 2014 at 1:16pm

Thanks, Anabel! 

Anabel Graetz said:

It's a scam.  I never reply unless it's from a trusted source or easily verifiable.  And even that isn't a foolproof way of handling things!

AG

Permalink Reply by Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell on June 24, 2014 at 5:34pm

Hey Emma! Yep, the second one I mentioned was indeed from Brian H. I'm curious about the part, but why no name, I wonder? Alas. 

Emma Pomeroy said:

Hey guys. Sarah, was one of your emails from a Brian H.? I just got one from him, didn't include my name either but at the same time it didn't seem too sketchy. But you never know.

Bummer..

Permalink Reply by Noël Ramos on July 8, 2014 at 11:33am

In almost every case, these types of emails are what is called a "419 Scam," aka "Advance Payment Scam."

I've invited Sarah to post a request at Noël's List and I'll gladly investigate these specific emails and provide a report of my findings.

“Noël is the original artists' advocate! He's been doing it a lot longer (and better) than any of us!”
- Derek Sivers, CD Baby

Thanks to Brad Van Dussen, all NE Actor members can join Noël's List for FREE. Just click here: http://noelslist.ning.com/?xgi=0hEskduLNZ77Wd

I've already investigated a number of these and while there are many variations of the scam, they all share many commonalities. Read my report here:

http://noelslist.ning.com/forum/topics/warning-advance-payment-scam...

Permalink Reply by Erik P. Kraft on September 13, 2015 at 8:39pm

I know this is an old discussion, but I wanted to give people a heads-up about another one going around. I got a text from someone saying he found me on bigappleactors.com and had a small contract I might be interested in. I immediately Googled his email address and found a Facebook actor's group in Indiana who had posted about him as a known scammer, and that they had heard he was working New England these days. They were right! It seemed fishy to begin with, but when someone texts you and says "this is an email about a contract" it really stinks. Not posting the email address because I'm not sure if that's allowed. (The Noel's List link seems to have expired, or I'd have posted about it there too.) It was totally an "email me for more info" type deal.