We are suddenly inundated with requests for quotes from new clients. None of them will talk on the phone. Many of them claim to be hearing impaired.
This initially bugged me because I prefer to actually speak to a client and not communicate just by email.
I also noticed that several of these “potential clients” were asking if we take credit cards.
It turns out all of these are just scams. They are trying to run stolen credit cards or something.
http://blog.ihenix.com/nearly-got-scammed/
http://www.bbb.org/tulsa/news-events/bbb-scam-alerts/2015/04/bbb-warns-hearing-impaired-scam-resurfaces-with-a-new-twist/
Here is one…before he mentioned that he can’t talk to me on the phone:
Hi Brad,
l have small scale business which i want to turn into large scale, It is located at California and it is based on importing and exporting of Agriculture products such as Kola Nut, Gacillia Nut and Cocoa so i need a best of the best layout design for it. Can you handle that for me ?. So need you to check out this site but i need something more perfect than this if its possible .http://charlestonpr.com/portfolio/.. the site would only be informational, so i need you to give me an estimate based on the site i gave you to check out, the estimate should include hosting and i want the same page as the site i gave you to check out and i have a private project consultant, he has the text content and the logos for the site.
Note:
1. I want the same number of pages with the example site i gave you to check excluding videos and blogs.
2. I want only English language
3. I don’t have a domain yet but i want the domain name as zinimultinvestmentinc.com
4. You will be updating the site for me.
5. I will be providing the images, logos and content for the site.
6. I want the site up and running before ending of next month.
7. My budget is $5000 to $15000
Kindly get back to me with:
(1) an estimate
(2) your cell phone number
(3) And will like to know if you are the owner of the company ??
Thank you
regards,
Tom Panzini
Chief Executive officer(CEO)
MultiInvestments Ltd
What a waste of time! Wow.
It will hurt my sales technique if my first question to potential clients is “Are you real? Is this a scam”.
Today I will add a phone number as a requirement on my contact forms.
Have you gotten any of these emails?
