I think I will say no...

[Hiram.A.Biff]

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I have a flat that my stepdaughter lives in, I rent the other room out to help with the bills, I have it advertised on a few sites. Last week I was contacted by a girl from South Africa, asking if the room was available, If so, could she have it, and her company would pay £100 per week for two months when she was on a training course.
I said yes, as long I recieved payment, and references. After a few emails asking for refs, and confirmation that her company would pay.
Today, I recieved this email.
copied directly. (Surname deleted)


Dear Mr. Paul XXXXX,



We just want to take time to thank you and on your effort on On-behalf Miss Jada Houston Dickson our proposed Marketing Manager on the many programming functions of the Marketing Department In Our Branch which she is going to head. on-behalf of the Board Of Trustees Best Choice Planet Clothing $ Accessories, we really appreciate your Gestures for the provided accommodations for our official which you offered her and your pay cheque will be getting to you soon enough from the desk of the finance manager which he has dished it out already and you will be receiving the cheque soon enough.



Please do not hesitate to contact our office.



Mr. Cole

welcome to our world

Have a look at their site, they sell Jewery ! Men swear ! and Weeding gowns!

Mebbe not pet.

[mark]

now thats bizarre - check out their address, I used to live at 97 lavender hill, when I was in that london

was a squat in a big row of old victorian houses, so suite 64 at 99 lavender hill... well that would of been the house next door unless.....

[Hiram.A.Biff]

now thats bizarre - check out their address, I used to live at 97 lavender hill, when I was in that london

was a squat in a big row of old victorian houses, so suite 64 at 99 lavender hill... well that would of been the house next door unless.....

unless what?

[mark]

unless they've pulled the whole row down and redeveloped it!

just looked at the postcode in google maps - its for balham, not clapham/battersea (lived in squat there as well as it happens!)

[Defective]

Its a scam of somesort. Either to get your bank details or they send u a cheque for a couple of grand and ask you to send back the differance , then there cheque bunces 6 month down the line.

[willywetegg]

Hey Paul, I could just see you in the third little backless weeding gown. Just a pity it has come along a few months late mate

Jim.

[sless]

i would say yes to the blonde in the white frock
hahahaha

[KeithB]

the white weeding gown you mean

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

I never wear white whilst weeding .... totally impractical
Sless the lass with the dark hair has my name on her

[mark]

just had a poke around the domain name for registrant info etc, they own 70 odd other domains, some of very dubious title! the registrant mary CONbell, woodford in essex,

but one of the domains they are tagged onto is

PLAINENGLISHCOMMUNICATIONS.COM which is a bit of a laugh

from the public whois registry:

Owner, Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Billing Contact:
Best Choice
best choiceplanet (ID00312264)
2 parkland road
woodford, woodford ig8 9ap
United Kingdom
Phone: +44.7930411225
email:mary_conbell@yahoo.com

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Mark you're a star ,only wish I had the skills to do that.

[mark]

just a case of knowing where to look and what to ask

Whois lookup and Domain name search is a good start

tells you who owns any domain name, and the IP of the server, you can then reverse into the IP of the server and get a list of all the other domains that are tagged to them and their nameserver

[Hiram.A.Biff]

Nice one mark.
I just recieved a cheque for 4000 euros.

[codnot]

hi

get a short term contract made up as a friend of mine let his flat out for 3 month similar sort of thing 9 month ago they paid the 3 month up front still waiting for the other 9 month rent he went around the other day flat empty they done of with the lot got a bill from Kay's just over £4000 for goods the gas/elect just over £1000 & god nose what else is coming in

[Charlie_Thompson]

Nice one mark.
I just recieved a cheque for 4000 euros.

Is that good? I'm confused, has mark proven they are ok and the cheque and deal are a good un, or you are now suspiscious of the whole deal Hiram? I'm following this story with interest but have got a bit confused.

Either way its looking good

a. the deal's cool
b. It isn't but you've had the chance to think twice and avert a burning