RBG Scam?? Or nah??
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Indeed it would appear to be still another scam using the name of a completely legitimate company.
I assume the redacted piece is your actual name? If so I'd be worried that they somehow got your name from somewhere and know you're an MS...
BTW yes a domain name that differs only slightly from the genuine name is a typical scammer / social engineering tactic, as most people don't notice the difference right away.
Yes, it's my real first name. Idk how this got to me, but it's a mighty strange letter. Right away I looked closely at the return email address, and the red flag is right there.
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@pinchers81 wrote:
Right away I looked closely at the return email address, and the red flag is right there.
Good eye!
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I find it interesting because few of the scams come to the email I use for shopping. Rather it is my personal email inbox that has frequent scams so I know that if what appears to be a legitimate company tries to contact me there it is going to be a scam. Legitimate companies don't have that email address.
@Flash: Yes, it's odd that this went to my main shopper email. I have four others that I use for specific purposes!
You guys aren't going to believe this, but the email itself came from realitybasedgroup.com. The 'Realty' may just be a typo in the message body. Could this actually be a real email??? If so, it sure is worded crazily! I don't remember approaching them about training for video shopping, either. Hmmmm.
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You guys aren't going to believe this, but the email itself came from realitybasedgroup.com. The 'Realty' may just be a typo in the message body. Could this actually be a real email??? If so, it sure is worded crazily! I don't remember approaching them about training for video shopping, either. Hmmmm.
"The future ain't what it used to be." --Yogi Berra
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/2016 02:49AM by pinchers81.
I own my own website. My inbox is full of rejected emails because scammers use methods to substitute alternate return email addresses when they send email.
This probably means my domain is be added to spam filters, nothing I can do about it.
This probably means my domain is be added to spam filters, nothing I can do about it.
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The phone number is correct. My information may be out of date. It was the direct line to the video training coordinator as of two years ago. Before changing the name to RBG, they went by Gamefilm.
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"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
When I looked at your email it did not have "scammer-speak" in it such as no scammer would say: "revenue driving behaviors" because they are not intelligent enough to know what that means. Then I watched the video. Pretty interesting. The shopper seemed a little nervous in his speech (think it was a man) but I think I would be nervous too doing a video shop. 
So why not call or email the real James from RBG and ask if this is legit or a scam? At best, it's legit and you may get more work. At worst, you've tipped them off that someone is using their name in a scam and they can warn others. It's a win-win.
I used to see a life coach pretty regularly.... back when they were called bartenders.
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