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Agency Based Discussion => DepositPhotos => Topic started by: tomn on November 04, 2019, 15:11

Title: Suspicious email
Post by: tomn on November 04, 2019, 15:11
Hey gang,

I just got an unussual email from someone claiming they got my email address from DepositPhoto:

"Greetings!

My name is Masja Stokkermans, I found your e-mail address from [ http://depositphotos.com (http://depositphotos.com) ], I hope we can have a positive correspondence and also we can work together? Best regards, in anticipation to hear from you soon.

Masja S."

I suspect that is a scam espacially since it was sent from an email with another name: [email protected]

Has anyone ever received a similar e-mail?
Title: Re: Suspicious email
Post by: Desintegrator on November 04, 2019, 15:28
Nothing similar lately. Could be spam, or not..
But i remember once i've been contacted by someone who found a photo of mine on Depositphotos. He wanted to buy directly from me. I've emailed him the picture and he sent me money. Cash in an envelope by post :D
Title: Re: Suspicious email
Post by: MysteryShot on November 04, 2019, 18:59
Quote from: Desintegrator on November 04, 2019, 15:28
Nothing similar lately. Could be spam, or not..
But i remember once i've been contacted by someone who found a photo of mine on Depositphotos. He wanted to buy directly from me. I've emailed him the picture and he sent me money. Cash in an envelope by post :D

...you should have sent him the picture also in an envelope by post
Title: Re: Suspicious email
Post by: cathyslife on November 04, 2019, 19:02
If they want to work with you, they can just buy your photos from deposit. “Work together”, I think likely means “I want a deal.”
Title: Re: Suspicious email
Post by: Desintegrator on November 04, 2019, 20:52
Quote from: pixel86 on November 04, 2019, 19:02
If they want to work with you, they can just buy your photos from deposit. “Work together”, I think likely means “I want a deal.”

Probably yes. But even if it's unlikely, it's not impossible, to come up with a deal that's beneficial for both parties, by "cutting out the middleman". But quite little chance that it would worth the time and effort to negotiate such thing
Title: Re: Suspicious email
Post by: tomn on November 07, 2019, 10:11
I just wanted to post an update. Turns out it was definitely a scam. One of those "Nigerian" ones where a widow has millions of $ and needs get them out of the country (South Africa in this instance) and I would get $600k for helping her.

This person also sent pictures their friend who allegedly has cancer. These pictures were clearly staged stock images and actually looked quite good.  ;D  I wonder if they got them from DepositPhotos...
Title: Re: Suspicious email
Post by: christiano on November 21, 2019, 10:39
Quote from: tomn on November 04, 2019, 15:11
Hey gang,

I just got an unussual email from someone claiming they got my email address from DepositPhoto:

"Greetings!

My name is Masja Stokkermans, I found your e-mail address from [ [url]http://depositphotos.com[/url] ([url]http://depositphotos.com[/url]) ], I hope we can have a positive correspondence and also we can work together? Best regards, in anticipation to hear from you soon.

Masja S."

I suspect that is a scam espacially since it was sent from an email with another name: [email protected]

Has anyone ever received a similar e-mail?


"Stokkermans" LOL a real scam.