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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

I am a Nigerian prince.  And I won the Powerball.  Kindly respond, thank you.

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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Yeah, over time we've learned how to recognize weird language in emails.

Feb 09, 2022 01:53 PM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Bye-bye if it doesn't pass muster in today's world Tammy Lankford, 

Feb 09, 2022 01:38 PM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Not every contact is a connection.  Sometimes it's a gut instinct - other times something else.  Things get accepted and rejected for all sorts of reasons.  

Feb 09, 2022 07:02 PM
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

It seems like you made a wise decision regarding the "lead".

Feb 09, 2022 03:43 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
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I would do the same thing.  

Feb 09, 2022 03:20 PM
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
The best agent in Southern Utah!

Anyone who is unwilling to discuss wants and needs over the phone or face-to-face gets deleted. Saves a lot of time!

Feb 09, 2022 01:13 PM
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Carla Freund
Keller Williams Preferred Realty - Raleigh, NC
NC Real Estate Transition & Relocation 919-602-848

Yes, you have to be careful and go with your gut. Just this week I got a call from someone who said we're Facebook friends. I looked him up and found I didn't have a FB friend by that name. He told me he's sending me a link to WhatsApp which he did. I promptly hung up on him and deleted and blocked his text.

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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

If it does not pass the smell test, bye, bye! Life is too short.

Feb 10, 2022 04:04 AM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, ePRO
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
Serving Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Seniors

I'm savvy for vetting, sorting and qualifying and delete is a frequent solution.

Feb 09, 2022 06:35 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

I have some tools to help block these on the front end.  I track the same stuff and do the same research and if my results were the same as yours, I'd do the same thing.

Feb 09, 2022 06:21 PM
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
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One word. Yes!

Feb 09, 2022 05:24 PM
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

I always get suspicious when they come right out and want to buy a specific home without asking any questions about the property first... and no previous contact or introduction about who they are.

Feb 09, 2022 03:40 PM
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Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
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That's due diligence. Eats up your time but saves you from  potential grief

Feb 10, 2022 08:30 AM
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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Yes. I would have deleted as well.

Feb 10, 2022 04:53 AM
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Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
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It sounds like you did the right thing, too many scams out there these days.

Feb 10, 2022 04:43 AM
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Bob Crane
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It pays to be vigilant in today's world of constant scammers.

Feb 10, 2022 12:52 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

I would treat it as I do spam emails and texts - buh bye!

Feb 09, 2022 04:13 PM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Sounds like you didn't just delete, you did some due diligence and found your answer. 

Feb 10, 2022 09:29 AM
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Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

I probe to see the source without giving out my information any more than is already made public.

Feb 10, 2022 12:33 AM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
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It's a b-line to File-13 when the language is off! That is a dead giveaway!

Feb 10, 2022 08:12 PM
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Susan Emo
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The beauty and luxury of being able to select with whom we want to work!

Feb 10, 2022 09:16 AM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I just took a cyber crime class, and that is how it starts, then they hijack your website.

Feb 10, 2022 06:52 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

yep, wouldn't bother with it. It's that prince in Nigeria again.

Feb 10, 2022 05:58 AM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
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Spammer.

I am on an island with no telephone.  Can you wire me the downpayment to my bank account in Nigeria? Thanks kindly. Chief Bababario 

Feb 16, 2022 11:48 AM
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Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

If it doesn't sound how someone would naturally address us, I do delete it.  

Feb 13, 2022 09:24 AM
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