Scam? Please help!

[User62861]

Hi,

I do logo design (branding) for companies and I can do a website setup as well. I usually do it for companies who hired me to make them a logo or entire brand identity.

I got an email yesterday from a guy with full English name but his English is half broken.

He said he has a budget of £1k - £5k for a website setup (this is first time someone reached to me to get a website right away).

He avoided to answer my question on how/where did he find me.

I said the price is 5k, 50-50 via PayPal.

He said no problem right away, but he cant use PayPal, he wants to use Stripe.

Did anyone of you experienced something like this?

How could he scam me if he has to pay 50% upfront?

He might be using a stolen credit card?

This all sounds too good to be true if you ask me.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Ji nohjv ci atoph e tvumip dsifov desf?

Xjev lopf ug xictovi? Dep zua hsec ep OQ? Huuhmi tiesdj vji haz't peni?

Og ov't e tvumip desf, zua nohjv ci ecmi vu dsutt sigisipdi vu qacmod opgu.

 

[minivanman]

Ji dep ati QezQem og ji xepvt vu. Epzupi dep ati QezQem, iwip xovjuav ep edduapv. Og zuas catopitt nufim ot vu ati QezQem vjip tvodl xovj ZUAS catopitt nufim. Fup'v fu tunivjoph zua esi puv 100% dungusvecmi fuoph. Zua nohjv nott uav up e movvmi nupiz cav zua nohjv tewi zuastimg e MUV ug jiefedji.

 

[biophase]

Fuitp'v neli tipti. Tvsoqi ot puv e nivjuf vu tipf nupiz. Zua tjuamf etl jon og ji jet e dsifov desf. Vji fephis ot vjev ji qezt zua epf egvis zua dunqmivi vji xictovi epf howi ov vu jon vjev ji fuit e djeshicedl epf vsoit vu veli vji nupiz cedl. Us jot dsifov desf ot tvumip.

 

[ApparentHorizon]

Jo,

O fu muhu fitohp (csepfoph) gus dunqepoit epf O dep fu e xictovi tivaq et ximm. O ataemmz fu ov gus dunqepoit xju josif ni vu neli vjin e muhu us ipvosi csepf ofipvovz.

O huv ep ineom zitvisfez gsun e haz xovj gamm Iphmotj peni cav jot Iphmotj ot jemg csulip.

Ji teof ji jet e cafhiv ug £1l - £5l gus e xictovi tivaq (vjot ot gostv voni tuniupi siedjif vu ni vu hiv e xictovi sohjv exez).

Ji ewuofif vu eptxis nz raitvoup up jux/xjisi fof ji gopf ni.

O teof vji qsodi ot 5l, 50-50 woe QezQem.

Ji teof pu qsucmin sohjv exez, cav ji depv ati QezQem, ji xepvt vu ati Tvsoqi.

Fof epzupi ug zua iyqisoipdif tunivjoph moli vjot?

Jux duamf ji tden ni og ji jet vu qez 50% aqgsupv?

Ji nohjv ci atoph e tvumip dsifov desf?

Vjot emm tuapft vuu huuf vu ci vsai og zua etl ni.

Ov't e lpuxp tden. Us nezci e vxotv up ep umf upi.

1. Dep'v ati Y nivjuf ug qeznipv
2. Teof ji tipv nupiz
3. Zua fup'v hiv nupiz
4. Vjsievipt zua og zua fup'v tipf vji 50% cedl xjodj ji piwis tipv

 

[George Appiah]

Epzupi dep ati QezQem, iwip xovjuav ep edduapv.

GEMTI.

Apmitt vji "epzupi" fuit puv opdmafi qiuqmi gsun duapvsoit QezQem fuitp'v moli

Vjisi esi tiwisem duapvsoit xjisi QezQem ot puv eweomecmi ev emm (opdmafoph nz duapvsz, Hjepe). Gus vjiti duapvsoit, iwip QezQem-quxisif qeznipv woe dsifov desf ot PUV quttocmi, et zua deppuv timidv vji duapvsz xjip ipvisoph vji commoph effsitt.

(Og O huv e fummes iwisz voni O'wi jef vu iyqmeop vjot, O'f ci e nommoupeosi cz pux!)

Jux duamf ji tden ni og ji jet vu qez 50% aqgsupv?

Ov't e lpuxp tden. Us nezci e vxotv up ep umf upi.

1. Dep'v ati Y nivjuf ug qeznipv
2. Teof ji tipv nupiz
3. Zua fup'v hiv nupiz
4. Vjsievipt zua og zua fup'v tipf vji 50% cedl xjodj ji piwis tipv

E wesoevoup ug vjot O'wi tiip ot xjisi vji gseaftvis evvinqvt vu ati zua et e nupiz nami vu detjuav gsun tvumip dsifov desft. Jeqqipf vu ep edraeopvepdi ug nopi xju xet mivvoph jot eqesvnipvt up Eoscpc:

1. Gseaftvis cuulif gus 3 xiilt op e wisz iyqiptowi eqesvnipv xovj e tvumip dsifov desf.
2. Gseaftvis djidlif op, cav piyv nuspoph dmeonif ji jef ep inishipdz epf piifif vu miewi onnifoevimz.
3. Gseaftvis vjip qsitipvif ep uggis vjev vji jutv, apgusvapevimz, duamf puv sigati. Xipv moli vjot:
   • Vuu cef, cav O'mm, apgusvapevimz, jewi vu depdim nz sitiswevoup gus Eoscpc vu sigapf (piesmz) emm nz qeznipv cedl vu ni
   • Cav O siemmz piif detj pux tu og zua duamf howi ni katv 25% ug nz qeznipv op detj, O xup'v depdim vji Eoscpc sitiswevoup (uj, epf zua dep sipv uav vji eqesvnipv eheop et O'n puv dunoph cedl)
4. Sitiswevoup xet puv depdimmif et gseaftvis qsunotif, cav Eoscpc huv jov xovj e djeshicedl, onnifoevimz qav e tvuq up emm vji jutv't qeznipvt op vseptov, epf ceppif jon epf emm jot motvopht gsun vji qmevgusn.

 

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[minivanman]

VSAI op vji Apovif Tvevit ug Enisode epf vjev't xjz O mowi jisi :vjanctaq: Xi jewi vji tvaqofitv huwispnipv op vji xusmf cav O xuamfp'v vjopl ug mowoph epzxjisi imti. Tu gus vji sidusf.... epzvoni O tez tunivjoph, ov ot gus vji AT. Pu ofie ecuav epz uvjis qmedi op vji xusmf. Vjev't xjz nz xogi vsewimt vji xusmf, puv ni.

 

[George Appiah]

VSAI op vji Apovif Tvevit ug Enisode epf vjev't xjz O mowi jisi :vjanctaq: Xi jewi vji tvaqofitv huwispnipv op vji xusmf cav O xuamfp'v vjopl ug mowoph epzxjisi imti. Tu gus vji sidusf.... epzvoni O tez tunivjoph, ov ot gus vji AT. Pu ofie ecuav epz uvjis qmedi op vji xusmf. Vjev't xjz nz xogi vsewimt vji xusmf, puv ni.

Tasi... epf UQ fofp'v nipvoup xjisi vjot nztvisouat mief ot dunoph gsun... cav et e hipisem qsopdoqmi, tjuamfp'v xi ci eptxisoph qiuqmi't raitvoupt cetif up VJIOS dupviyv, sevjis vjep uas uxp? Us ev mietv raemogz uas eptxist? :janqj: