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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: ThongPrincess on June 15, 2007, 12:01:03 PM

Title: Question for Coaches Registered on Bowl.com
Post by: ThongPrincess on June 15, 2007, 12:01:03 PM
I have gotten 2 interesting emails this week.  The first one came for a Perry from Belgium requesting tutoral for his 16 year old son.  He claimed to want 6 months of sessions 3 times a week one hour per session.  He requested the address and cost.  My coach received the same email from the same person with a different email address location excite vs hotmail.

Yesterday I got an even better one.  The subject read bowling lessons and then he requested "cycling" lessons.  This one was from South Africa and wanted 2 months, 3 days a week for his 2 sons.  He claimed to be working for a coffee company that was going to pay the bill in advance.  Again the complete address and phone number were asked for.

My question is, are any other coaches registered on bowl.com getting the same type emails and if so, are you responding?  My coach said he replied with a 2 page email asking for all sorts of questions the person would probably not be able to answer.  No address or phone number and no cost was given.

Just curious.
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Title: Re: Question for Coaches Registered on Bowl.com
Post by: Xfest on June 15, 2007, 09:00:25 PM
Well, since they are out of the States, my guess that the registered coaches would not be able to help them. All you could really do is have the person(s) send you a video of themselves bowling, and critique them that way.
Title: Re: Question for Coaches Registered on Bowl.com
Post by: CharlieBrown on June 15, 2007, 09:05:57 PM
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He requested the address and cost.....

....Again the complete address and phone number were asked for.


Scam.

Beware of identity theft fellow ballreviewsers!
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Title: Re: Question for Coaches Registered on Bowl.com
Post by: ThongPrincess on June 15, 2007, 10:59:52 PM
quote:
Well, since they are out of the States, my guess that the registered coaches would not be able to help them. All you could really do is have the person(s) send you a video of themselves bowling, and critique them that way.


Email 1, he is going to make arrangements for the son to come to the US.  Email 2, he will be in "my neighborhood" on business.

quote:

Scam.

Beware of identity theft fellow ballreviewsers!



That was my thought.
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Title: Re: Question for Coaches Registered on Bowl.com
Post by: bowl400 on June 16, 2007, 12:53:08 AM
i got the same messages.  i asked to meet with his son for one lesson at my local center before we continued on.  have not heard back since.
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Title: Re: Question for Coaches Registered on Bowl.com
Post by: Smash49 on June 16, 2007, 11:04:29 AM
Yep I got the messages to.  One from Belgium and the other from South Africa.  They looked a little strange and requested that I send my address and phone to them.  Nope not going to happen.  I was planning on speaking with Bob Maki about these when I got to Vegas.  The messages looked a lot like the messages you see from Nigeria.  

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Title: Re: Question for Coaches Registered on Bowl.com
Post by: charlesrob on June 16, 2007, 11:09:02 PM
SCAM!  Because crooks in Nigeria have prospered by the naivety of U.S. people, every one all over the world is jumping on the bandwagon. Because Nigeria has become so infamous, IP addresses are being moved to other locations.
Title: Re: Question for Coaches Registered on Bowl.com
Post by: downnin on June 17, 2007, 06:57:29 AM
Received the same e-mails here in Kentucky. Scam.
Title: Re: Question for Coaches Registered on Bowl.com
Post by: ThongPrincess on June 17, 2007, 02:39:16 PM
I had a lesson with my coach today.  He told me USBC is aware of the Belgium email.  Here is the link to the article  http://www.bowl.com/articleView.aspx?i=13167&f=9
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