Got an email today - Is it a scam

danjo-xx

Got this today and was going to reply to let them know they had the wrong person/address but having second thoughts now.

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 6:23 PM, STOTT, PHILLIP L (ATTCINW) <ps352t@att.com> wrote:
Dear Eden,

You were recently had a visit to our ATT store in Seekonk, we appreciate your business and wanted to extend a thank you for being part of the ATT community. I would also like to make sure that the experience you had in our store was memorable and that you were completely satisfied with the service that you received. If you were not completely satisfied with your visit please let me know what we could do to correct that. Once again thank you for your business! If you have any questions or concerns please call our store at [URL="tel:508-336-0803"]508-336-0803[/URL] press option 2 twice to get connected to the store or call my cell phone [URL="tel:508-493-8251"]508-493-8251[/URL].

Thanks!

Phillip Stott
Assistant Store Manager

211c Highland Ave (Rt 6)
Seekonk, MA 02771

work-[URL="tel:508-336-0803"]508-336-0803[/URL]
cell-[URL="tel:508-493-8251"]508-493-8251[/URL]

cookie1977

Just ignore it. It could be either but replying isn't going to help them. They could be phishing to see if the email account is active or it could be an honest mistake. I once got a licence for fishing and hunting sent to my email address from Ohio State government. The name and the address it was registered to was correct (as in it existed in Ohio) but I've no idea how they managed to send it to my email address

Biggins

Good advice above.

TiGeR KiNgS

Once I read the title 'Got an email today - Is it a scam' I knew the answer.

Kepti

"You were recently had a visit"

Shield

I'm going to go against the crowd here and say it appears to be a case of mistaken identity. It doesn't bear any hallmarks of a scam, and a quick Google of the number he gave confirms that it is, in fact, a genuine ATT store AND the assistant store manager's name on the site matches the name on the e-mail.

Scammers never use ATT e-mail addresses because you need ID verification to get one so depending on how you feel, you could either reply to the e-mail address he gave you advising him he got the wrong person, or just ignore it.

Laisurg

Awful grammar mistakes like 'you were recently had a visit' are always dead give aways, although not all the scam emails have bad english so you have to be careful.

tods

if you dont know who it is...you dont know them business or otherwise, anyone contacting you, busting a move on your space, should establish their credentials on the outset, make no interference or implied request of intent with your business or personal affairs. They should only merely offer the ability to supplement/provide/supply your business in clear concise terms with a required service, clearly stating costs and terms. mails in your spam, are mails in your spam...

Shield

Laisurg wrote: »

Awful grammar mistakes like 'you were recently had a visit' are always dead give aways, although not all the scam emails have bad english so you have to be careful.

*Speaking of grammar mistakes, "giveaway" is one word, "English" is always capitalised, and there's a hyphen between the "e" and the "mail" in "e-mail", although your post wasn't spam, and it is rather early in the morning, so we'll write those off as a gesture of goodwill. :pac:







*Light-hearted post.

danjo-xx

thanks guys I deleted it anyway, better safe than sorry.

Biggins

danjo-xx wrote: »

thanks guys I deleted it anyway, better safe than sorry.

That should be the general rule when it come to this sort of stuff.

biko

Prob a mistake, I googled the managers name:

http://www.manta.com/c/mtmfhjr/at-t-store
At&T Store
211 Highland Avenue
Seekonk, MA 02771-5807 map
(508) 336-0803
phillip.stott@att.com

TiGeR KiNgS

psni wrote: »

I'm going to go against the crowd here and say it appears to be a case of mistaken identity. It doesn't bear any hallmarks of a scam, and a quick Google of the number he gave confirms that it is, in fact, a genuine ATT store AND the assistant store manager's name on the site matches the name on the e-mail.

Scammers never use ATT e-mail addresses because you need ID verification to get one so depending on how you feel, you could either reply to the e-mail address he gave you advising him he got the wrong person, or just ignore it.

I definitely wouldn't respond to it because if it was a scam that confirms the account is active to the scammer, so expect to be bombarded with spams and scams.