Mixed nuts. Web Designers are target of scam

in #writing7 years ago

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A man sent a comment through my website requesting a full website package. He seemed to know exactly what he wanted and gave a great ballpark figure for his budget.
It was to resemble agroamerica.com
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This seemed a nice eco conscious company that cared for communities.
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Agroamerica was quite a large sight. I wrote a proposal and estimate.
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I don't know if this company was aware, but with all the scammers using it, it's likely they do.
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I was familiar with 2 of the 3 products and decided to look up the 3rd.
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There were scam alerts everywhere, with nearly exact wording. Evidently this nut doesn't exist... but lives on in the perpetrator.
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I sent him a cheeky, mock website for approval. I couldn't resist.

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Interesting ethic issue, to design or not to design, or perhaps to goof on them instead. Thankfully I have not had to face this particular problem yet.