Scama-licious

Received this scammer email this morning:

Hi, my name is Tommy Crowe . I have been to you website!! My fiancé, Mike and I will be getting married soon in the area.. We are considering a small family function w upto 80 ppl invited. We are looking for a package list which includes 6 hours of Photographer's time and talent, Online Viewing gallery and with DVD of all wedding images. With this been a small sized wedding, I will want everything exclusive of the engagement/ bridal the session. Please see below..

Date- Saturday, JANUARY 27th. 2024. Time- 2 pm. If you would just get back with the exact pricing quote to discuss in further detail. Thank you.

Tommy Crowe.

Hi,

Thank you for emailing. Since this is a small size wedding, I wanted to reply back QUICKLY confirming the items we have asked in the wedding package. Below pls.

TommyCrowe.

Obvious scam is obvious. The big red flags are:

1. Poor grammar.
2. They claim to "have been to you website!!". Well, Tommy, if you had been to "me website", then you'd know that I don't do weddings. Or any kind of portraiture.
3. "Small family function" and 80 attendees don't mesh in my mind.
4. Making a big assumption here, but if you're Tommy and your fiancé is Mike, I assume this is two men marrying, which I fully support, but then you mention a bridal session. (Or, since you can't use proper grammar, a "bridal the session".
5. You say that the event location is in Colorado (way to narrow it down to a whole huge state), but then later give a location in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Incidentally, this location is a single-family home, which might be a bit of a squeeze for a ceremony and reception for 80 people.
6. Finally, payment via a cashier check is huge red flag. My guess here, Tommy, is that you'll send me a fake cashiers check for some amount over the quoted amount and then claim it was a mistake and ask me to send back the difference. Meanwhile, I've deposited the check and my bank has made the funds available to me within a day or so, so I happily refund you. A few weeks later, once the issuing bank has informed my bank that it's a fake check, my bank claws back the money from me and closes my account for fraud, so now I'm out that difference and have to find a new bank that will let me bank with them even though I have a record of fraud.

Don't fall for scams, guys.