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What scam is Denis trying to pull?
We've all got the email recently, and I'm wondering...what does someone do with the information he is requesting? Well, a friend was lured into responding to denis. To start, here's the message Denis sent (have you also gotten it?)
From: Denis Alexender <denis.alexender@gmail.com>
Subject: Important Connection
Hi there,
Just came across your company website,
I work with Investors in various sectors who are open for new
Investment opportunities; Wondering if you are looking to raise Capital
or if you need access to Mentors / Advisors?
Appreciate if you can connect me with right person in your
management & If he/she could drop me quick note with contact info;
I would be happy to help
Best Regards,
-Denis
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So my friend Michelle replied and said "Yes we are looking for mentors and money, let's keep in touch" or something along those lines.
Denis responded again with:
From: From: Denis Alexender <denis.alexender@gmail.com>
Subject: Thank you for connecting
Thank you for connecting & your email is important to me.
How ever, I have been swamped lately & my response times are longer than usual.
If your company is raising Capital or looking for
Advisors, Faster way to get my attention would be
forwarding your pitch deck with 1 page summary.
Best Regards,
-Denis
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SO he wants a pitch deck and one page summary. And then what? We didn't take the bait further.
- slater 13y agoFirst guess, s/he's trying to steal your idea. Heck, if you've gotten as far as considering raising capital, your product must have legs.
- aviv 13y agoThen he tells you his investors are impressed with your pitch deck, want 10% of your company for $200K and a (fake) cashier check is already on the way. All you have to do is wire Denis a 10% finders fee as soon as possible.
- danman01 13y agoAh, yes this seems the likely path, and then the scammer is back in the familiar waters of a money wire scam. The other thing I was thinking (this would be too much work on their part though), is Denis is getting a wide variety of business's pitch decks and exec sums, and will host them on a website that charges a membership fee to view the next big idea's plans or something along those lines.
- sherm8n 13y agoMaybe Denis is a really nice guy who just wants to help startups out. With the pitch deck he can help summarize your company to show to his network of investors/advisors. Or he's looking to screw you over. Who knows? The internetz is a crazy place.
- danman01 13y agoTrue dat. First rule of the internet, "Don't click it!"
- pizza 13y agoAsk for proof first.