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jillndave

I have had three PMs saying "I need your help". Two are from Saudi Nationals asking to be friends the other is a Muslim woman asking about advise on how to get a visa to visit the country.
I have politely rebuffed all three and suggested that the woman checks with the Saudi Embassy as she has internet access.
Non of them have made a post.
Anybody else getting these.

Julien

if they insist, please send me their id ...

dynamo1131

Just ignore these guys, delete their mails, consider their messages as spam. You can try to block these users from mailing you( haven't checked this option yet, mods please verify if it's possible). As a last resort you can provide the details to any mods or to Julien. Cheers.

BromleyKent

I've had a PM from the lady who wants to visit Riyadh and then get a job here. I requested her to contact the Embassy in London as well. She sent me a thank you note. Thats it.

Salman Omrani

tell me about it. ive had ALOT. of every type...

and due to procrastanation, I almost didnt reply to 79%.

its mind boogling. why can't people post in public?

although I havn't had any sticky customers yet, some do get upset and reply in sarcastic manners.

We can't please everyone.

uglybetty

I have had a woman asking about the visa and someone to stay with upon arrival. I guess she was sending the same message to a lot of people. Im sure she meant no harm but I suggest she find a safer way of doing this.
Oh and Salman, how come 79%? Why not a nice round 80%? ;-)

dynamo1131

uglybetty wrote:

I have had a woman asking about the visa and someone to stay with upon arrival. I guess she was sending the same message to a lot of people. Im sure she meant no harm but I suggest she find a safer way of doing this.
Oh and Salman, how come 79%? Why not a nice round 80%? ;-)


Betty, I'm sure he had a formula and calculated that...lol cheers...

Maybe these people gets reactions from their mails, that's why they are still doing it, but if we just ignore them completely, they will stop...if nobody patronizes them then they will think that it's not working anymore...just my 2 cents...

RedGoblin

As long as there is a ail me option ppl wil use it to spam,

But if it gets pushy then I think the mods will take care of it.. :D

Cheers!

Julien

yes, we "take care" of them ...

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