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grinderkenny
07-09-2017, 08:29 PM
I have gotten several text messages that are all very similar and just wanted to see if any of you have gotten the same thing? I have turned a way the work for two reasons, I am mobile and I think it`s a scam. I am going to list the text messages I have gotten including there phone number:

1st one:
+12627776214 - Hello, this is Jeff, i will like to know if you do car wash and do accept credit card as a form of payment??
+12627776214 - Hello, this is Jeff, i will like to know if you do car wash and do accept credit card as a form of payment?
+12627776214 - Good, I want to to wash my cars which is 6 cars inside and out, and i have made arrangement with a private shipper that will bringing the cars down to your shop for the washing so i want you to kindly get back to me with the Grand total cost for 6 cars inside and out washing?
Me: We are mobile only and do not have a shop
+12627776214 - Okay but can you get me in touch with someone that has a shop or can you still be able to wash the cars around your area of residence

2nd one:
+12627776214 - Hello, this is Jeff Cox, Please i will like to know if you do car wash and also do you accept credit card as a form of payment??
Me: Yes and yes
+12627776214 - Good, I want to to wash my cars inside and out which is 7 and i have made arrangement with a private shipper that will bringing the cars down to your shop for the washing so i want you to kindly get back to me with the Grand total cost for 7 car inside and out washing with detailed
Me: I do not have a shop. I`m mobile only
+12627776214 - Okay please can you kindly get me in touch with someone that has a shop

3rd one:
+13343108156 - Hello my name is Scott,i wanna know if you offer Auto detailing??do you accept credit card as method of payment?
Me: Yes all major cards
+13343108156 - Good i just bought a house in your state, so i want Exterior detailing my 5 car`s and i have made arrangement with a private shipper that will bringing the cars down from Louisiana to your shop for the exterior detailing so i want you to kindly get back to me with the Grand total cost for 5 car?
Me: I`m a mobile detailer and not interested

Last one and I have gotten more they are all very similar:
+15512093246 - Greetings..... I`m James Williams and i will like to know if you available for car wash and do you accept credit card as a form of payment?
Me: Well do accept credit card. However we are closed on Sundays. What`s kind of detail are you looking for and what type of vehicle?
+15512093246 - Okay i want to wash my cars and i want you to get back to me with the grand total cost for my 6 cars
Me: Do you need them waxed? And interior detailed? What`s the address to detail at?
+15512093246 - i will need your adress to bring it over
Me: I`m completely mobile. I don`t have a place for 6 cars. Sorry
+15512093246 - ohk sorry

Sizzle Chest
07-09-2017, 09:03 PM
Yes, it is a scam.

BlackMDX
07-09-2017, 09:21 PM
Do you even need to ask?

RaydiantDetail
07-09-2017, 10:29 PM
Lol Jeff sure is making the rounds these days!

512detail
07-09-2017, 11:04 PM
I saw a post on a facebook group the other day where someone replied to one of these guys with a pretty hilarious response and advised him it was 1200 or something for a basic wash and wax and he required 1500 up front and it took 23 days to do each vehicle or something like that. It was one of the funniest replies you could craft to something like that.

I used to get a message like the every other month or so. For some reason I haven`t received one in over a year I think.