Hello everyone:
Just thought I'd give you a little heads-up on an email scam I just fell for.
"CSR HVAC Talk" just invited me to become a "panelist." To be specific, they said, "You're invited to join the CSR HVAC Talk Community!
"Clear Seas Research (CSR), a Division of BNP Media, publisher of Energy & Power Management, Engineered Systems, SNIPS, and The ACHR NEWS is launching its exclusive online community focused on the needs and opinions of HVAC professionals. We hope you accept our invitation to join our advisory group that will focus on what's happening in the HVAC industry today and in the future. "
I clicked the link and proceeded to answer a bunch questions about my business, my level of education, my age, etc. Normally, I wouldn't do this, but I figured I had to "qualify" to become a "panelist," so I went along with it.
At the end, I was thanked for my time and told that I would receive no more than two surveys per month. That's it. No forum. No website. Nothing. All I signed up for was to receive surveys.
So, if you want to provide them with a bunch of personal information for the priviledge of filling out surveys, go right ahead. Just don't go into it thinking you're joining an "online community."
-- Charlie "Tec Daddy" Greer
Just thought I'd give you a little heads-up on an email scam I just fell for.
"CSR HVAC Talk" just invited me to become a "panelist." To be specific, they said, "You're invited to join the CSR HVAC Talk Community!
"Clear Seas Research (CSR), a Division of BNP Media, publisher of Energy & Power Management, Engineered Systems, SNIPS, and The ACHR NEWS is launching its exclusive online community focused on the needs and opinions of HVAC professionals. We hope you accept our invitation to join our advisory group that will focus on what's happening in the HVAC industry today and in the future. "
I clicked the link and proceeded to answer a bunch questions about my business, my level of education, my age, etc. Normally, I wouldn't do this, but I figured I had to "qualify" to become a "panelist," so I went along with it.
At the end, I was thanked for my time and told that I would receive no more than two surveys per month. That's it. No forum. No website. Nothing. All I signed up for was to receive surveys.
So, if you want to provide them with a bunch of personal information for the priviledge of filling out surveys, go right ahead. Just don't go into it thinking you're joining an "online community."
-- Charlie "Tec Daddy" Greer
