Another Vodou bottom-dweller wanting to create Zombie TBs

rhinogeo · Post by **rhinogeo** » 06 June 09 8:34 pm

I received an email via the GC site this evening

bottom-dweller wrote:Hello,

I noticed that you have a a TB missing. I was wondering if you would be willing to transfer it over to me? I would then re-create it and keep it alive.

Please let me know

Thanks,

bottom-dweller

Has anyone else heard from this stooge

I have heard of this happening before but this is the first time I've been contacted ... I assume he's got my name from the Isle of the Dead

nomad_penguin · Post by **nomad_penguin** » 06 June 09 9:01 pm

Interesting ...

I received a similar email. Same text, different name.

I don't understand the motivation. Can someone explain?

Hello,

I noticed that you have a a TB missing. I was wondering if you would be willing to transfer it over to me? I would then re-create it and keep it alive.

Please let me know

Thanks,

Tonton-ca aka Jeff

rhinogeo · Post by **rhinogeo** » 06 June 09 9:05 pm

nomad_penguin wrote:Interesting ...

I received a similar email. Same text, different name.

I changed the name for some misguided reason to protect the not so innocent but now the cat's out of the bag it was the same bloke

nomad_penguin · Post by **nomad_penguin** » 06 June 09 9:25 pm

That clears up one mystery!

2dudez · Post by **2dudez** » 06 June 09 9:39 pm

I got the same email.
Probably contacting anyone who has one in the TB graveyard.
Lousy cheapskate... they should buy TB tags just like everyone else.

tronador · Post by **tronador** » 06 June 09 10:38 pm

I got exactly the same email.
I replied and said which one? Cause I wasn't aware any were missing.
He replied with the names of 2 of mine that most definitely are in Isle of the Dead... his words " non existant cache"... and could he restart them.
My response was ... I know ... I put them there... thanks but no thanks.

I was on the verge of asking why???? Very strange.

Post by **caughtatwork** » 06 June 09 11:20 pm

It gets him a TB without having to pay for it.

i.e. He finds dead TB's, you give him the tracking number and transfer it to him. He attaches a new tag (homemade) and he's got a TB without having to pay Groundspeak for a set of tags.

Just ignore him.

Richary · Post by **Richary** » 06 June 09 11:32 pm

Which of course we could do as owners. A TB goes missing, use the spare tag you get. If it goes missing again you could create your own tag with a little note explaining why it doesn't have a real one.

Much better than giving it to some bozo who can't be bothered buying his own tags.

Personally, the one I had that has gone missing I haven't bothered using the spare tag as I don't have a similar item to place on it.

Damo. · Post by **Damo.** » 07 June 09 12:00 am

I got the same message today as well.
Obviously just going through the "isle of the dead" list.
Mine has been dead for a number of years so I don't see any reason to raise it from the dead. I just treated the email like the spam it is.

Damo. · Post by **Damo.** » 07 June 09 12:25 am

Isle of the dead seems to be locked!
http://forum.geocaching.com.au/viewtopi ... highlight=

Papa Bear_Left · Post by **Papa Bear_Left** » 07 June 09 1:03 pm

Damo. wrote:Isle of the dead seems to be locked!
http://forum.geocaching.com.au/viewtopi ... highlight=

Probably not a coincidence! Geez, I wonder how many emails this bozo sent out, to raise enough attention for someone to complain to TPTB (assuming someone did.)

Post by **CraigRat** » 07 June 09 9:22 pm

Oh, are we meant to ignore him??

oopsies, my email to him was...well.... let's just say I couldn't post it here in full, but contains the following:

Hello,

I noticed you were a xxx removed xxx who doesn't want to spend $8 to get a travel bug for yourself.
I will be willing to transfer it over to you if you xxxremoved for bad language xxx wine bottle all the way in.

You are a parasite on the game.
Please go away
Regards, warm kisses etc,

CraigRat

Kids, this isn't how responsible Adults handle these things, but I have never claimed to be either.

I would classify this kind of bulk solicitation from him as Spam, I do hope TPTB have a word to him, but as things seem to go, I'll probably get the warning

Keeper of Time · Post by **Keeper of Time** » 07 June 09 11:38 pm

If you look at the GC profile page for Tonton-ca you will see that he has already convinced a few people to hand over their TB codes. I counted 12 where the last log indicates that the TB had been transfered over to him. I know that geacaching is different things to different people but sponging free TBs off people seems a bit of a low act to me.

Papa Bear_Left · Post by **Papa Bear_Left** » 08 June 09 2:05 am

Putting on my cynical hat: taking money of Groundspeak's wallet (by recycling lost TBs instead of buying new ones) is almost guaranteed to get him hot water!

Varuna · Post by **Varuna** » 08 June 09 3:07 am

Got the same email from Tonton-ca. This is not first time and it has happened in the past.<p>Just ignore him.