+bjohio Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 So..... I need some advice on how to proceed with an email that I received regarding one of my TB's. The email said, "I just picked up your "paper" TB, XXXXXXXXXX, from GCXXXXX today. I'm trying to log that I retrieved it, but it won't let me. It says that I have to post the number that is on the back of the actual TB. Would you please send it so I can log it? Thanks." The original bug was a key chain with a dog tag type TB attached. No sure what a "paper" TB is... If I didn't know better, it almost sounds like someone is trying to scam me out of my TB number. Even weirder, is that the cacher has over 1000 finds, over 100 trackables logged, and been a member since 2010. Not the kind of thing an experienced cacher would do. Suggestions? Quote Link to comment
+JesandTodd Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 (edited) Exactly the kind of thing an experienced cacher would do. Most of my fake finds, fake 'discoveries' ,and 'found its' on missing caches...were from very experienced cachers. It's all about the almighty number count... Email them back and ask them to clarify... Edited December 29, 2013 by JesandTodd Quote Link to comment
+TriciaG Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Email them, and ask them to attach a photo of the TB. Quote Link to comment
+Crowesfeat30 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Email them, and ask them to attach a photo of the TB. Agreed. That is what I would do. CF30 Quote Link to comment
+Great Scott! Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Did you happen to included a travel bug description page when you sent out your TB? Maybe the page was left behind in a cache. The newby reads the page and thinks it is the TB. Quote Link to comment
+bjohio Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Did you happen to included a travel bug description page when you sent out your TB? Maybe the page was left behind in a cache. The newby reads the page and thinks it is the TB. You know, I never thought about that. I do try to make a small "info" sheet that goes in the baggie with my TB. I don't remember if I made one for this bug or not. The hitch on that theory is the the cacher who contacted me was not a newbie. I did sent an email out a few days ago to the cacher as suggested - NO REPLY... (yet)... Quote Link to comment
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