e-mail from japanese publisher?
e-mail from japanese publisher?
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gtr-gaz

Original Poster:

5,281 posts

275 months

Thursday 8th June 2006
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Anyone else get this today?

Hello!!
We are Japanese publisher.
We would like to get in touch with Ultima car owners for interview and photographing owners and Ultima cars.
Do you know if Ultima car owners club exist?
Or Do you have any contact with Ultima car owners?
I would like to speak to someone who can help us.
We are based in London.
And expecting Japanese crew arriving in London on 15th June.
They will be staying in U.K. until 22nd june.
Could you get in touch with us as soon as possible.
My contact number is : 07768 *** ***
Speak to Kumiko

Best regards,

peterpsg

813 posts

263 months

Thursday 8th June 2006
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Nope...

I wonder if they want it for one of those endurance (torture) style shows where they get towed behind a car on a gravel road!

Did they say who they published for? Otherwise it's probably a scam...

If they want that kind of stuff, they should just talk to the Factory, I'm sure Ted wouldn't mind opening up a shop in Japan - though, as the car aint the best for drifting, not sure if they'd want it!

Edited by peterpsg on Thursday 8th June 16:01

timsta

2,779 posts

275 months

Thursday 8th June 2006
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Yep, I got one. I wonder where they got the details from?

I only post about ultimas on here, but I don't think they got my details from PH. I was a member of the old Ultima Club, so that's probably where they got my email from.

(I don't even have one!)

brdee

3,206 posts

250 months

Thursday 8th June 2006
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Watchout Guys,

This indeed could be a scam!
It is possibel that whoever these Guys are they are out to find Ultima owners that give their details (name address etc) so that they can maybe much later, come and lift it for instant export!!!

Recomment checking out the domain name and if either Private (ie you can't find out the owner on Nominet etc) or they are using a general one (such as a jap equivalent .aol), then its likely a scam!

OK it could be genuine but please, be very careful!

regards

Keith (Brdee)

gtr-gaz

Original Poster:

5,281 posts

275 months

Thursday 8th June 2006
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I shan't be giving them a ring, so don't worry!

I was just curious as to where they got my e-mail address from? Like Timsta, I was also a member of the old Ultima Owners Club. It must be from that.

The letter I received, is exactly as shown above. The only alteration I have made is to blank out the mobile number and remove his surname. No web site, no publisher or magazine details. Very odd.

timsta

2,779 posts

275 months

Thursday 8th June 2006
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Um, I thought so as well, until I looked at the headders:


eMail Headder said:

Microsoft Mail Internet Headers Version 2.0
Received: from mail.pistonheads.co.uk ([195.225.218.68]) by silver.timvw.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0);
Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:21:55 +0100
Received: from phdswww2.phservers.com ([195.225.218.67])
by mail.pistonheads.co.uk (Merak 8.3.8) with SMTP id MSD59348
for <tim@timvw.co.uk>; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:21:48 +0100
From: "Kumiko" <***_******@btinternet.com>


That's from PH's mail servers directly to mine.

Edited by timsta on Thursday 8th June 19:14

ditto

614 posts

269 months

Thursday 8th June 2006
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Yep i got this one as well

Keith

stig

11,823 posts

313 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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Most likely that they're emailing via your profiles then surely?

pb3

1,064 posts

275 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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Yep me too!

crazy of cookham

740 posts

284 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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Ditto

stig

11,823 posts

313 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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It's fair to say then, that they've emailed you via your Pistonheads profile. Nothing immediately sinister about that and to be so targetted, I would think that they would have to do it manually.

gtr-gaz

Original Poster:

5,281 posts

275 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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stig said:
It's fair to say then, that they've emailed you via your Pistonheads profile...

I'm not sure Stig, I have had e-mails sent via my profile before, but not like this.

I'm not very hot on computers, so could be completely wrong!

BliarOut

72,863 posts

268 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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gtr-gaz said:
stig said:
It's fair to say then, that they've emailed you via your Pistonheads profile...

I'm not sure Stig, I have had e-mails sent via my profile before, but not like this.

I'm not very hot on computers, so could be completely wrong!
Whereas I am computer literate Gaz

Chances are whoever it is is reading through the Ultima forum and clicking on owners profiles.

How about someone e-mailing them back and asking them to introduce themselves on here in public?

Podie

46,649 posts

304 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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BliarOut said:
gtr-gaz said:
stig said:
It's fair to say then, that they've emailed you via your Pistonheads profile...

I'm not sure Stig, I have had e-mails sent via my profile before, but not like this.

I'm not very hot on computers, so could be completely wrong!
Whereas I am computer literate Gaz

Chances are whoever it is is reading through the Ultima forum and clicking on owners profiles.

How about someone e-mailing them back and asking them to introduce themselves on here in public?


- or searching via the Owners Directory.

If you have concerns, mail Ted.

GreenV8S

31,017 posts

313 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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In the past, mails via my PH profile have always had a header that explained where they came from - has this changed?

madazrx7

5,975 posts

246 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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GreenV8S said:
In the past, mails via my PH profile have always had a header that explained where they came from - has this changed?

YHM to test that

GreenV8S

31,017 posts

313 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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madazrx7 said:
GreenV8S said:
In the past, mails via my PH profile have always had a header that explained where they came from - has this changed?

YHM to test that


Arrived, without the usual PH header.

Ted!!!

madazrx7

5,975 posts

246 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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GreenV8S said:
madazrx7 said:
GreenV8S said:
In the past, mails via my PH profile have always had a header that explained where they came from - has this changed?

YHM to test that


Arrived, without the usual PH header.

Ted!!!


Weird, as the copy it sent me DID have a PH header!

gtr-gaz

Original Poster:

5,281 posts

275 months

Friday 9th June 2006
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Latest reply:


Thank you for e-mail.
We have published the book of " British Kit Car World
" back in 1998 by Bauhaus Ltd in Japan.
We have already interviewed Mr. Ted Marlow and took
some photographs at his work shop.
Recently I have called Ultima Sports and spoke to Mr.
Richard Marlow ( Ted is going to be on the holiday
from the end of last month till mid June ). Richard
does not think he can export Ultima cars to Japan. I
also know Japan does not allow Kit cars unless it is
fully built. Unfortunately in June, Ultima Sports Ltd
has less people who can help us.
We have Japanese Television company coming to U.K. to
film British kit cars in September.
This time we are preparing interview & DVD shooting
for September.
We are scheduling for the intervew & photographing
Ultima car owners at the moment.
If you would like to see the Japanese book which we
have published in 1998 I can show you some images.

With best regards,

Kumiko Yajima

pb3

1,064 posts

275 months

Tuesday 13th June 2006
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It's a small world. Just found this reference with regards to the upcoming Newark kitcar show. Quote "09/06/06 - Japanese Film Crew to film at the show

This year we are expecting a Japanese film crew at the show. They last came over to the UK in 1998 to photograph cars and record interviews with kit car manufacturers (and magazine publishers), for a book. You may remember them. This time they are coming over with a Japanese TV film crew, to film British Kit Cars. The program will also be available on DVD. They are over here for approximately 10 days. They have specifically timed their visit to coincide with the Newark National Kit Car Show. They will be interviewing some of our exhibitors."

For pages from the 1998 book see www.kitcarshow.co.uk/pages/information/assets/images/news/japanesebook.pdf

If you look, you can see Ted and a Sports, in yellow I might add!


Edited by pb3 on Tuesday 13th June 12:53