Hi everyone, Thanks for the responses. A couple of things I could have added- I did call our registrar and they suggested I call admissions to try to track this email to an actual student, and I did consider emailing back asking for a little more evidence to back up the identity of the requester. I wrote to this list because I thought I'd probably get an email confirming the spammy nature of the request (thanks, Maureen!), and hoped that I might also be saving someone else who also has a zillion CHOICE slips to go through by the end of the month taking those steps.
I get quite a few of these disguised requests for books, too, but I don't think I've ever gotten one claiming to be an incoming freshman- I agree that there's some evil genius behind using this ploy to explain their non-institutional email address. I'm glad to hear that this isn't a reflection of the quality of the film. It sounds like an interesting subject, and my guess is that this is some third party marketer who promised to shake up some sales, rather than the filmmaker(s) themselves. Thanks, Gretchen *__________________________________* *Gretchen Lieb* *Research Librarian* *Film and Video Librarian* *Vassar College * *845-437-5770* On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 4:00 PM, <videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu> wrote: > Send videolib mailing list submissions to > videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > videolib-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of videolib digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud (Gretchen Lieb) > 2. Re: email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud (Maureen Tripp) > 3. Re: email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud (Jeanne Little) > 4. Re: email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > (Bergman, Barbara J) > 5. Re: email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > (Meghann Matwichuk) > 6. Re: email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > (Susan Albrecht) > 7. Re: email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > (Jessica Rosner) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 10:28:37 -0400 > From: Gretchen Lieb <grl...@vassar.edu> > Subject: [Videolib] email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Message-ID: > < > cafcacnpaa-jbopi+oc2hjrqdqqnet0tpgn8iyh290d1oygj...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi all, > > I may be becoming overly cynical, but I find this email claiming to be from > an incoming freshman highly questionable. I'm wondering if any of you have > heard from Angelina Zhang. I suspect this is a vendor's nom de plume, > since I've never received an email like this from a freshman thinking ahead > about their research and what films they'll require. I hope I'm wrong! > Here's the email: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Angelina Zhang <angelinaqizh...@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:34 PM > Subject: The Land of Many Palaces DVD? > To: researchh...@vassar.edu > > > Hello, > I will begin school in the fall and plan for my research to be on Ordos, > China. > Do you have "The Land of Many Palaces" about Ordos on DVD? I will need to > study it in the fall. > Thank you, > Qi Zhang > *__________________________________* > *Gretchen Lieb* > *Research Librarian* > *Film and Video Librarian* > *Vassar College * > *845-437-5770* > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 14:37:50 +0000 > From: Maureen Tripp <maureen_tr...@emerson.edu> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Message-ID: <de47938fb77648f0af0c9871297df...@lightning.emerson.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hmmm . . . Qi Zhang certainly get around. I got one of these requests, > too. > > ________________________________ > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu < > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu> on behalf of Gretchen Lieb < > grl...@vassar.edu> > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:28 AM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: [Videolib] email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > > Hi all, > > I may be becoming overly cynical, but I find this email claiming to be > from an incoming freshman highly questionable. I'm wondering if any of you > have heard from Angelina Zhang. I suspect this is a vendor's nom de plume, > since I've never received an email like this from a freshman thinking ahead > about their research and what films they'll require. I hope I'm wrong! > Here's the email: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Angelina Zhang <angelinaqizh...@gmail.com<mailto: > angelinaqizh...@gmail.com>> > Date: Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:34 PM > Subject: The Land of Many Palaces DVD? > To: researchh...@vassar.edu<mailto:researchh...@vassar.edu> > > > Hello, > I will begin school in the fall and plan for my research to be on Ordos, > China. > Do you have "The Land of Many Palaces" about Ordos on DVD? I will need to > study it in the fall. > Thank you, > Qi Zhang > __________________________________ > Gretchen Lieb > Research Librarian > Film and Video Librarian > Vassar College > 845-437-5770 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 09:39:46 -0500 > From: Jeanne Little <jeanne.lit...@uni.edu> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Message-ID: > < > calghjpox8vzs4jgdpwn0jfeezja21k2mkbj+heo0cjeo6f0...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Can you check with your Registrar's office or personnel to see if they have > accepted her as a student? > > This may be the case of an especially eager student who is totally > organized. Or not... > > Jeanne Little > > On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Gretchen Lieb <grl...@vassar.edu> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I may be becoming overly cynical, but I find this email claiming to be > > from an incoming freshman highly questionable. I'm wondering if any of > you > > have heard from Angelina Zhang. I suspect this is a vendor's nom de > plume, > > since I've never received an email like this from a freshman thinking > ahead > > about their research and what films they'll require. I hope I'm wrong! > > Here's the email: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Angelina Zhang <angelinaqizh...@gmail.com> > > Date: Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:34 PM > > Subject: The Land of Many Palaces DVD? > > To: researchh...@vassar.edu > > > > > > Hello, > > I will begin school in the fall and plan for my research to be on Ordos, > > China. > > Do you have "The Land of Many Palaces" about Ordos on DVD? I will need to > > study it in the fall. > > Thank you, > > Qi Zhang > > *__________________________________* > > *Gretchen Lieb* > > *Research Librarian* > > *Film and Video Librarian* > > *Vassar College * > > *845-437-5770 <845-437-5770>* > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as > > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > > > -- > Rod Library - Room 250 > Collection Management & Special Services > University of Northern Iowa > Cedar Falls, IA 50614-3675 > 319-273-7255 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 14:57:35 +0000 > From: "Bergman, Barbara J" <barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > To: "<videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Message-ID: <13e1b418-1888-4097-b7ba-b3464591f...@mnsu.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Ask what class it's for and/or that email be sent from a campus address. > > ~Barb > > On May 14, 2015, at 9:39 AM, Gretchen Lieb <grl...@vassar.edu<mailto: > grl...@vassar.edu>> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I may be becoming overly cynical, but I find this email claiming to be > from an incoming freshman highly questionable. I'm wondering if any of you > have heard from Angelina Zhang. I suspect this is a vendor's nom de plume, > since I've never received an email like this from a freshman thinking ahead > about their research and what films they'll require. I hope I'm wrong! > Here's the email: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Angelina Zhang <angelinaqizh...@gmail.com<mailto: > angelinaqizh...@gmail.com>> > Date: Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:34 PM > Subject: The Land of Many Palaces DVD? > To: researchh...@vassar.edu<mailto:researchh...@vassar.edu> > > > Hello, > I will begin school in the fall and plan for my research to be on Ordos, > China. > Do you have "The Land of Many Palaces" about Ordos on DVD? I will need to > study it in the fall. > Thank you, > Qi Zhang > __________________________________ > Gretchen Lieb > Research Librarian > Film and Video Librarian > Vassar College > 845-437-5770 > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 10:59:39 -0400 > From: Meghann Matwichuk <mtw...@udel.edu> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Message-ID: <5554b85b.5030...@udel.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > How aggravating. What's really a shame is that this is a good / > interesting / unique film. Our campus International Film Series > programmed this during the spring. But, if we didn't already have it in > the collection, this kind of dishonest marketing would make me not want > to order it on principle. > > -- > Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. > Associate Librarian > Film and Video Collection > Morris Library, University of Delaware > 181 S. College Ave. > Newark, DE 19717 > (302) 831-1475 > http://www.lib.udel.edu/filmandvideo > > On 5/14/2015 10:37 AM, Maureen Tripp wrote: > > Hmmm . . . Qi Zhang certainly get around. I got one of these requests, > too. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu < > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu> on behalf of Gretchen Lieb < > grl...@vassar.edu> > > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:28 AM > > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > Subject: [Videolib] email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > > > > Hi all, > > > > I may be becoming overly cynical, but I find this email claiming to be > from an incoming freshman highly questionable. I'm wondering if any of you > have heard from Angelina Zhang. I suspect this is a vendor's nom de plume, > since I've never received an email like this from a freshman thinking ahead > about their research and what films they'll require. I hope I'm wrong! > Here's the email: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Angelina Zhang <angelinaqizh...@gmail.com<mailto: > angelinaqizh...@gmail.com>> > > Date: Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:34 PM > > Subject: The Land of Many Palaces DVD? > > To: researchh...@vassar.edu<mailto:researchh...@vassar.edu> > > > > > > Hello, > > I will begin school in the fall and plan for my research to be on Ordos, > China. > > Do you have "The Land of Many Palaces" about Ordos on DVD? I will need > to study it in the fall. > > Thank you, > > Qi Zhang > > __________________________________ > > Gretchen Lieb > > Research Librarian > > Film and Video Librarian > > Vassar College > > 845-437-5770 > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 18:47:51 +0000 > From: Susan Albrecht <albre...@wabash.edu> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Message-ID: <8d038f124a5f4c72baa089124f623...@ex-2013mb02.wabash.main> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > This has occasionally happened with me - especially for book requests, > when someone finds and utilizes our online request form. If I don't > recognize the name (hey, we're a small campus!) or if the email address > isn't a Wabash.edu one, I typically just email back, enquiring about the > individual's relationship to our campus community. Often, that's the end > of it right there. Amusingly, I've had a couple of women claim to be > incoming freshmen. Wabash is all-male. > > Susan > > Susan Albrecht > Library Media Acquisitions Manager > Graduate Fellowship Advisor > Wabash College Lilly Library > 765-361-6216 (acquisitions) > 765-361-6297 (fellowships) > 765-361-6295 fax > albre...@wabash.edu<mailto:albre...@wabash.edu> > www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films< > http://www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films> > http://pinterest.com/wabashcolllib/ > > ******************************************************************* > "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." --Neil Peart > ******************************************************************* > > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Bergman, Barbara J > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:58 AM > To: <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > > Ask what class it's for and/or that email be sent from a campus address. > ~Barb > > On May 14, 2015, at 9:39 AM, Gretchen Lieb <grl...@vassar.edu<mailto: > grl...@vassar.edu>> wrote: > Hi all, > > I may be becoming overly cynical, but I find this email claiming to be > from an incoming freshman highly questionable. I'm wondering if any of you > have heard from Angelina Zhang. I suspect this is a vendor's nom de plume, > since I've never received an email like this from a freshman thinking ahead > about their research and what films they'll require. I hope I'm wrong! > Here's the email: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Angelina Zhang <angelinaqizh...@gmail.com<mailto: > angelinaqizh...@gmail.com>> > Date: Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:34 PM > Subject: The Land of Many Palaces DVD? > To: researchh...@vassar.edu<mailto:researchh...@vassar.edu> > > Hello, > I will begin school in the fall and plan for my research to be on Ordos, > China. > Do you have "The Land of Many Palaces" about Ordos on DVD? I will need to > study it in the fall. > Thank you, > Qi Zhang > __________________________________ > Gretchen Lieb > Research Librarian > Film and Video Librarian > Vassar College > 845-437-5770 > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 15:01:16 -0400 > From: Jessica Rosner <maddux2...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Message-ID: > < > cacre6m93zduqv-zrhnhcho2mfjqqayg3myyxsygvzyhl2yn...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I kind of admire the evil genius aspect but i would assume all of you guys > would check on requests for pricey items ( this one seems to be $300) even > if it comes from a legit student. > > Jessica > > On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Susan Albrecht <albre...@wabash.edu> > wrote: > > > This has occasionally happened with me ? especially for book requests, > > when someone finds and utilizes our online request form. If I don?t > > recognize the name (hey, we?re a small campus!) or if the email address > > isn?t a Wabash.edu one, I typically just email back, enquiring about the > > individual?s relationship to our campus community. Often, that?s the end > > of it right there. Amusingly, I?ve had a couple of women claim to be > > incoming freshmen. Wabash is all-male. > > > > > > > > Susan > > > > > > > > Susan Albrecht > > > > Library Media Acquisitions Manager > > > > Graduate Fellowship Advisor > > > > Wabash College Lilly Library > > > > 765-361-6216 (acquisitions) > > > > 765-361-6297 (fellowships) > > > > 765-361-6295 fax > > > > albre...@wabash.edu > > > > www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films > > > > http://pinterest.com/wabashcolllib/ > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************* > > > > "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." --Neil Peart > > > > ******************************************************************* > > > > > > > > *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: > > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Bergman, Barbara J > > *Sent:* Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:58 AM > > *To:* <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > > *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] email requesting dvd purchase possibly a fraud > > > > > > > > Ask what class it's for and/or that email be sent from a campus address. > > > > ~Barb > > > > > > On May 14, 2015, at 9:39 AM, Gretchen Lieb <grl...@vassar.edu> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I may be becoming overly cynical, but I find this email claiming to be > > from an incoming freshman highly questionable. I'm wondering if any of > you > > have heard from Angelina Zhang. I suspect this is a vendor's nom de > plume, > > since I've never received an email like this from a freshman thinking > ahead > > about their research and what films they'll require. I hope I'm wrong! > > Here's the email: > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: *Angelina Zhang* <angelinaqizh...@gmail.com> > > Date: Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:34 PM > > Subject: The Land of Many Palaces DVD? > > To: researchh...@vassar.edu > > > > Hello, > > > > I will begin school in the fall and plan for my research to be on Ordos, > > China. > > > > Do you have "The Land of Many Palaces" about Ordos on DVD? I will need to > > study it in the fall. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Qi Zhang > > > > *__________________________________* > > > > *Gretchen Lieb* > > > > *Research Librarian* > > > > *Film and Video Librarian* > > > > *Vassar College * > > > > *845-437-5770 <845-437-5770>* > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as > > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as > > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > End of videolib Digest, Vol 90, Issue 7 > *************************************** >
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