First published: 8 November 2024 on Finn McCool Marketing. Updated: 17 October 2026. This is a historical account of an impersonation attempt, with revised safety advice.
A message offering a substantial marketing budget can be convincing when it appears to come from a familiar brand. In November 2024, I received an enquiry from someone claiming to represent Bose. The conversation moved towards a downloadable campaign brief and a request for a proposal.
This article records what I received and why it concerned me. Bose was the brand being impersonated; this is not an allegation that Bose sent the messages or operated the scam. The names and domains below describe the correspondence and reports from that period, not verified identities or claims about who owns those domains today.
The first message looked plausible
Having worked in fraud prevention, I was cautious when someone calling themselves James Martin contacted me about marketing work. My initial check showed that the sending domain redirected to the official Bose website. At a glance that looked reassuring enough for me to reply.
That was the important lesson: a redirect is not proof of a business relationship. A person controlling a different domain can redirect it to a genuine brand’s website. The same applies to links to genuine social accounts, copied logos and an impressive email signature.
The first message said the company wanted advertising partners for expansion into the United Kingdom. It complimented my services and invited a discussion about strategy and budget. Nothing in those claims independently established the sender’s identity.
The follow-up introduced a download and a large budget
The next email described monthly advertising budgets of $50,000–$90,000, potentially increasing to $150,000–$270,000, and a proposed service fee of 12–18%. These were the sender’s claims, not a verified opportunity or an assessment of Bose’s real marketing budget.
It also offered campaign materials through a Dropbox ZIP download. The combination of tailored business language, apparently valuable work and a request to review files created a reason to act quickly.
I checked the domain further. The historical lookup below recorded a creation date of 6 November 2024, two days before the article was published. A recently registered domain alone does not prove fraud, but it was a significant inconsistency to investigate in this context.
Recognisable wording from the emails
The excerpts below are retained so someone receiving similar wording can recognise the pattern. They are statements made by the sender. Live brand links, the download link and unnecessary contact details have been omitted.
The opening approach
“I am James from Bose, a US-based audio brand. We are planning to expand into the United Kingdom market and are looking for support from advertising partners.”
“I have reviewed your services and believe that your company can meet our needs. We would love to discuss strategy, budget, and the services you provide.”
The promised budget
“Our current advertising budget ranges from $50,000 to $90,000 per month for the brand awareness phase and can increase to $150,000 to $270,000 during the sales growth phase across all sales platforms.”
“Our proposed service fee is between 12-18% of the total monthly marketing budget (+ any applicable taxes).”
The reason to open the files
“In addition to public data, we have prepared detailed documents gathered by the company on marketing campaign objectives, including: annual sales data, product pricing, CRM information, ROAS, ad conversion rates, cost-per-conversion, etc., so you can better understand the project during your research or planning phase.”
The message then labelled the download “Campaign Materials,Service Fees,Bonuses,Job Requirements”. It asked for a preliminary plan by the following Tuesday or Wednesday and said a meeting and cooperation contract would follow.
The chasing message
“Today, my company’s management asked me to respond and report the results of the partner’s feedback.”
A subsequent message pressed for a quote and added a more elaborate signature. Apart from the security risk, this approach can waste a business owner’s time preparing a proposal for work that has not been independently verified.
What readers reported at the time
The original article received 66 comments, including reader reports of similar approaches. Reports and updates mentioned variants such as bose-asia[.]com, bose-tech[.]com, bose-inc[.]com and bose-usa[.]com, alongside bose-global[.]com. The claimed names included James Martin and Ryan Bond. These are historical reports, not verified identities or a complete, current blocklist.
One reader reported finding a Windows shortcut among otherwise plausible campaign files. They said the shortcut would launch a command to download additional material. That report was not an independent forensic analysis by me, and it cannot establish what every recipient downloaded or whether a particular device is safe.
The 66 original comments are restored below with the names, dates, times and reply threads shown on Finn McCool Marketing. They include further reported names, domains and message variants. These are historical reader reports from November 2024, not new submissions or verified current security advice; quoted web and email addresses are displayed without active links. For current next steps after an unexpected download, use the updated guidance in this article rather than reassurance in the old discussion.
How to check an unexpected marketing enquiry
- Verify the business relationship independently. Find the company’s contact route yourself and ask it to confirm the person and brief. Do not rely on the telephone number or links supplied in the suspicious message.
- Check the full sender address and reply-to address. A display name or familiar logo is easy to copy. Small differences in a domain deserve attention.
- Pause before opening files. A familiar file-sharing platform does not verify who uploaded a file or what it contains. Do not disable security controls to read a supposed brief.
- Ask for an ordinary introduction and a clear scope. An independently verified conversation should come before detailed unpaid proposal work or access to your advertising accounts.
- Keep a record and report suspicious contact. Preserve the original email for your IT team or the relevant reporting service. Avoid forwarding a dangerous attachment to colleagues as something to open.
If you downloaded something or entered information
Do not take reassurance from the file being a ZIP, or from a quick scan finding nothing. My original article was too definite about recipients being safe if they had not run a particular file. I have removed that assurance: the appropriate response depends on what happened and the device involved.
Stop interacting with the message and follow your organisation’s incident process or get help from a trusted IT professional. If you entered a password, use the genuine service through a trusted route to secure the account. If payment information or money is involved, contact the bank promptly through a known channel.
The UK National Cyber Security Centre provides official guidance on spotting and reporting phishing, including what to do after sharing information. Use that guidance for the circumstances you face rather than treating this historical case study as a diagnosis of your device.
The lesson for agencies and small businesses
A convincing brief is not the same as a verified client. Familiar branding, relevant terminology and an attractive budget can all be copied. Taking a little time to check who is actually contacting you protects both your systems and the time you would otherwise spend on a proposal.
For a broader checklist, read how to spot a fake client enquiry or marketing proposal.
Browse the Insights guides for more practical explanations of digital marketing and website issues.
I received the Bose scam email from
[email protected]yesterday here in Kansas City. Searched for email address and your article popped up. Thank you so much for sharing/alerting!Full message:
Name: James Martin
Email:
[email protected]Phone: (646) 956-3718
Company: BOSE Corporation
Message: Hi, I am James from Bose, a US-based audio brand. We are planning to expand into the United States market and are looking for support from advertising partners.
https://www.youtube.com/@BoseI have reviewed your services and believe that your company can meet our needs. We would love to discuss strategy, budget, and the services you provide. Please contact us via email at your convenience. Sincerely, James@Will super weird because I’m also in KC and just got this about 15 minutes ago.
Also here to leave a thanks to Finn for the writeup – the booking looked like an obvious scam to me but the quick google to confirm saves me from having to check links and all that. Thank you!
I got this a few hours ago, saying it was the BOSE Corporation. Thanks so much for sharing.
Received in Ontario, Canada. Thanks for the heads up!
Got this scam below sent to my company via one of our contact forms. Thanks everyone for posting this to the web.
Name: James Martin
Email:
[email protected]Phone: 6469563718
Website:
https://www.bose.com/How did you hear about us?: google
How can we help you today?: I am a Digital Marketing agency, and would like to talk
Message: Hello, Bose Corporation – a technology company specializing in audio equipment from the United States. We are planning to develop our brand, increase our competitiveness with rival brands in United States. Our goal is to carry out advertising campaigns to increase brand awareness, reach the right potential customers on the Google platform (Search Ads, Display Ads, App Ads, Video Ads, …) and on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, …) with an initial budget of about $50,000-$270,000/month. I have reviewed your services and we would love to discuss your strategy, budget and services. We believe your company can help us track, optimize easily and control the budget flexibly. Please contact us via email at your convenience. Sincerely, James Marketing Manager, Bose
This came through our company contact us form on our website on November 10th.
Name: James Martin
Email:
[email protected]Message: Hi,
Bose Corporation, a leading audio technology brand from the United States, is planning a strategic expansion of our brand presence in CANADA to strengthen our position in a competitive market.
To achieve this, we aim to launch advertising campaigns focused on brand awareness and targeting key audiences. Our primary platforms will include Google (Search, Display, App, and Video Ads) and social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, with an initial budget of $50,000–$270,000 per month.
After reviewing your services, we’re interested in discussing your approach, budget recommendations, and strategies for helping us manage and optimize our campaigns effectively. We believe that your expertise would be invaluable in achieving our campaign goals.
Please contact me via email at your convenience for more details.
Best regards,
James
Marketing Manager, Bose
Phone: (646) 956-3718
Actually scheduled an appointment with me, lol. Number, name, website and phone all match yours. Spend enough time working with fraud (ecom 15 years, Cybersecurity 2) and these stick out like a sore thumb. Usually it’s that excitement you get reading an email.. (any email that get’s you excited is 99% of the time B.S. lol)
I was 99% sure it was a scam at first glance but thought I’d see if others were receiving the same email. Confirmed Scam. Thank you for posting.
BTW – I recalled seeing something with similar messaging mentioning Movato watch. We also received a scam message using Conde Nast name. They even sent a fake cashier’s check.
Found your article while doing our due diligence. They are trying to get to asia based marketers now and its now bose-asia.com
He has reached out to us via company contact form:
Name: James Martin
Phone: 6469563718
Email:
[email protected]Same spiel, same links, and same downloadable file. The file from Dropbox isn’t infected yet; its a legit zip file, but inside is a well-structured folder with product photos, a company profile pdf, and a bunch of legit files. There is only one file of type shortcut that, upon checking its properties, will run cmd.exe from your machine and then download a file from github to be installed and setup. I think that’s when the trouble will start.
Thank you very much for putting up this article. It saved us a lot of trouble! Cheers to you, Finn McCool, and all the best!
That’s really helpful info, I had a sneaky peaky at the download contents and was surprised how much effort went into that folder with images, etc. My assumption was there was something in there.
Hi, I have received the same scam here below.
First Name: James Martin
Email:
[email protected]Budget: 10,000+
Project: Social Media Marketing (SMM)
Message:
Hi,
Bose Corporation, a leading audio technology brand from the United States, is planning a strategic expansion of our brand presence in Singapore to strengthen our position in a competitive market.
To achieve this, we aim to launch advertising campaigns focused on brand awareness and targeting key audiences. Our primary platforms will include Google (Search, Display, App, and Video Ads) and social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, with an initial budget of $50,000–$270,000 per month.
After reviewing your services, we’re interested in discussing your approach, budget recommendations, and strategies for helping us manage and optimize our campaigns effectively. We believe that your expertise would be invaluable in achieving our campaign goals.
Please contact me via email at your convenience for more details.
Best regards,
James
Marketing Manager, Bose
My web agency was also contacted by this fake email! 🙂 It smelled fishy right from the first message, but thanks to this article, we now have confirmation that it was all fake.
Gracias por validar la estafa, llegan todo el tiempo.
Same situation, but in spanish, mail sent to Argentina.
Thanks for the article/warning!
The message:
Name: James Martin
Email:
[email protected]Hola, Soy James de Bose, una marca de audio con sede en Estados Unidos. Estamos planificando expandirnos en el mercado Argentina y buscamos apoyo de socios publicitarios.
https://www.youtube.com/@BoseHe revisado sus servicios y creo que su empresa puede satisfacer nuestras necesidades. Nos encantaría discutir la estrategia, el presupuesto y los servicios que ofrecen. Por favor, contáctenos por correo electrónico cuando le sea conveniente. Atentamente, James”Also contacted me in Scotland. Luckily didn’t click on anything!
I just received a request at my company from this guy, My suspicion was the title “Marketing Manager” they usually do not have the buying power or decision making power to initiate contact or discuss “marketing budgets” especially $270K per month, that would usually would come from the upper leadership like a director, VP, etc.
This is the request:
First name: James
Last name: Martin
Company: BOSE Corporation
Phone Number: 646-956-3718
Email address:
[email protected]Confirm Email address:
[email protected]Street address: 100 The Mountain Rd
City: Framingham
ZIP / Postal code: 01701
Country: United States
Please select the service you require: Digital Marketing Services
Budget: $2500 – $5000
How can we help you?: Hi,
Bose Corporation, a leading audio technology brand from the United States, is planning a strategic expansion of our brand presence in United States to strengthen our position in a competitive market.
To achieve this, we aim to launch advertising campaigns focused on brand awareness and targeting key audiences. Our primary platforms will include Google (Search, Display, App, and Video Ads) and social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, with an initial budget of $50,000–$270,000 per month.
After reviewing your services, we’re interested in discussing your approach, budget recommendations, and strategies for helping us manage and optimize our campaigns effectively. We believe that your expertise would be invaluable in achieving our campaign goals.
Please contact me via email at your convenience for more details.
Best regards,
James
Marketing Manager, Bose
I received the same thing here in Ontario! Thank you for putting this out otherwise I would have thought it was legitimate!
Received in Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Nombre: James Martin
Email:
[email protected]Teléfono: +16469563718
Mensaje: ”
Hola,
Soy James de Bose, una marca de audio con sede en Estados Unidos. Estamos planificando expandirnos en el mercado Argentina y buscamos apoyo de socios publicitarios.
https://www.youtube.com/@BoseHe revisado sus servicios y creo que su empresa puede satisfacer nuestras necesidades. Nos encantaría discutir la estrategia, el presupuesto y los servicios que ofrecen.
Por favor, contáctenos por correo electrónico cuando le sea conveniente.
Atentamente,
James”
—
Date: 12 noviembre, 2024
Time: 2:59 am
User_agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/130.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
Remote_ip: 2001:ac8:8c:1000:3846:3f8f:171b:1f4a
Received exactly the same email as you today – I’m based in the UK.
Thank you for saving me time, effort and the potential trouble.
Hello! I received this contact through our website contact form. My team reached out to learn more and book a call, and they received the same follow-up email. Thanks for the alert!
I received the same on 12 November in Denver, Colorado. This is reaching afar. I was suspicious of the request so I looked on LinkedIn at Bose employees first and then found your research. Thank you!
Adding myself to this list – We also received an email from
[email protected]. NOT TODAY, SATAN!I just received the same scam messages exactly as you said (12 Nov 2024). Thank you for posting this. It was suspicious and too good to be true.
First email:
Name: James Martin
Email:
[email protected]Phone: 6469563718
Website:
https://www.bose.com/What service are interests in :Online Marketing
Budget: 100,000
Message (It’s in Thai, you can do a Google Translate):
สวัสดีครับ/ค่ะ, บริษัทโบส (Bose Corporation) ซึ่งเป็นแบรนด์เทคโนโลยีเสียงชั้นนำจากสหรัฐอเมริกา กำลังวางแผนขยายการเข้าถึงแบรนด์ในประเทศไทยเพื่อเสริมสร้างตำแหน่งของเราในตลาดที่มีการแข่งขันสูง เพื่อบรรลุเป้าหมายนี้ เรามีแผนที่จะเปิดตัวแคมเปญโฆษณาที่มุ่งเน้นการสร้างการรับรู้เกี่ยวกับแบรนด์และการเข้าถึงกลุ่มเป้าหมายหลัก แพลตฟอร์มหลักที่เราจะใช้ ได้แก่ Google (Search, Display, App, และ Video Ads) และช่องทางโซเชียลมีเดีย เช่น Facebook, Instagram และ TikTok โดยมีงบประมาณเริ่มต้นระหว่าง 50,000 ถึง 270,000 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐต่อเดือน หลังจากที่ได้พิจารณาบริการของท่านแล้ว เรามีความสนใจที่จะหารือเกี่ยวกับวิธีการแนะนำงบประมาณและกลยุทธ์ในการช่วยเราจัดการและเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพของแคมเปญได้อย่างมีประสิทธิผล เราเชื่อว่าความเชี่ยวชาญของท่านจะมีค่ามากในการบรรลุเป้าหมายของแคมเปญ กรุณาติดต่อเราทางอีเมลเมื่อสะดวกเพื่อขอรายละเอียดเพิ่มเติม ขอแสดงความนับถือ, เจมส์ ผู้จัดการฝ่ายการตลาด, โบส
Second email:
Hi Lakana,
It’s a pleasure to connect with you and discuss this exciting partnership opportunity.
I am James, the Head of Marketing for the audio brand BOSE. The audio industry is rapidly growing with streaming platforms like Spotify, Netflix, and YouTube, valued at $12.52 billion in 2023 and expected to reach $15 billion by 2024.
Since our founding, we have built a strong brand with millions of loyal customers worldwide, ranking among the Top 3 brands in the U.S. and the Top 5 globally.
With this growth trend, BOSE aims to expand its presence and increase global sales across more than 56+ countries by 2025. These are promising markets for development, and your country is among them.
After thorough consideration, we believe that your company has the experience and capability to optimize digital marketing that we need for the upcoming growth. We are reaching out to seek your support in this area.
Our current advertising budget ranges from $50,000 to $90,000 per month for the brand awareness phase and can increase to $150,000 to $270,000 during the sales growth phase across all sales platforms. You are welcome to propose budgets and bids that match your company’s capabilities and resources.
Our proposed service fee is between 12-18% of the total monthly marketing budget (+ any applicable taxes).
We are looking for a long-term collaboration to ensure effective, stable allocation for personnel and related costs across departments.
Our goal is to increase brand visibility, attract new customers in emerging markets, and drive sales through Google advertising and social network advertising. Campaigns include display ads, search, performance optimization, and shopping ads to boost retail sales of audio products on our existing platforms:
https://www.facebook.com/Bosehttps://www.instagram.com/bose/https://www.bose.com/In addition to public data, we have prepared detailed documents gathered by the company on marketing campaign objectives, including: annual sales data, product pricing, CRM information, ROAS, ad conversion rates, cost-per-conversion, etc., so you can better understand the project during your research or planning phase:
Campaign Materials,Service Fees,Bonuses,Job Requirements:
Link Password: 8386
I believe this information will provide you with the most accurate and clear introduction to our company.
I look forward to receiving a preliminary proposed communication plan from you and your team on Thursday or Friday, about the project and the service fee schedule for the work items your company proposes for this project so that we can move quickly to the next step.
Please CC this email to your specialist so we can discuss some further details via email.
After receiving your research, we will review and respond within 2 to 3 days.
We will also arrange a suitable meeting time to discuss and sign the cooperation contract.
If you need further information, please let me know! We are ready to meet and discuss further.
Best regards,
I received the Thai version of the first email from a
[email protected]too. Thought the email address looked legit and got fooled by the redirect to the real Bose site. Only reason I found this forum was because I couldn’t find his profile on LinkedIn. I’m in Australia, but had the email referred from the Americas.I got it too in London, seemed to good to be true and suspicious, then got an identical follow up reply to what you have here which seemed dodgy, so I searched deeper and found your site. Much appreciated thanks.
I also received this few days ago for my uk business.
Checked the email domain and got tricked.
Thanks for your article it saved my time dealing with the scammer.
For the record, red flags:
1. Signature is an image not text
2. Checked him on LinkedIn and found nobody
3. Asked him to contact me in LinkedIn and didn’t reply
4. Fortunately I was on Linux and couldn’t open the file
Thanks again!
Yes the 301 redirect on the domain they contacted from got me on first contact. I also checked the name and couldn’t find on linkedin so thought it doing this post for people doing the same search.
Nombre y Apellidos: James Martin
Email:
[email protected]Tengo un código promocional:
Mensaje. : Hola,
Bose Corporation, una marca líder en tecnología de audio de Estados Unidos, está planeando una expansión estratégica de nuestra presencia de marca en SPAIN para fortalecer nuestra posición en un mercado competitivo.
Para lograr esto, nuestro objetivo es lanzar campañas publicitarias enfocadas en el reconocimiento de marca y en llegar a audiencias clave. Nuestras plataformas principales incluirán Google (anuncios de búsqueda, display, aplicaciones y video) y redes sociales como Facebook, Instagram y TikTok, con un presupuesto inicial de $50,000 a $270,000 mensuales.
Después de revisar sus servicios, estamos interesados en discutir su enfoque, recomendaciones de presupuesto y estrategias para ayudarnos a gestionar y optimizar nuestras campañas de manera efectiva. Creemos que su experiencia sería invaluable para lograr nuestros objetivos de campaña.
Por favor, contácteme por correo electrónico cuando le sea conveniente para más detalles.
Atentamente,
James
Gerente de Marketing, Bose
He leído y acepto la política de privacidad.: Marcado
Thank you for posting this article. I just received an email from him, with this email address:
[email protected]Full message (in spanish) since our agency is based in Panama.
Hola,
Bose Corporation, una marca líder en tecnología de audio de Estados Unidos, está planeando una expansión estratégica de nuestra presencia de marca en SPAIN para fortalecer nuestra posición en un mercado competitivo.
Para lograr esto, nuestro objetivo es lanzar campañas publicitarias enfocadas en el reconocimiento de marca y en llegar a audiencias clave. Nuestras plataformas principales incluirán Google (anuncios de búsqueda, display, aplicaciones y video) y redes sociales como Facebook, Instagram y TikTok, con un presupuesto inicial de $50,000 a $270,000 mensuales.
Después de revisar sus servicios, estamos interesados en discutir su enfoque, recomendaciones de presupuesto y estrategias para ayudarnos a gestionar y optimizar nuestras campañas de manera efectiva. Creemos que su experiencia sería invaluable para lograr nuestros objetivos de campaña.
Por favor, contácteme por correo electrónico cuando le sea conveniente para más detalles.
Atentamente,
James
Gerente de Marketing, Bose
We had a contact form completed by ‘James’ too – good catch guys and thank you!
I also received the exact same japanese email in Tokyo, Japan. Thank you!
Yups, received in Singapore. That James fellow is a busy man.
I got it too, in Spanish aimed at Spain
Name: James Martin
Email:
[email protected]Phone: 6469563718
Please type your message here…: Hola,
Soy James de Bose, una marca de audio con sede en Estados Unidos. Estamos planificando expandirnos en el mercado SPAIN y buscamos apoyo de socios publicitarios.
https://www.youtube.com/@BoseHe revisado sus servicios y creo que su empresa puede satisfacer nuestras necesidades. Nos encantaría discutir la estrategia, el presupuesto y los servicios que ofrecen.
Por favor, contáctenos por correo electrónico cuando le sea conveniente.
Atentamente,
James
We received the same scam but from Lancel (handbag brand) instead of Bose last September. I guess the brand can shift to any other.
Thank you for the article; I also received an email requesting my corporate photography services. I felt the initial email was a scam, but without links in the 1st email, I played along with a reply. This morning’s email was a clear giveaway of a scam. So, I researched how popular this scam is and found your article. It’s great you took the time to put this together. These scams are improving; hopefully, people will not endanger themselves into believing them. Stay safe! – Chris
Just got a Calendly appointment scheduled from him yesterday too. Appreciate you creating this post!
Hi Phil Cory,
A new event has been scheduled.
Event Type:
Coffee With Phil
Invitee:
James Martin
Invitee Email:
[email protected]Event Date/Time:
09:30am – Monday, November 18, 2024 (Pacific Time – US & Canada)
Location:
+1 646-956-3718
Invitee Time Zone:
Singapore Standard Time
Questions:
Please provide your Company Name
BOSE Corporation
What Industry Would You Say That You Are In?
Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
Please provide your website address (if you do not have one, please state that here)
https://www.bose.com/Do you have any or all of your social media pages already set up?
Yes I Have All Of Them Set Up
Please share anything that will help prepare for our meeting.
Hello,
I’m James from Bose, a U.S. audio brand. We’re planning an expansion into the United States market and are interested in partnering with experienced advertising agencies.
https://www.youtube.com/@BoseAfter reviewing your services, I believe your team is well-equipped to meet our requirements. We’d like to discuss your approach, budget, and service options.
Please feel free to reach out via email when convenient.
Best regards,
James
I understand that this is only an initial consultation. No work will be performed until a full assessment is ordered.
I Understand
View event in Calendly
We received same email from James Martin. We are a digital marketing base here in the Philippines.
Our sales executive assisted him via email and send some pitch deck. Then I research further and found this. blog. The numbers for marketing budget indeed too good to be true.
This is exactly why I posted this, the time taken for people to research and create the pitch is a theft of valuable time.
I just got one on Calendly here in Arkansas. Now they’re using bose-inc. The dead giveaway was the TZ.
Hi WebJIVE – Eric Caldwell,
A new event has been scheduled.
Event Type: 15 Minute Meeting
Invitee: Ryan Bond
Invitee Email:
[email protected]Text Reminder Number: +1 646-956-3718
Event Date/Time:
11:00am – Monday, November 18, 2024 (Central Time – US & Canada)
Description:
You’re scheduling a 15-minute consultation with WebJIVE to talk about how we can help your company or organization.
Location: This is a Zoom web conference.
Invitee Time Zone: Etc/GMT-7
Questions:
What do you need help with?
Google Advertising (PPC)
Please share anything that will help prepare for our meeting. Please add a good description so that we’re fully prepared to help.
Hi,
I am James from Bose, a US-based audio brand. We are planning to expand into the United States market and are looking for support from advertising partners.
Our goal is to run advertising campaigns to increase brand awareness on online platforms.
https://www.youtube.com/@BoseI have reviewed your services and believe that your company can meet our needs. We would love to discuss strategy, budget, and the services you provide.
Please contact us via email at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Ryan
Hi Finn, thank you for your detailed write-up; it was very well explained. We received the same email just two hours ago, and when I Googled it, I found your write-up, which saved me a lot of time in identifying it as spam.
Ditto! Thanks for posting this Finn. My gut already told me this was a scam but finding your post told me how wide-spread this is.
First Name: Ryan
Last Name: Bond
Email Address:
[email protected]Phone Number: 6469563718
Subject: Advertising Cooperation at Canada Market – BOSE Brand
Details: Hi,
Bose Corporation, a leading audio technology brand from the United States, is planning a strategic expansion of our brand presence in Canada to strengthen our position in a competitive market.
To achieve this, we aim to launch advertising campaigns focused on brand awareness and targeting key audiences. Our primary platforms will include Google (Search, Display, App, and Video Ads) and social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, with an initial budget of $50,000–$270,000 per month.
After reviewing your services, we’re interested in discussing your approach, budget recommendations, and strategies for helping us manage and optimize our campaigns effectively. We believe that your expertise would be invaluable in achieving our campaign goals.
Please contact me via email at your convenience for more details.
Best regards,
Ryan
Marketing Manager, Bose
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Date: November 14, 2024
Time: 8:54 am
Page URL:
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Remote IP: 216.73.162.83
Here is some new name info they are using now
Name
Ryan Bond
Email
[email protected]Phone
(646) 956-3718
Website
https://www.bose.com/Thank you for posting this! I just received the same email and was grateful to get to the bottom of it so quickly. ~Adam
Hi, thank you for the warning. I just started to investigate, since it sounded suspicious, and I bumped into your article.
Yesterday I got the same email, but it came from Ryan Bond – ryanbond @ bose-inc.com
It is tailored for my location and services, as well.
I just received a similar approach this morning through my on-site contact form. This one came from a Ryan Bond, apparently a new Marketing Manager. This was manually input into my form.
Here is the full text:
Fieldname : Ryan Bond
email :
[email protected]phone : 6469563718
reason : Hi, Bose Corporation, a leading audio technology brand from the United States, is planning a strategic expansion of our brand presence in Canada to strengthen our position in a competitive market. To achieve this, we aim to launch advertising campaigns focused on brand awareness and targeting key audiences. Our primary platforms will include Google (Search, Display, App, and Video Ads) and social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, with an initial budget of $50,000–$270,000 per month. After reviewing your services, we’re interested in discussing your approach, budget recommendations, and strategies for helping us manage and optimize our campaigns effectively. We believe that your expertise would be invaluable in achieving our campaign goals. Please contact me via email at your convenience for more details. Best regards, Ryan Marketing Manager, Bose
website :
https://www.bose.com/Thanks for posting, Finn! I received the follwing through my webform, and though it too good to be true. The redirect was a nice tough, though:
Name: Ryan Bond
Email:
[email protected]Message:
Hello,
Bose Corporation is a U.S.-based technology company specializing in audio equipment. We are planning to grow our brand and strengthen our competitive position against other brands in United States.
Our objective is to launch advertising campaigns aimed at increasing brand awareness and effectively reaching target audiences on Google (Search Ads, Display Ads, App Ads, Video Ads, etc.) and on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc.), with an initial budget of approximately $50,000–$270,000 per month.
After reviewing your services, we are interested in discussing your proposed strategies, budget options, and specific services. We believe your team can support us with effective tracking, flexible optimization, and efficient budget control.
Please feel free to reach out to us via email at your convenience.
Best regards,
Received it as well. It’s from a @bose-tech.com domain and introduces himself as James (Bond) but signs as Ryan. They only sent a YouTube link. My boss did answer and I’m not sure if they have responded yet but I already made him aware.
Just in case, I did search for this guy in LinkedIn and of course there were no results.
Me too. Any legit multi-national corporation would never put together such an elaborate email with mounds of info and ask for random companies to respond.
I reached out to BOSE headquarters and spoke with support to request HR contact information (James Martin –
[email protected]). After a brief hold while the representative consulted her manager, she informed me that the individual in question does not work at BOSE (can’t be found), and they advised not to engage further.Additionally, the folder they sent includes an Excel sheet, PDF presentations and a suspicious excel sheet file disguised as a screensaver. Additionally, one of the document files is only 2KB, which is unusual. Please do not open the link or any files. If you have already done so, run a virus scan immediately and delete the zip file and folders to ensure your system’s safety.
Hope this helps!
I got it today (14 NOV 2024) and it was written in Portuguese and uses the name now as Ryan Bond, Director of Marketing. He also used the same phone number, which, when I called said, please contact this subscriber and ask them to pay their phone bill. 646 956 3718
i got it today 14 nov. It was written in Spanish:
Nombres: James Martin
Empresa: Cooperación Publicitaria en el Mercado de colombia – Marca BOSE
Correo electrónico:
[email protected]Teléfono: +1 16469563718
Thank you for the alert.
Received in Italy, with a message in Italian from Ryan Bond.
Ciao, Sono Ryan di Bose, un marchio audio con sede negli Stati Uniti. Ci stiamo preparando ad espanderci nel mercato italiano e cerchiamo il supporto di partner pubblicitari. Il nostro obiettivo è lanciare campagne per aumentare la notorietà del marchio sulle piattaforme online.
https://www.youtube.com/@BoseDopo aver esaminato i vostri servizi, credo che la vostra azienda sia ben posizionata per soddisfare le nostre esigenze. Saremmo lieti di discutere le strategie, i budget e i servizi che offrite. Non esitate a contattarci via email quando vi è più comodo. Cordiali saluti, RyanHi, we also got an email from “Ryan Bond” (
[email protected]– phone number 6469563718) for “a collaboration” aimed to expand the Bose brand in the Italian market… They used our website’s form.The message (in Italian) is almost identical to the one published by Paolo here today:
“Ciao, Sono Ryan di Bose, un brand audio degli Stati Uniti. Stiamo lavorando a un’espansione nel mercato Italiano e siamo interessati a collaborare con agenzie pubblicitarie esperte.
https://www.youtube.com/@BoseDopo aver esaminato i vostri servizi, sono convinto che il vostro team sia perfettamente adatto a soddisfare le nostre esigenze. Sarebbe un piacere discutere il vostro approccio, il budget e le opzioni di servizio disponibili. Sentitevi liberi di contattarci via email al momento a voi più comodo. Cordiali saluti, Ryan”Yeah, right.
Anche in Italia è arrivato James Martin, a settembre con una ditta di gioielli francese ed ora con la bose , la modalità era la medesima. Ma gli ho scritto a fine preventivo fatte in 3 minuti che i lavori iniziavano e contratti di entrambe le parti firmati, 6 mensilità versate al momento delle firme, il conteggio del servizio al 28%. Della serie se sei vero mi fai subito qualche domanda in merito ….. se sei fake ti blocchi subito perché non c’è pezza
And here I thought i was special… 🙂
They even used my home language, Afrikaans.
First name
Ryan
Last name
Bond
Email
[email protected]How Can We Help You?
Hallo,
Ek is James van Bose, ’n klankhandelsmerk gebaseer in die VSA. Ons beplan om uit te brei na die south africa-mark en soek ondersteuning van advertensievennote.
Ons doel is om advertensieveldtogte te loods om handelsmerkbewustheid op aanlyn platforms te verhoog.
https://www.youtube.com/@BoseEk het u dienste nagegaan en glo dat u maatskappy aan ons behoeftes kan voldoen. Ons sal graag strategie, begroting en die dienste wat u bied, wil bespreek.
Kontak ons asseblief per e-pos wanneer dit u pas.
Vriendelike groete,
Ryan Bond
Services Information Request
Social media marketing
Receivedin Netherlands 16-02 in Dutch and English from
[email protected]I got inquiry from
[email protected], Thanks for your article.I received the same email, in dubai, via my company’s contact US form first in Arabic then the Guy named “Ryan Bond” replied back to our automated email with the same kind of email. I tried doing a bit of research when we received this enquiry but there was nothing on the internet about it. I unfortunately did reply back to the email which contains my phone-number and email, i hope that they will not be able to do anything with that sort of information. Additionally, just before researching about him online i downloaded the dropbox file on my phone which is a basic company mobile. I wasn’t able to extract the file on my phone luckily but after researching i have deleted the file. I hope i have not fallen into any scam or put my company information into jeopardy. Would really appreciate any sort of advice & really appreciate you for uploading this sort of information online. Thank you.
I would not worry, you can tell by the comments how far reaching this is. It will be automated and something in the download, which rarely affect mobiles.
Any information you have given is public information anyway.
Received in London 18/11/2024
name Ryan Bond
email
[email protected]subject Advertising Cooperation at United Kingdom Market – BOSE Brand
message Hi, Bose Corporation, a leading audio technology brand from the United States, is planning a strategic expansion of our brand presence in United Kingdom to strengthen our position in a competitive market. To achieve this, we aim to launch advertising campaigns focused on brand awareness and targeting key audiences. Our primary platforms will include Google (Search, Display, App, and Video Ads) and social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, with an initial budget of $50,000–$27
Received today at 1:49PM via website contact form from Ryan Bond, w/ @bose-world.com email address.
Name
Ryan Bond
Email
[email protected]Message
Hi,
Bose Corporation, a leading audio technology brand from the United States, is planning a strategic expansion of our brand presence in Canada to strengthen our position in a competitive market.
To achieve this, we aim to launch advertising campaigns focused on brand awareness and targeting key audiences. Our primary platforms will include Google (Search, Display, App, and Video Ads) and social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, with an initial budget of $50,000–$270,000 per month.
After reviewing your services, we’re interested in discussing your approach, budget recommendations, and strategies for helping us manage and optimize our campaigns effectively. We believe that your expertise would be invaluable in achieving our campaign goals.
Please contact me via email at your convenience for more details.
Best regards,
Ryan
Marketing Manager, Bose
Received the email today from “Ryan Bond”, asking to contact him back on
[email protected]bose-int.com was registered about a week ago, I reported the domain to the abuse desk at nicnames.com, got an autoresponder and then a follow up saying they are investigating a few minutes later. Let’s see how long it takes to nuke.
thanks for sharing. Glad I didn’t spend the time making a proposal.
I’ve also received Ryan’s email below.
[email protected]– email address used.Hi,
Bose Corporation, a leading audio technology brand from the United States, is planning a strategic expansion of our brand presence in United Kingdom to strengthen our position in a competitive market.
To achieve this, we aim to launch advertising campaigns focused on brand awareness and targeting key audiences. Our primary platforms will include Google (Search, Display, App, and Video Ads) and social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, with an initial budget of $50,000–$270,000 per month.
After reviewing your services, we’re interested in discussing your approach, budget recommendations, and strategies for helping us manage and optimize our campaigns effectively. We believe that your expertise would be invaluable in achieving our campaign goals.
Please contact me via email at your convenience for more details.
Best regards,
Ryan Bond
marketing director, Bose
Just received a contact form. Searched for the phone number and found this page. We are based in the Netherlands.
Going by a different name than James;
Naam
Ryan Bond
Telefoonnummer
+16469563718
Email
[email protected]Website URL
https://www.bose.com/Hi, we received the same but with a different name :
Your Name: Ryan Bond
Your Email:
[email protected]Phone Number: 6469563718
Message: Hello,
I’m James from Bose, an American audio brand. We are planning to expand into the Poland market and are looking for support from advertising partners.
Our goal is to carry out advertising campaigns to increase brand awareness on online platforms.
https://www.youtube.com/@BoseI have reviewed your services and I believe that your company will meet our needs. We would like to discuss the strategy, budget and services you offer.
Please contact me by e-mail at a time convenient for you.
Yours sincerely,
Ryan Bond