Thanks for the warning - I've never heard of somthing like this happening before but it is good to be aware it is out there.Īs far as I know, Houzz does not monitor the personal messages sent to people on the site. Kathy, that story is very disconcerting - it sounds like a scammer. Thank you for your courage, Kathy, in bringing this topic to everyone's attention so we can be aware of what's going on and take comfort that we were not alone in being what seems like "targeting". I will mention it to the HOUZZ rep who contacts me periodically for marketing efforts and let you know what they say.
I have screenshots of the texts and emails from "Wendy Wilson" but I hesitate to share in case it might be a violation of "Wendy's" privacy.Īnyhow, I agree, this is disconcerting and bothersome and needs to be addressed. In doing a Google search just now, I came across a blog addressing this new phenomenon of people/scammers targeting home stagers. I, too, was very upset about the situation but did not feel it was any fault of HOUZZ's. I researched and found the name Wendy Lydia Wilson associated with that email address. I could not find the apartment via a google search and I thought it was odd that someone would want to spend time and money on a mere apartment staging. She did so via an email account "wendy She claimed her husband had found a lucrative job in Katy, TX and they were relocating from London and needed me to "stage their new apartment."
#Call my houzz professional#
I replied to her text, asking her to send more details about the project to my professional email address. I thought it was suspicious as I had not been active on HOUZZ since 2013, though my profile and portfolio were still there.Īnd I was shocked that she had found my mobile phone number there. Last November 6, 2016, I received a text message from a "Wendy Wilson" asking me if I would be interested in an interior design job and saying that she had found me via HOUZZ. Yes, I have had a similar experience with HOUZZ. I am very disapointed in all of the leads I've received from HOUZZ.ĭoes anyone have any similar experiences with Houzz? Does Houzz block deceptive and/or malicious activities? This experience was very disconcerting from what is meant to be an online professional community. She never supplied the address of her future home nor did the floor plan description match what was shown on the floor plan that she attached.
#Call my houzz full#
She requested my personal information "name in full, front door/mailing address in full and a number we could reach me at". Long story short, the email correspondence I received from her was very disjointed but the payment inquiry was the same. She also asked if she could pay me with a certified check.
This message asked for my design fees and the city of my business.
#Call my houzz plus#
In one of her early messages she sent a description and several photos of her family as well as a bunch of catalog cuts of furniture, lighting, window treatments, carpeting, and electronics plus a floor plan of her future home. The request required work to be complete by a very compressed time schedule. Has anyone on this list ever receive a HOUZZ inquiry from a woman by the name of Camile Dipson, About a week ago, I received an email from this woman looking for someone to stage an apartment for her and her very young family that were moving to the states from London.
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