Just happened this afternoon...
Girl emails for a reference and this is ALL she says.
"Hey London, I need a ref for xxx...thanks"
My reply,
"Ummm well until I know who YOU are I will not be discussing anything about anyone. I need your website and a link to your reviews."
Dumb girl needing a ref: "Well I don't have a site or reviews so I will just tell him you would not give him a reference."
Me: "How about if I just search for his name and ask him if he knows you" lol.
No reply after that.
WTF seriously! I emailed him and asked who the hell he was messing around with these days, because this girl was about as dumb as a box of rocks! If you can't tell me who you are so I can verify you are even a provider, you best bet you won't get any professionalism on my end. Yes I did see him several times and have given him MANY refs to people who are legit, but you won't be getting one lame brain.
She gives me a name with no email or phone number for him, and nothing I can find on her...WTF!