Art Scams and Art Spammers, Be Warned

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Comment by romi arif on October 21, 2009 at 12:25pm

Thank you very much for creating this group & the site,Dawn.
The information is very helpful. I've heard about those scams & spammers, I never knew 'em exactly. I've had a few invitation before but I always ignore 'em. 'Coz they asks me to pay this & that.
Now I know more about 'em, & I think we should make a list of them. But unfortunately I have deleted their massage, never thought that was useful now. Thanks.

Comment by mike hinc on May 9, 2009 at 12:18am

I don't get that last comment, Delia - was it meant to be ironic??
If so, exactly what point were you making?? And if not, the same question.

Comment by xx on May 8, 2009 at 11:50pm

sometimes the 'buyers' are chain hotel owners in Dubai!!! They always want to buy a lot of works for their newly built hotels.... some people should go to the www.getalife.com instead!

Comment by dawn hilton on May 8, 2009 at 12:13pm

Thanks everyone for your input on this group.

I think if we all add the scammers email address's like David has kindly done, it will show us all who these people are.

Yes Mike I created the painting in the groups profile, The title is 'ABDUCTION'.

Dawn.x

Comment by Michal Ashkenasi on May 3, 2009 at 6:54am

Thank you Dawn for this invitation . It is a good idea to get together info on scammers ! I got lot's of them through the years I'm on the net but with luck I was thieved out of only 1 painting and that by a legitimate gallery . Needless to say Ididn't work with them afterwards anymore . As luck would have it , they went bankruth and were closed down , but my painting with them !! From then on I allways look up in all possible places the galleries and people whom are asking for paintings to buy .
As a rule most people who are in a hurry to make the deal , are spammers .

Comment by David Vanorbeek on May 2, 2009 at 2:54pm

Thanks Dawn,
I receive scams many times, via my website, they always ask for your biggest work, wich needs shipping. Once (first time) I went too far, the scammer send me a check, as you said Dawn, much more than I asked for my work. From that day on he was sending me emails all the time that I had to contact his shippingcompany, where "his sculpture" was, that he wanted to show it to all his friends on the big party his was going to give the next weekend,... he wrote to me in english - but his english was worst then mine) and he was "living" in holland, so I wrote to him in dutch (my language), he couldn't respond on this. This made me think, so I copied his message and looked it up on google and I found the same email he send to me on the internet. I had +6000 euros on my account for 3 weeks (although I talled my banker I was not sure about the check) and after that the 6000 disappeared again. My bank charged my -50 euros for this, thieves. The scammer wanted me to react in those 3 weeks, before I could know there was no money!!!!!
Herby I send the mail I received yesterday from

pernaoto@gmail.com

Good day,

I came across your work on the internet, and i am highly interesting in purchasing it from you..
I want you to let me know its condition and the last PRICE you will sell it, so that i can make arrangements on how the payment will get to you as soon as possible .
Hope to read from you.
Best regards.
Per.

Comment by ALAN DOHERTY on May 2, 2009 at 10:31am

thanks Dawn for your invite its very important to be aware of future scams relating to art, i've been in the past emailed with a few scams wanting to buy my artwork, usually from eastern europe and africa.

Comment by Kuesta on May 2, 2009 at 2:53am

Thank you Dawn for the invite. I agree Karin. How do known for sure ?

Comment by Karin Teresa McCaslin-Fain on May 2, 2009 at 1:41am

I banned a member on suspicion of scam. How do we know for sure?

Comment by Karin Teresa McCaslin-Fain on May 2, 2009 at 12:20am

I have invited many people too my site. I thought it was alright to send invitations. Should we limit the number of invitations? I only send them to those people who are my friends on the net. Also I have been approached by one Gallery that sounds suspicious. How can we check this out to be safe? Thanks for the clarification. Karin Teresa

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