It
sounds like the two spams I received of late.
If
he sends you, or you receive, a check or money order, do NOT
assume that it is good, especially if it is significantly
more than is owed…the “overpayman scam” the cops call it.
And
if he says there is urgency in sending art, don’t send it
anyway, until your financial institution has assured you
that the check was good and that the cash has been received
by them. What I did with the first one was simply phone the
company the check was from and discovered it was not valid.
I stopped communicating with him, but via my viewing pane I
see he is now threatening legal action, which, of course, is
just an intimidation tactic…his check was fraudulent! The
second never replied once I explained that I would be glad
to sell him art, but because of scams I’d have to clear any
payment in advance. Never heard from him again<G>.
The
police told me, as well, not to open any e-mails from this
person. It is hard to guard against these queries for some
of us because we do get “cold” requests for art. I can see
the e-mail’s contents, and so I just ignore them.
In
the past I would sell to first time buyers without any down
payment…a naïve and bad practice, I know, but I was never
cheated. Now for the ones that are new, first time patrons,
I simply explain what happened and that I must receive
payment in advance and that must be cleared by my bank.
Good
luck.
Barry
Hi Sci-Art List-servers.
I just received a query from a man in CA who would like to
purchase some art for his house. His name is David Williams
and he has a gmail address. Has anyone else gotten such a
query? I'm thinking it may be spam - however with a gmail
address, that seems a bit strange.
Marj
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