The incorrect grammar and misspellings would be enough to make me
suspicious. If he does decide to respond, I'd ask for the money
order up front, cash it and then send the artwork (plus shipping to
Dallas or wherever).
It is also offensive, imo as someone who represented artists over
the
The bad grammar points I agree with. The Gallery page has the
artist's phone number. Ask them to call you. I doubt they will.
Worst case, take the offered cashiers check.
Charles
On Mar 20, 2008, at 8:14 AM, David Turk wrote:
My partner has a website advertising his artwork for sale.
Looks like the cashier's check scam. See Snopes on this:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/cashier.asp
-SAM
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Quoting David Turk [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
My partner has a website advertising his artwork for sale. He
received this email Monday. We're trying to ascertain whether this
is a
Just the format and phrasing raises a host of red flags. It uses very generic
wording that can apply to any targeted recipient. The placement of the images
of interest looks like a mail merge of some kind. It just smells of an
automated bulk email - not something who wants to decorate an
there are a lot of counterfit cashiers checks out there. if a bad one comes
from out of the country, the bank has about a year or so to cancel funds in
your account. wire transfer should be clean.
At 09:46 AM 3/20/2008, you wrote:
The bad grammar points I agree with. The Gallery page has the
Subject: [SPAM] Artworks purcahse
The subject line starts with [SPAM]. If you look at the email's headers
(which you did not provide us) you will probably find some lines that
begin with X-Spam that have a score from your ISP's spam filters. When
that score is high enough many ISP's will add
It is also offensive, imo as someone who represented artists over
the years. Art can be bargained, but would you bargain your dinner
at a restaurant or your new suit at the department store?
Depends on which country I was in. In some countries everything is
negotiable. In the US most things
One correction. There are bogus money orders out there.
DO TAKE IT to the bank. They can check their sources and see if it is bogus.
Cashiers checks can be bogus and can also be cancelled.
Stewart
At 03:26 PM 3/20/2008, you wrote:
Subject: [SPAM] Artworks purcahse
The subject line starts
On Mar 20, 2008, at 8:14 AM, David Turk wrote:
My partner has a website advertising his artwork for sale. He
received this email Monday. We're trying to ascertain whether this
is a real person, if the offer is legit. There are several
aspects that make it sound questionable (moving to
