Watch for scams on Fine Art America
I received an email today via the Fine Art America website that said:
Subject:
ARTWORK
Message:
Greetings,
My name is Anthonio Jack from Oregon.. I actually observed my wife has been viewing your website on my laptop and i guess she likes your piece of work, I’m also impressed and amazed to have seen your various works too,You are doing a great job. I would like to receive further information about your piece of work and what inspires you.. Kindly confirm the availability for immediate sales..
Thanks and best regards..
I was a bit doubtful – why is he saying he observed his wife on his laptop? I’m also a photographer, not an artist and so why is he wanting further information about my work and what is that about availability for immediate sales? I did a bit of a search on his name on Google and found this interesting explanation of the scam.
So, if you receive one of these via FAA, ignore it!
Steve
Reminds me of those Nigerian millionaire princes, but much much more sophisticated. Thanks for pointing this out, Steve.
It reads pretty scammy – glad you didn’t get caught.
Thanks for posting this! They hit me yesterday, o it’s still being used. I responded and heard back before I caught on. Lesson learned.
Glad it was useful. I must admit I had forgotten all about it, but I haven’t had one since. Steve
The scam is still ongoing — I received one today through the FAA! I searched for ‘art scams’ on Google and found your newsletter. Thank you so much for taking the time to write this article, Steve.
Thanks Mary – I’d forgotten I had created that article. Perhaps I’m so used to just deleting these emails now, although I have had a couple that turned out to be real interior designers that had a real client that wanted one of my prints. You just need to check their email and URL very carefully.
Steve