Scam Email: Max Gardner
Dear Kathleen, This is the first email from a series from this person. It is definitely a scam. Please post his name on your site. Any further advice for how I can report this, etc… would be appreciated. Thanks, Steve […]
Email Scams Examples
An “Email Scams Examples” directory is a collection of examples of email scams that have been reported or identified. These directories can be used to help people identify and avoid scams. The directory typically includes information about the scam, such as the subject line, the body of the email, and the sender’s email address. It may also include information about how to protect yourself from the scam, such as how to identify a phishing email or how to report a scam to the authorities.
Scam Email: Don Fisher
On Jul 19, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Don Fisher wrote: — Hello, These particular artwork of yours that you have for sale, is it still available and detailed price. Don. From: Don Fisher [bestofdonfisher@gmail.com] Date: July 20, 2013 2:45:51 AM
Scam Email: Cindy Dickson
It’s when scammers make lame mistakes that most people get suspicious that the purchase is not actually for real. This scammer using this fake name made several mistakes, but the obvious one that tipped the scales for the artist was
Scam Email: Steve Wood
Yup, Tom – it’s a scam. Delete it and do not respond. Hi Kathleen, Its been 2 years since my last email about the scam I was in the middle of – and got out of with your help. I
Scam Email: Greg Hembree
type=”html”> This was an obvious miss on the scammer’s part but they could care less – they play a numbers game. They send out thousands of these emails seeking that small percentage that reply so that they can funnel those
Scam Email: James Chavez
type=”html”>Yes, even someone who hosts a blog and Facebook page about scammers, warning people how not to fall victim, receives these stupid emails as well. To entertain myself, I removed the name of my art piece from the subject line
Scam Email: Paul Newman
type=”html”>The use of a famous name like Paul Newman doesn’t make this any less of a scam. Kathleen, Thank you for your post about scammers trying to buy artwork. I have received an email before from someone saying that they
Scam Email: Frank Bernard
type=”html”>Here is the text of yet another scammer with another fake name and disposable email account: Hi Cheryl, Good to hear back from you.I will like to proceed with the purchase of the piece. I think it is a lovely
Scam Email: Carolyn Jovanni
To Kathleen or whom it may concern: I was almost caught up in this scam, until a red flag went up. The series of emails as follows: Received an email yesterday reading: Congratulations! Someone expressed interest in buying your work,
Scam Email: Steve Borgatti
How many years have I been doing this blog. How many personal emails have I sent for years before I started the blog. Really, this scam has changed VERY LITTLE since it began. Why? Because it is still working for
Scam Email: Luiza Kwiatkowska
Scammers are not above grabbing the names of real people online and using them for their own criminal purposes. Also notice how, in the below scam, the scammer begins by asking about PayPal (thus trying to establish some credibility with
Scam Email: Thanh Nguyen
hello i wish i had come across your site earlier! ive been working on an art sale with a “thanh nguyen” with the email “mrknumb@gmail.com” . i researched him, his company, the bank the check was sent from, etc. i
Scam Email: Adrian Hermes
Here is a scam that is so telling – sent to an “undisclosed list of recipients” (aka huge spam list) and apologizing upfront for not remember your website (they have no way to track the websites of hundreds of thousands
Scam Email: Andrew Hembree
Hi Kathleen, Thank you for doing this. I received a similar email back in August which is what made me suspicious of this one. It was a different name, Steve Levitt, but the phrasing was almost word for word the
Scam Email: Rebecca Wallace
Hi Kathleen, I was wondering if you might have heard of this person Rebecca Wallace from Guernsey UK. At first I thought it was a legitimate purchase inquiry… but now I think not. Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks, Matthew
Scam Email: Corbett Bonilla
Below is an example of how scammers are using skype. Skype doesn’t make them any more legitimate. In fact, you will discover scammers always some some made-up reason for why their camera on skype is NOT working but okay to
Scam Email: Alex Starks
Pretty classic scam email below. So many scammers seem lately to be saying they have a store in Finland. Not sure what the preoccupation with Finland is about… Begin forwarded message: > From: Alex Starks [alexgreatlife@aol.com] > Subject: order >
Scam Email: Simeon Ducroux
Thanks for your Art Scam blog. My partner, Liz, received one of these emails yesterday. Your blog helped us confirm our suspicions that it was a scam. Thank you so much for combatting this scourge! Kind regards Brian Email
Scam Email: Linda Monreal
Kathleen, You are a life saver. Below is my correspondence with one of your known scam artists. I felt like it was going to turn into a legit sale until the last exchange. That’s when I googled her name and
Scam Email: Cynthia Roberts
Hi Kathleen Thank goodness I found your website! I had a bad feeling about this whole situation and I was obviously right. I feel such a fool to have been taken in by them. I am now going to cease