<p>type=&#8221;html&#8221;>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.</p>
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<p>To entertain myself, I removed the name of my art piece from the subject line and replied and asked which piece they were interested in. Now they won&#8217;t be able to match what they said before. They may decide who cares and just pick another piece and see if I fall for it. Obviously I won&#8217;t.</p>
<p>So I wonder to myself &#8211; are we all getting smarter? Are we googling names and emails before we send anyone money for any reason (particularly when WE are the seller!)? Are we making the scammer&#8217;s life a harder one?</p>
<p>While I ponder this, here is the email I just received:</p>
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><p>From: james chavez (jameschavez@gmail.com)<br />Subject: [Name of Piece] ;</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><p>Greetings!<br />My name is James chavaz from south carolina. I actually observed my wife<br />has been viewing your website on my laptop and i guess she likes your piece<br />of work, I&#8217;m also impressed and amazed to have seen your various works too,<br />: ) ; You are doing a great job. I would like to receive further information<br />about your piece of work and what inspires you.</p>
<p>I am very much interested in the purchase of the piece (in subject field<br />above) to surprise my wife. Kindly confirm the availability for immediate<br />sales.<br />Thanks and best regards,<br />James.</p></blockquote>
<p>In so many ways these emails haven&#8217;t change over the years. Lately, it&#8217;s a little less about them moving to some obscure country or that they are out of the country on &#8220;assignment&#8221; but you&#8217;ll always know it&#8217;s a scam if they overpay the amount (saying some scenario about a shipper) and ask the &#8220;difference&#8221; be sent via wire transfer. Your transferred money will be good but their money will be a counterfeit check or stolen credit card. That&#8217;s the crux of the scam. They could care less about your art and they disappear with your money long before it even gets to the shipping stage.</p>
<p>So never accept over-payments, no matter what and NEVER ever ever wire money to anyone when you are the seller. No matter what their story is. </p>
<p>&#8216;Nuff said.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/StopArtScams/~4/rLm16sBRfQk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></p>