The approach probably begins by saying that the scammer has seen your web-site and would like to buy a picture. They say that they want to give it as a gift to somebody else. Suspicious sign number 1: they ask you to email them some images. (If they have seen the web-site they have access … Read more
A couple of days ago I discussed my suspicions that an offer to buy one of my pictures was possibly fraudulent. I was cautious about this from the beginning, and went along with it, entertaining initially the possibility that my problem lay in my own incomprehension of the process of exporting to the USA. Nevertheless, … Read more
A few days ago I received an internet enquiry from a potential purchaser in the USA, about one of my pictures. He had encountered my art on my web-site. This was all very gratifying, and we began to correspond about a possible deal. He accepted my suggestion of a suitable piece, and the price I … Read more