It is so difficult to get an email to you via your blog?
But I've been scammed before and wanted you to add another email to your blog for other artists to watch out for.
Tamara Walter - t333walter@rocketmail.com
Email Content:
Hello,
I am emailing to inquire about availability of artwork for sale in your
gallery, if you can ship international and also if you are able to process
Electronically Visa and Master Card Number/Expiry date/Cvv as payment. Let
me know so that i can communicate with you on the artworks that interest
me,you can also indicate to me which of the arts are sold and which are
available on your website.
I will be looking forward to reading from you.
Sincerely
Tamara
Thanks Katie ... You're doing great things to help others.
Heres another one of the same email but the name is different:
ReplyDeleteFrom: Martina George [mailto:martina_george323@rocketmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 9:02 AM
To:
Subject: Artwork Inquiry
Hello,
I am emailing to inquire about availability of artwork for sale in your gallery, if you can ship international and also if you are able to process Electronically Visa and Master Card Number/Expiry date/Cvv as payment. Let me know so that i can communicate with you on the artworks that interest me,you can also indicate to me which of the arts are sold and which are available on your website.
I will be looking forward to reading from you.
Sincerely
Martina
I too received the same request to buy my photos from Martina_George323@rocketmail.com. I suspected an issue when she didn't know precisely which pictures she wanted. Thanks for this post. I used spokeo to find information on Ms. George and learned that even a deep web search could not uncover basic information about her.
ReplyDeleteHi Kathleen,
ReplyDeleteThanks for fighting the fight against spammers.
Got two more names for your scammers list...
Dapsy Emerald [edapsy888@rocketmail.com]
Martina George [martina_george323@rocketmail.com]
'They' sent the following email to three of our artists in a single day:
"Hello,
I am emailing to inquire about availability of artwork for sale in your gallery, if you can ship international and also if you are able to process Electronically Visa and Master Card Number/Expiry date/Cvv as payment. Let me know so that i can communicate with you on the artworks that interest me,you can also indicate to me which of the arts are sold and which are available on your website.
I will be looking forward to reading from you.
Sincerely
Martina"
Keep up the good work!
I also received an email with exactly the same wording except mine was from a Helen Marcos. Email address: helen_marcos@rocketmail.com
ReplyDeleteThank you Katie for making this anti-scammer site available.