Here's the emails.
Fwd: AWAITING PAYMENT DETAILS......REPLY TODAY
Geri
Begin forwarded message:
From: Tony Grider [tony.grider@aol.com]
Date: August 16, 2018 8:12:36 AM
To:
Subject: AWAITING PAYMENT DETAILS......REPLY TODAY
Hello,
Okay I'll take it and will offer $900 for
Hatteras in Harbor $450
Hatteras Jetty $450
and will proceed straight with cashier's check which will clear instant or the next day to avoid delays, I am located in LAS VEGAS i will handle the shipment once the check as cleared your bank and funds have been made available to you, the shipper broker will come over to your location to pick up and have it delivered safely to me at my residential.
Please email me back the following details below to issue out the check to you.
Full Name that will be on the check
Full Address to send the check to
Cell phone number
Waiting to read from you.
Thank you.
Tony Grider
tony.grider@aol.com
-----Original Message-----
On Aug 16, 2018, at 06:02 AM, Tony Grider [tony.grider@aol.com] wrote:
Hello,
I am interested in your art work, Kindly please get back to me the asking price for these below:
[list of 4 paintings here]
Thank you
Tony Grider
tony.grider@aol.com
My scammer used the name Maribel Ascencio. Her Email was almost exactly the same as “Tony Grider’s”. I was almost hooked, but felt very uneasy about the poor grammar and sketchy information. I went as far as providing my address and phone number before finding this blog. I am a senior citizen and am considering taking copies of my correspondence with “Maribel” to my local Crimes Against Seniors Office.
ReplyDeleteWow I just got an offer to buy 2 of my pieces from Maribel Ascencio. She said essentially the same as above. I just thought English is not her first language. But if the check is good and clears the bank isn't that OK?
ReplyDeleteThe check won't be ok. Even if, sometimes, the bank accepts the check, doesn't mean it's cleared. But many banks recognize a counterfeit check. If the used the story above, the check will NOT clear.
ReplyDeleteRip it up and do not reply to the scammer any further.
Thanks KatieMoe, I'm sure you are correct. In her last email she said "... the payment you will be receiving comprises some extra funds, means it would cover the cost and shipping. also have some collections to be picked up from a province close to you, that is not a problem at all after the check as cleared your bank and funds have been made available to you, i would need you to deduct your own funds and then have the remainder of the funds sent to the shipment broker that will come over to your location to pick up from you..." so this is clearly a scan and I responded to cease and desist. If she sends the check I will rip it up. So creepy.
ReplyDeleteJust want to add I received the same series of emails from Maribel Ascencio with the email of ascenciomaribel188@gmail.com. Exact same last message as Anonymous posted above. I was searching her name one more time when I found this string. After the last message about deducting funds for the shipper and seeing this information I asked her for the shipper's information so my niece, who works in the shipping industry, could verify their shipping costs. That put an end to the communications.
ReplyDeleteGood one. Scammers know they have to move on to their next potential victim when someone wants to verify their fake story.
ReplyDeleteMichael Velez
ReplyDeleteApr 17, 2019, 5:04 AM (1 day ago)
to me
Good Morning,
How are you doing today? I am Michael Velez from Houston TX. I've been on the lookout for some artworks lately in regards to I and my wife's anniversary which is just around the corner. I stormed on some of your works which i found quite impressive and intriguing. I must admit your doing quite an impressive job. You are undoubtedly good at what you do.
With that being said, I would like to purchase some of your works as a surprise gift to my wife in honor of our upcoming wedding anniversary. It would be of help if you could send some pictures of your piece of works, with their respective prices and sizes, which are ready for immediate (or close to immediate) sales. My budget for this is within the price range of $500 to $5000.
I look forward to reading from you in a view to knowing more about your pieces of inventory.
Best regards,
Mr. Velez
ReplyDelete"Mike", quit picking on artists. We are already struggling and maybe 0.5% of us are actually wealthy enough to be worth scamming!
On Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 7:53 PM Mike Thompson wrote:
My name is Mike Thompson, from West Virginia. I have been on the lookout for some artworks lately in regards to my wife's birthday which is just around the corner. I stormed on some of your works which I found quite impressive and intriguing. I must admit you're doing quite an impressive job. You are undoubtedly good at what you do.
With that being said, I would like to purchase a surprise gift to my wife in honor of her upcoming Birthday. It would be of help if you could send some pictures of your piece of work, with their respective prices and sizes, which are ready for immediate (or close to immediate) sales. My budget for this is within the price range of $500 to $5,500.
I look forward to reading from you in order to know more about your pieces of inventory. As a matter of importance, I would also like to know if you accept a check as a means of payment.
Regards Mike Thompson