From: Peter Johnson [peterjohnson5312221@hotmail.com]Subject: ShippingDear ,You must have devoted so much time and effort to create this pieces that i am about to purchase because i can vividly see the uniqueness of the pieces.Your work also have a pleasant and a suiting feeling, I am so sure it will bring comfort and happiness into my life.The piece listed below are the one's i will be purchasing.1 piecs Blue nude 24x36................2400€1 pieces of 14x19 nude...............900€Total cost of pieces-------------------------------------------------------------3300€Payment for those pieces will be made by cheque from bank in Germany and the money can be withdraw from my account, i will be issuing 8,500€ to cover the cost of the piece and shipping of your work.I have some Furniture to be picked up from a store in Berlin,so you will deduct your fee from the payment issued to you and have the rest disburse to the shipper that will come over to your location to pick up your work and have it delivered safely to me at my residential address in Manitoba,Canada.I would inform the shippers about it after have heard from you.They will just come over to your area to pick-up the piece and then have them delivered to me.Before i can proceed to issue to you the cheque i will be needing your contact details and phone number to write and send the cheque to you.The address written below is my address for shipping.ThanksPeter Johnson1344 Waller Ave.Winnipeg, MBR3T 1P9Canada
Scammers use the Internet to find new victims. I fight back using the Internet to educate and help artists NOT become victims.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Scam Email: Peter Johnson
Flattery will get you no where. IF you can recognize it is a scammer. And check out that random number in his disposable email account. Now there is a scammer committed to making a LOT of disposable email accounts.
Dear xxxxxxx,
ReplyDeleteYou must have devoted so much time and effort to create this pieces that i am about to purchase because i can vividly see the uniqueness of the pieces.Your work also have a pleasant and a suiting feeling, I am so sure it will bring comfort and happiness into my life. The piece listed below are the one's i will be purchasing.
xxxxxxxxxxxx Huile 100 x 100 x 2 cm..............................3 500,00 €
Payment for those pieces will be made by cheque from bank in Germany and the money can be withdraw from my account, i will be issuing 7,800€ to cover the cost of the piece and shipping of your work.
I have some Furniture to be picked up from a store in Berlin,so you will deduct your fee from the payment issued to you and have the rest disburse to the shipper that will come over to your location to pick up your work and have it delivered safely to me at my residential address in Manitoba,Canada.
I would inform the shippers about it after have heard from you.They will just come over to your area to pick-up the piece and then have them delivered to me.Before i can proceed to issue to you the cheque i will be needing your contact details and phone number to write and send the cheque to you.The address written below is my address for shipping.
Thanks
Peter Johnson
1344 Waller Ave.
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 1P9
Canada
Hello Kathleen,
ReplyDeleteThanks to put this page about Art Scams!
I just got an E-mail from this Peter Johnson!!!
Unfortunately he is not really interested... as i can see from this valuable information that you have posted.
Nice greetings from Germany,
Bye bye,
patricia
I got this from Peter:
ReplyDeleteand I even answered...hmpf
Good day,
I hope you had a wonderful day?,i was able to see your work of art from your website and i must say that your work is fascinating and vivacious,it shows that you took your time to perfect its creation. I am a resident of Manitoba,Canada and am interested in owning some of your work to decorate my living room and office to elevate my lifestyle, unfortunately i lost the link to your website. I will be pleased if you can send me the link to your website so that i can select the one's had like to purchase from you. i await your response.
Regards
Peter.
Great help, thanks for sharing such nice information. i like your post. really good work. keep it up.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI just received an email from peter glendover (email: peter.glendovergroups@gmail.com) which is highly likely an art scam.
The email reads:
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Good day,
My name is Peter Glendover, I'm from Texas and i hope this message finds you well.I was going through your works and my eyes caught this particular work, i will like to have it for my new apartment this month.please let me know if the piece is available, if yes let me have the detailed price and more information about it. I will be waiting to read from you.
Regards.
Peter.
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I'll play around with him a bit, to waste his time.
Lorena
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:29:35 +0200
ReplyDeleteSubject:
From: peter.glendovergroups@gmail.com
Good day,
My name is Peter Glendover, I'm from Texas and i hope this message finds you well.I was going through your works of art and my eyes caught this particular work,You must have devoted so much time and effort to create this pieces, i must say that your work is fascinating and vivacious,it shows that you took your time to perfect its creation. i will like to have it for my new home this month.please let me know if the piece is available, if yes let me have the details and price about it. I will be waiting to read from you.
Regards.
Peter.
(Comments: The "Subject" of this scam email was a title and information of one of my artwork pasted from on my website. Thank you for sharing the scam emails. It is good to be able to double check if indeed the email I received was a scam.)
Good day,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Peter Glendover, I'm from Texas and i hope this message finds you well.I was going through your works and my eyes caught this particular work, i will like to have it for my new apartment this month.please let me know if the piece is available, if yes let me have the detailed price and more information about it. I will be waiting to read from you.
Regards.
Peter.
From: peter glendover
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 8:02 AM
To: info@.................
Subject: ferarri 250 california, 2012 olio su lino-cm 60x120
looks like a BIG scammer!
ReplyDeletehere's another one..
From peter glendover peter.glendovergroups@gmail.com
Date Mon, Feb 4, 2013 3:41 am
Good day,
My name is Peter Glendover, I'm from Texas and i hope this message finds you well.I was going through your works of art and my eyes caught this particular work,You must have devoted so much time and effort to create this pieces, i must say that your work is fascinating and vivacious,it shows that you took your time to perfect its creation. i will like to have it for my new home this month.please let me know if the piece is available, if yes let me have the details and price about it. I will be waiting to read from you.
Regards.
Peter.
He has already sent us something a few months ago with almost the exact email:
ReplyDelete> Good day,
> My name is Pieter, I'm from Texas and i hope this message finds you well.I was going through your works of art and my eyes caught this particular work,You must have devoted so much time and effort to create this pieces, i must say that your work is fascinating and vivacious. i will like to have it for my new home this month.please let me know if the piece is available, if yes let me have the details and price about it. I will be waiting to read from you.
> Regards.
> Pieter.
I just got a somewhat scammy-sounding email this morning. I'm so glad I checked out his name! Here it is:
ReplyDeleteGood day,
My name is Pieter, I'm from Texas and i hope this message finds you well.I was going through your works of art and my eyes caught this particular work,You must have devoted so much time and effort to create this pieces, i must say that your work is fascinating and vivacious. i will like to have it for my new home this month.please let me know if the piece is available, if yes let me have the details and price about it. I will be waiting to read from you.
Regards.
Pieter.
--Then I replied to him with price and shipment info on the piece, to which he quickly replied (and sounded even more scammy):
Thanks for your prompt reply.I really appreciate your detailed breakdown and frankness on this.
Unfortunately, Im on my way to India on an official trip(I'm a marketing Executive) and wont be back for another two weeks, I would have come to inspect the piece personally. Im taking your word for true on It though .Im okay with the price, I think it worth it anyway, it shows that you took your time to perfect its creation, If you'd like to know, Im relocating soon to South Africa (johannesburg) to be precise and I'm trying to gather some good stuff for my new abode. Im buying yours amongst others,quickly! before someone else grabs it.So, I'll arrange to send you payment ASAP.
However, I'll have to notify my shipper who's helping me move my stuff from the States to get set for the pickup of the piece from your place as I MIGHT be delayed in India depending on how things goes.
Thanks,
PS: In the mean time, kindly get back to me with your contact address and also your
phone# so I can get certified check prepared and have it sent out to you ASAP.
Pieter.
-- I appreciate everyone who is posting about this! And I'm very grateful to the Anti-Scam Samurai. :)
Kathleen:
ReplyDeleteSure glad i found you. Peter Glendover, a guy on your list, has sent me a check for a picture on my website with, you guessed it, a substantial amount over the price, given me a "shipper' name, and asked me to send them funds via western union for the shipping. He claims to be in India for a meeting and is moving to so Africa. I've stupidly deposited the check, against the advice of my banker, and it looks like it has cleared. Jeez, what a mess, and i knew it was too convoluted a deal to be for real.
Obviously, i'm not going to send funds to this "shipper' maybe, too, the deposit will prove to have been bogus if we watch it long enough, and i wouldn't be obligated to send him his funds back if they prove to be fraudulent.
Would most appreciate any thoughts and advice you might have.
Gosh, i'm glad to have found you.
Sincerely,
Neal
Neal,
ReplyDeleteThe check hasn't actually cleared at the bank. It has been accepted for deposit. A VERY different thing. Most people don't realize this and think the check must be good because the bank accepted it for deposit.
What will happen - and the scammers count on this, is that it takes a little time but eventually the bank DOES figure out it is fraudulent and ALL banks have policies saying they can withdraw the amount back out as soon as it is determined to be fraudulent and the depositor is liable for the full amount.
But while that is going on, the scammer rushes the victim to send their own GOOD money via wire transfer and then they disappear.
That is how the scam works.
What is so so great is that you figured out to google it before sending any money and there was a posting on the use of this fake name and we interrupted the scam and you didn't lose any money. Hip-hip-hooray!
Take that scammers!
Hello,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this blogspot. I got an email from Peter Johnson also. This is his message:
Hello xxxxxxxxxx ,
I write in regards to xxxxxx xxxxxx, deceased. I have an offer relating to the trusteeship and I am interested in discussing with you.
Please reply to this message only through my private email address: peterjohnson743@gmail.com for better confidentiality.
Regards,
Peter Johnson.(ESQ).
peterjohnson743@gmail.com
I replied him, yes, but then removed him from my connections.
Thanks again
Hello!
ReplyDeleteThat was a facebook message:
Dear István
I am Peter Johnson, a legal practitioner and the personal attorney to the late Mr.Dave Gergely, who died 2004 with his immediate family during a holiday trip in Indonesia.
I am contacting because we have written several letters through the embassy in attempts to reach members of my late client's extended family who will stand as beneficiaries to his estates, especially his invested funds on which we have recently received an ultimatum from the bank.
I am proposing to present you as a member of my late client's extended family, so as to enable me file for the release of his invested funds.
Please reply to this message only through my private email address: peterjohnson743@gmail.com for better confidentiality.
Regards,
Peter Johnson.(ESQ).
peterjohnson743@gmail.com