Scam Email: Karen James

Scammers will post their scam "pitch" anywhere. Here is one forwarded from an artist where the scammer put their pitch in the comments area of the artist's blog.

Hi Kathleen,
I ran across your blog site about art scams & wanted to post an additional name to your list. This appeared in my comment section on my blog. When I checked the IP sent to my email, it connected to an African server. Rather fishy...

*Karen James*
karen.shop@live.com
41.155.14.88
Submitted on 2012/01/28 at 1:53pm

Good Day,

I’m Karen James From Finland.I want to place an order and i know the difficulties encountered when shipping internationally,But that will not be a problem because i am registered with a shipping company which I’ve used severally times without any delay nor damage.Before i place the order,i want to inform you that i will be making the payment with my Mc/Visa cards because as for now i can only make payment with my US credit card account information,so if it’s okay by you kindly get back to me with the contact details and please reconfirm your website so as to know if I’m right with the site.I awaiting your swift response so as to list out the items needed.

Karen Shop
Address: Hitsaajankatu 9
00810 Helsinki, Finland
Phone: 0207 428 503
Warmest Regards,
Karen James

 I appreciated running into your blog.

Sincerely,
Gale

Scam Email: Johnson Mark

It's entertaining when the scammers don't even comprehend what order to put the first and last name for their fake email information.

FROM: Johnson Mark [markjohnson805@gmail.com]

Hi
My name is Johnson Mark, i will like to order for some piece of your work from your studio as gift for my parent are celebrating their wedding anniversary, so i will be glad to have your reply as soon as possible, i will be glad if you can send me your website address to choose or send me four of your artworks via email that is available for me to choose. Waiting to read from you today.so that we can make some progress.
Best Regards,
Johnson Mark.

Scam Email: Carmen Gonzalez

This scammer has been reported under various names, using this email account but changing up the number (edwedg18@gmail.com, edwedg12@gmail.com, edwedg4@gmail.com, edwedg7@gmail.com, etc). Notice how they patiently try to walk the potential victim through the scam. The "story" comes out in the 3rd email. But why scammers try to rush victims through the steps of the scam is to avoid exactly what happened here - the artist got suspicious enough to search online and then found this blog. Scammers want to get their money from their victims before they get too suspicious.

Kathleen,

This just keeps getting a little uncomfortable.  I actually sent my address and phone number.  Yikes!  Thank goodness I caught on. What happens next?  Is there something I need to do to prevent this?

Sincerely,
Deborah

First Email:

On Jan 7, 2012, at 11:14 AM, Carmen  Gonzalez [edwedg18@gmail.com]
wrote:

Hi,

Hope this message finds you well. I saw these creatives works on your web site and i will like you to get back with more details if they are still available for purchase.

"Ambsace"  and  "Six of Them
 
I will appreciate an urgent reply.

Best Regards,
Carmen  Gonzalez.

Second Email:

On Jan 9, 2012, at 7:12 PM, Carmen  Gonzalez [edwedg18@gmail.com] wrote:

Hi Deborah ,

Thanks so much for your response to my query about those creative works. I will like to  proceed with the purchase of both pieces . Can you pls confirm the  actual size and  price  of the two pieces so i can know how best to proceed.  I will also like to know  what inspire you to make the pieces.

I will look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards,
Carmen.

Third Email:

On Jan 10, 2012, at 7:57 PM, Carmen  Gonzalez [edwedg18@gmail.com] wrote:

Hi Deborah ,

Good to hear back from you. Yes,i will like to proceed with the purchase of both works ( framed and ready to hang ).  I think they are lovely works  and i hope to give them good home.

I am presently away in Cancun for my twin sister's wedding even though it comes at a time when i was preparing for a big move and also expecting a baby  but it means so much to her. I should be back in few days.

Meanwhile,i will like you to forward your mailing address and phone number so i can inform my husband still shutling between our home in New Jersey and London on where to forward the payment . He has just been transfer to head the IT section of their head Office in London.

I can also forward your contact info to the local cartage company that will be moving all our house decors so they can get in touch with you to arrange shipping details. They can arrange  FedEx pick up of the artworks  from your studio.

I will look forward to hearing from you so i can know how best to proceed. Cheers.

Best Regards,
Carmen.

Fourth Email:

From: Carmen  Gonzalez [edwedg18@gmail.com]
Date: January 11, 2012 5:43:23 AM CST
Subject: Re: Artworks Inquiry...

Hi Deborah ,

Hope this message finds you well. I spoke with my husband late yesterday and he promise to send the payment as soon as you get back with your mailing address and phone number. I will look forward to hearing from you soon.

Carmen.

Scam Email: Emma David

Here is an email I received this morning from another artist. Notice how the scammer sent another fake email from a fake shipper to make it look more legitimate and to try and move the scam along more quickly, before their potential victim figures out it's a scam.

Hello Kathleen,

I googled the first line of the last email I had received from "Emma David" emmasupperstore@gmail.com  As you had mentioned the disjointed English and odd quantities of work sent off alarm bells.  A total waist of my time but at least time is all I lost.

If you could add "her" name to the list I would much appreciate it.

Many Thanks
Tiffany

Dear Vicky & Tiffany,
This is an automated response from your webserver. We are delivering you an email from someone that was on your website. We'll give you the users details first that they submitted, then close the email with their comments (if they submitted any).

Name: Emma David
Address: Michelets vei 163,N-1368
STABEKK,Norway
Email Address: emmasupperstore@gmail.com (you can click reply and your email client will use this address)
Telephone Number: + 476713102630
Comments:Good Day, I'm Emma David From Norway.I want to place an order and i know the difficulties encountered when shipping internationally,But that will not be a problem because i am registered with a shipping company which I've used severally times without any delay nor damage. Before i place the order,i want to inform you that i will be making the payment with my Mc/Visa cards because as for now i can only make payment with my US credit card account information,so if it's okay by you kindly get back to me with the contact details and please reconfirm your website so as to know if I'm right with the site.I awaiting your swift response so as to list out the items needed. Emma-D-Supperstore Michelets vei 163, N-1368 STABEKK, Norway Telephone: + 476713102630 Telefax : + 476713 4527 

Warmest Regards,
Emma David.

Second email from scammer:

Hello Victoria,  

I got you response,So below here is what i need.

Blossom TreeOriginal Acrylic on CanvasQty...1
DunoonOil and pastel, incorporating lino printing30cmx40cmQty...2
View from Kirn of Western FerriesAcrylic Painting on Canvas60cmx66cmQty...3
Western Ferries in StormAcrylic PaintingOriginaQty...2
Waverley on ClydeWater Colour30cmx40cmQty...3  

Please kindly calculate the total cost of the items,so that you can get the order processed for me.i will email you my credit card account information for the payment of the order. 

Concerning the shipment, i will be having my shipping agent coming to pickup the order directly from you because i already have some large merchandise with them in which after picking up the items,they will then deliver it to me here in Norway.

Regards,
Emma.

Email from fake shipping company:

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Highway Express [highwayexpress@ymail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 15:07
Subject: Norway Shipment...

Dear Customer,       

Highway Express Delivery have been informed by Mrs David from Emma-D-Supperstore (Norway) to picking up her order at your location and then send them over to Norway.I hope you are aware that she already have some merchandise at our warehouse which needs to be sent together over to her in Norway.and you have been informed that you will be transferring payment to us via western union in other for us to pick up her additional merchandise she have order in some location,and schedule our pick up arrangement with you.So we need to confirm the payment of (£2,350) fist so as to start up with the shipping document.and NOT,Payment needs to be received first before preparing any of the paper works as per custom regulations in meantime that the order would be pick up.  

So kindly get back to us with the location where the goods will be pick up from and also we need to know the contact person that we will be pick up the goods from,also below here is our head office details where all European payment is been made to:

Receivers name: Kuma John
10 Jalan Juruanalisis SatuHicom-Glenmarie Industrial Park,
41050 Shah Alam, Selangor
MALAYSIA

Good Health,
Shipping Dept.
Highway Express Delivery.

Scam Email: Richard Aaron Graham

Here is a great example to show that scammers almost could care less who they are sending their massive amount of emails to. Okay, some try to personalize their scam more than others. Below is an example of a scammer who doesn't try at all.

Email sent to me:

Dear Kathleen:

Thanks for the blog on art scams. Stealing from self-employed artists is about as low as you can sink.

Here is a follow up story, which might amuse you, a letter to me from someone on your list of scammers.

First, some context: I am a biologist, not an artist.  But my web site mentions I had an endowed professorship (*Chair* of environmental studies) and that I published a book chapter on *alligators* in wetlands.

A message arrived from Richard Aaron Graham, asking about unit price and lead time to purchase an "alligato chair".

Regards, Paul

FROM: Richard Aaron Graham richigraham@gmail.com
DATE: Jan 5 (4 days ago)
TO bcc: me

Hello,

    My name is Richard and wants alligato chair .Please let me know unit price and the lead time to get them ready for pick-up

with kind regards here,
 Richard.

Scam Email: Curtis Thompson

Here is an email I received from an artist:

Hi, Kathleen - I have recently received a few emails that seem suspicious. Thanks for your very informative web site! At this point, the character has my address to send the payment, but that's as far as it's gotten. I told him that I wouldn't release the artwork until his payment cleared. If he sends more than the exact amount, I'll refuse or return it - and if he sends the exact amount, I'll see if my bank can verify it.

The name is Curtis Thompson and I'll forward the first email to you. If you want the rest, let me know.

Janice

First Email:

From: Curtis Thompson [sunoco010@gmail.com]
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 22:30:42 +0100
Subject: Father's Day
--
Hello,
Good day to you over there, My name is Curtis Thompson I'm from New York and i hope this message finds you well.I was going through your works and my eyes caught Father's Day, I am moving soon and i will like to have it for my new apartment.

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 asap.
Curtis.

Second Email:

From: Curtis Thompson [sunoco010@gmail.com]
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 06:49:10 +0100
Subject: Thanks

Hi,

Good to hear back from you. Yes,i will like to proceed with the purchase of the paintings. I think its a lovely work and i hope to give it a good home.

I am presently away in UK representing my company for an EU economic summit and i should be back in few days.

Meanwhile,i will like you to forward your mailing address and phone number so i can inform my personal assistant on where to forward the payment . I can also forward your contact info to the local cartage company that is handling my move so they can get in touch with you to arrange shipping details. They can arrange  FedEx pick up of the artworks from your studio.

I will look forward to hearing from you so i can know how best to proceed. Cheers.

Best Regards,
Curtis.

Scam Email: Tanja Kailis

This one just received is pretty classic. They are hiding the ball on the details of their scam until a person replies, then they will go more into detail about their shipper (who is really non-existent) and paying with a credit card (which will turn out to be stolen), and often they do not mention overpaying - which they will by a couple thousand dollars, explaining they need you to forward the difference to the shipper via Western Union. All their money is fake, you forwarding your money is real and they pick it up from Western Union and then can not be traced. It's why this particular format of the scam is so popular.

 Hello , I will like to place a quick order with you to my location here in Beirut,Lebanon.Please advice if you can have it shipped to me .In regards to shipping my order,i will advice the best and easy way to have my order shipped to me in-case you might want to have difficulties sending orders to my location.Please also advice if you accept visa or master credit card cause i will be paying with my credit card.Let me know soon so i can place my order right away. Sincerely Tanja tanjakailis@rediffmail.com

Scam Email: John Henry or John Smith

So many things about this scam is wrong. Makes it easy to know it is not for real. Lazy on the scammer's part. But good for us.

Return-path: [john_henry155@rediffmail.com]
Delivery-date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:17:00 -0600
Received: from f4mail-235-239.rediffmail.com ([202.137.235.239]:52780 helo=rediffmail.com)
From: "Simth John" [john_henry155@rediffmail.com]
Subject: PLEASE QUOTE

Having gone through your listed products, we offer

great interest to do a purchase agreement with your

company. Please get back to us with the following

information

PLEASE QUATE

1. Prices FOB

2. Payment terms

3. Delivery Period

4. MOQ

5. Specified delivery date assuming from the Date of Order.

you can also get back to us through our private email:pretexglobal@yahoo.com

Please your quick reply will be highly appreciated.

Scam Email: Nadia Coker

This scammer went as far as calling the potential victim to followup on receiving the payment (which is fraudulent). They want to rush a victim through the steps of the scam, before the potential victim is likely to actually search their name or email address online or ask their bank. Fortunately, the artist who forwarded this to me did not lose any money or items before she *did* search online.

If a scammer ends up bothering you via the phone, on the second call be all excited and say, 'the authorities have asked me to record this phone call - okay, what do we need to do next?" And I'm guessing they will hang up darn fast and not call back again.

Here is the last email sent by this scammer, with all the usual blah blah blah about their fake story to try and rationalize why they would be overpaying by so much (and of course leaving out the crucial details of ALL of their money is fake, the shipper is fake - there is no shipper, there is no husband, and the only one who gains from this is them, when they receive the victim's good money via Western Union so that once picked up it is untraceable).

From: Nadia Coker [bestnadiacoker@yahoo.com]
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:28:54 -0800 (PST)
ReplyTo: Nadia Coker [bestnadiacoker@yahoo.com]
Subject: Re: Overpayment..

Hello Judith,
Good to hear you have received payment for "Curious". Thanks for your update, I am very excited and can't wait to have your work in our home. I hope to give it a very good home and enjoy the piece for years.
Regarding the payment, my husband overpays you because he didn't have full details of the transaction since I was sick when he sent it. He mistakenly added mover’s payment with yours. He sent you a check of ($6,200 instead of $4,500). Anyway that should not be a problem, kindly deposit the check with your bank and as soon as you are credited with the funds, you can go ahead and remove the asking price for ("Curious") and forward the difference back to my husband. I will talk to him and get back to you with the information require sending the refund back to him.
Meanwhile, the shipper is currently on Christmas holiday. I was able to get in touch with him shortly before sending you this message. He said he can not come for the pickup now until after Christmas or first week in January 2012 which I think is still very ok by me. He has promised to get in touch with you to arrange for the suitable date and time with you. Try and make shipping arrangement with them and keep me posted with updates.
Finally, I would like to thank you for your patient and sincerity. I hope to purchase more of your works in the nearest future and meet you

Scam Email: Anderson Harry

Yet another scammer who can't recognize typical first names from last names when creating a fake scammer name.

From: Mr Anderson Harry [mr.andersonh@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 1:22 PM
Subject: inquiry

Hello,    I am Mr.Anderson Harry, i want to buy painting works suitable for hotel installation/decoration mostly for these places; guest rooms, hallways, and the reception.currently its on renovation.  I would prefer contemporary  abstracts and figurative styles. oil on canvas and water color.     Could you please let me know if you have some works available for sale,also get me the price details for the works. i am going to pay you with credit card.      Kindly get back to me for more details. Thanks. BEST REGARDS, Mr.Anderson Harry +447011130170

Scam Email: Christine Cannon

Very odd that this scammer felt the need to make their fake last name all capital letters. Also, their fake email address is pretty poorly constructed from their fake name. The rest of it is all classic to what we typically see.

Values submitted from web site form:

Name : Christine CANNON
Email : cannstine@gmail.com
Country : United States
City : seattle
Enquiry : Good day to you.

I am so excited that I came across of your work on internet search,I am interested in purchasing these creative artworks from you.....................

Embracing the future,Sharing the journey and Celebration of life

Let me know their various prices.and how much discounts are you going to give?I will be happy to have these selected artworks hung in our new home in South Africa.As well,I want you to take out the shipping cost.I have been in touch with a shipping firm that will be shipping other house decoratives.

We are traveling from our Seattle home to our new apartment as soon as possible.On Paying for the artworks,I will be glad to pay you with a Money Order or Cashier`s check in US funds that can be easily cashed at your local bank,please let me know on how to proceed for the payment of the creative artworks.

I will await your advise on how to proceed.Have a wonderful day.

Take care,
Christine CANNON

Scam Email: James Harry

Here is a classic series of emails that went to an artist who forwarded it to me. Notice how he carefully presents each part of the scam in subsequent emails until he finally reveals the core of the scam: overpaying (with what will turn out to be a stolen credit card number) and asking that the overage be forwarded to his shipping company (who does not exist). He had not yet mentioned the "shipper" would then require payment via Western Union but that would most certainly come in the next email - had the artist not gotten suspicious and began searching online and confirmed it was a scam.

"Kathleen thanks for your info on the Internet. I came so close to getting ripped off. Here is the conversation from a so called " hotel owner" in London. did a search on his address and it is a car dealership. Plus could not find the hotel on the Internet. 

 

Then I came across your blog. 

 

Thank you,

 

Diane"

First Email:

From: "Mr.james Harry" [mr.jamesh@yahoo.com]
Date Sent: Dec 15, 2011, at 4:35 AM

Hello,

I am Mr.James Harry, i want to buy painting works for hotel installation/decoration mostly for these places; guest rooms, hallways, and the reception.  I would prefer contemporary  abstracts and figurative styles. oil on canvas and water color.
Could you please let me know if you have some works available for sale,also get me the price details for the works. i am going to pay you with credit card.
Kindly get back to me for more details.
Thanks.

BEST REGARDS,
MR. JAMES HARRY.
Owner lewis Hotel & spa
20 Radley Mews
Kensington
London
W8 6JP
+447011130170

Second email:

From: "Mr.james Harry" [mr.jamesh@yahoo.com]
Date Sent: Dec 16, 2011, at 11:44 AM

Hello Diane,
Thanks for your reply. I like some of the works here, they will make a nice fit for the decorations. I will take 3 works . Please do know that i made arrangement with a shipping agent that will come for the pick up. he is going to do the shipping with other items too. he will contact you immediately we are through with the payment.
I will like to see these works hanged in my hotel As soon as possible.

Please confirm the grand cost of the following Works for payment.

pink ladies $475.00
spring tulips &1,200 and hamony $1,500  Total = $3,175

Looking forward to your urgent reply.
BEST REGARDS,
MR. JAMES HARRY.
Owner lewis Hotel & spa
20 Radley Mews
Kensington
London
W8 6JP
+447011130170

Third Email:

From: "Mr.james Harry" [mr.jamesh@yahoo.com]
Date: December 17, 2011 12:30:17 AM CST
Subject: Payment Arrangement
Hello Diane,
Sorry i did not tell you how I got your contact, it was through the net. I was looking up for an Art gallery to request for artworks for my hotel renovation and i came across your contact.
YES I love the works. I am going to send you my credit card details for the payment proper.
once you are in receipt of it, you are authorize to charge my credit card,i will send it together with the three digit number and expiration date , or even the scan copy ,then you charge the card,  it will reflect and confirm the total amount of $8,500.00USD in your account, then deduct $3,175 as full cost of the works, and transfer the balance of $5,325  to my shipping agent for the pick up and shipping of the works and other materials. I will forward to you his Information details immediately i receive your confirmation with this.
Confirm and get me these details for the payment

NAME, PHONE  NUMBERS FOR SECURITY REASONS AND YOUR GALLERY ADDRESS.

NOTE ,i will pay,any expenses or fees incurred for the charges.
I am looking forward to your urgent confirmation ,

BEST REGARDS,
MR. JAMES HARRY.
Owner lewis Hotel & spa
20 Radley Mews
Kensington
London
W8 6JP
+447011130170

Scam Email: Mike Walter

Here's an email I received from an artist:

Hello Kathleen,
I found your blog and thought I'd forward this to you.  I was recently contacted by a Sgt. Mike Walter with the following emails.   I did have the painting framed but that's OK, I'm just out  $300 for that and it's not a big deal. But I started getting suspicious about this transaction and at this point I really think its a total scam. Yes, the kicker $2900 more than the asking price.  I'm not going any further with this thing. I have the check which came from a bank in Utah and yet was posted from the UK.  That makes no sense to me.  In your blog you  recommend just stop replying to the emails. Do the police or anyone else actually investigate this stuff. What do you recommend doing,  besides stop replying to the emails?  Thanks,
Denise

 And here is the string of emails from the scammer (I've put my reply in the comments below):

From: Mike Walter [sgtmikewalter@gmail.com]
Date: November 21, 2011 11:35:48 PM PST
Subject: Payment Information

Hi,

Thanks for the message,I am very happy to know that the Artwork is still available for sale. i must tell you i am very much interested in the immediate purchase and i am willing to pay the asking price ($1000) for it framed .

I will like to let you know that your payment will be in a  Certified Check  and i will wait till it clears your bank before telling my shipper to come for the pick up, this will not take time at all because the payment will be sent out immediately i read back from you.You don't have to worry about shipment, my shipper will handle it. So get back to me with the information needed to send you the payment
I:E :

Full Name
Standard Mailing Address
Phone numbers

so that i can proceed in the payment arrangement.  I will like you to consider it sold and get back to me asap with needed information to mail the payment.

Kind Regards and God bless you.

Mike.

Begin forwarded message:

From: Brad Bucknor [movingalltheway@yahoo.com]
Date: December 1, 2011 6:37:34 AM PST
Subject: Packing and Shipment arrangements for Sgt Mike Walter
Reply-To: Brad Bucknor [movingalltheway@yahoo.com]

Hi,

I have received  communication from Sgt Mike Walter that we should work with you to pack and ship some artwork of his together with his other house decors to his new house in Indianapolis, IN  when you two are through with the transaction,as he advise.

I will like you to get back with the kind and nature of the things he want to ship.I will like to have your studio/home address ,so i can make arrangement  with any nearby Agent that will be coming for the pick up once you and Sgt Walter are through with the transactions. Thanks.

I will be happy to get an early reply from you so that i can begin arrangements on my end. Thanks.

Brad.

Pack N Box Movers and Logistics LTD
"Movers you can trust"
Email: movingalltheway@yahoo.com


Begin forwarded message:

From: Mike Walter [sgtmikewalter@gmail.com]
Date: December 3, 2011 10:24:14 AM PST
Subject: Payment Delivery

I have been expecting your email message because the courier service that will deliver the check has told me that it will be delivered today, get back to me as soon as possible so that i can know the delivery status of the check and get back to them if it is not yet delivered.
Regards.
Mike.

Begin forwarded message:

From: Mike Walter [sgtmikewalter@gmail.com]
Date: December 4, 2011 2:01:46 AM PST
Subject: Payment

Hi Denise,

Thanks for the message, i am very happy that the check has been finally delivered to you despite all the delay, I told you in my previous email that the remaining fund will be for the movers that will be moving all my decors to my new home and your Painting is included.I would have handled this in a more different way if not for my present deployment and now i am in Yemen, Deduct $1300 for the painting, Western Union Charges and your running around expenses.the remaining $2600 is to be sent to the movers to schedule pick-up asap, Please contact the movers for the information that will be required to send them the funds via western union money transfer and i am sure they will work with you and make sure the pick-up arrangement will be as easy as possible...Thanks for your patience and honesty in this transaction so far, please feel free to advice.... Thanks again and God bless you.

Kind Regards..

Mike.

Scam Email: Alice Mogan

The contents of this scam email was a little different than the usual I see but there were still the enough of the usual signs to tell me this was a scam. One sign was the word enquiry. The generic nature of the email not even referencing what I supposedly do. The weird company name. Signing the email not by the person's name that has been stating at the beginning. And finally that weird period I *always* seem to see at the end of a signature of a scam email. Their templated software must produce this because no real person puts a period there.

NOTE!!!! DO NOT ACTUALLY CLICK ON THE LINK IN THEIR SCAM EMAIL!!! It's there to just show what was in their email in case others search on that to see if they have also received a scam.

Return-path: [info@aalconltd.com]

Delivery-date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:38:41 -0600

Received: from [189.10.142.230] (port=39570 helo=pirahy.ind)

            by gator1036.hostgator.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256)

            (Exim 4.69)

            (envelope-from [info@aalconltd.com])

Message-Id: <201112022036.pB2Ka03n008759@pirahy.ind>

Reply-To: [aalconltd@yahoo.com.ph]

From: "Anglo group"[info@aalconltd.com]

Subject: Enquiry

Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 15:41:15 -0500

Dear Sir/Mdm

My name is Alice Mogan we got a recommendation of you from one of your customers about your products you deal on. Here is the exact sample of the product we wish to deal with your company, so please confirm to us if You/your Company can make provision of the exact. Please kindly view our website for the design sample of our desired products if your company can partner with us with similar products in the in-page of our company website below.

Click Here To View Our Sample. http://charleshhulseps.ocdsb.ca/Page/images/login.alibaba.com/login.alibaba.com/login.alibaba.htm 

Upon the receipt of your confirmation, I shall forward to you the order quantity and delivery details, which will enable you to give us a proper quotation.

Looking forward to receiving your inquiry with price, invoice and shipment terms

Sincerely

Regards

Anglo group

Purchasing Manager.

Scam Email: Vivian Peston

Sharon forwarded me a scam email she received. She seemed to have some lingering doubt as to whether it was a scam or not, but it definitely is.

Hi,

I have received an inquiry about my artwork and think this one is a spammer. Might not be, but as there were a few red flags, thought I'd pass this correspondence thread along as the name Vivian Peston did not appear on the list of names on your site.

Sharon

-----Original Message-----
From: Vivian Peston [vivianpeston@yahoo.com]
Sent: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 8:23 pm
Subject: Re: Mailing Info?

Hello Sharon,
Good to hear back from you. Yes, I will like to proceed with the purchase of both “Gramercy Park West Snow” ($900) and “Union Square Winter” ($1200). I really like them and I believe they will make a beautiful home. Kindly take them off your website and consider them sold to me.
Though, I am presently away in Geneva, Switzerland for my twin sister's wedding even though it comes at a time when I was preparing for a big move and also expecting a baby but it means so much to her. I should be back in few days.
Meanwhile, I will like you to forward your name, standard mailing address and phone number so I can inform my husband who is still shuttling between our home in New Jersey and London, United Kingdom on where to forward the payment by (Cashier’s Check). He has just been promoted and transfers to head the plant section of their head office in London.
I will also contact the shipping agent that will be shipping our entire house decorative so he can get in touch with you to arrange for the pickup at your address or studio as soon as you receive the payment and clear your bank.
I will look forward to hearing from you so i can know how best to proceed. Cheers.
Best Regards,
Vivian.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vivian Peston [vivianpeston@yahoo.com]
Sent: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 10:55 am
Subject: Re: Purchase Info..

Hello Sharon,
Thanks so much for your response to my query about those creative works. Yes I will like to proceed with the purchase of both “Gramercy Park West Snow” ($900) and “Union Square Winter” ($1200). They are really nice and I must commend you for the job well done.
Can you please get back with what inspire you to make this nice works as to know how best to proceed with the purchase?
I will look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Vivian

-----Original Message-----
From: Vivian Peston [vivianpeston@gmail.com]
Sent: Sun, Nov 20, 2011 9:44 am
Subject: Purchase Info..

Hello ,
Hope this message finds you well. I saw these realistic creative artworks on your website ([url as inserted here]). They are really nice and I am interested in them.  Kindly get back to me as soon as you can if they are still available for purchase including their prices. They are titled as;
“Gramercy Park West Snow” and
“Union Square Winter”
I will appreciate your prompt reply.
Best Regards,
Vivian.