Stop Art Scams

  Scammers have been using QR Codes to trick victims for some time, but I'd say the FBI starting posting warnings about this around 2022...

Here is a recent twist on a very old scam where the scammer has some story (the victim has a virus on their computer or some fake problem), ...

 Today I received an email that is in the image below. I have been monitoring and reporting on scams for decades, so I feel like I've se...

If you, or anyone you know, receives a text that looks anything like this, DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK, and block the source. Of course scammer...

You know that scammers are not going to pass up the chance to trick people using the coronavirus (COVID) pandemic. Expect lots more fake a...

I am not sure what it is about nigerians and scams - the two seem connected so often. And in this particular case some of the scam nigerians...

This isn't the usual fake buyer scam we deal with so often on this blog, but I've been getting a lot of these emails lately and I fe...

Hi Katie, I apologize for not being able to find this on my own. I received a message through my art Website from a Jackson Greene. Date...

The use of English language looked suspicious to me, as well as the 'cashiers check', so I found your site -- very informative and h...

Hello Kathleen, Having read your really useful art scam website I’m pretty sure the below is a new name for you, just received! Kind reg...

Hi Kathleen, I'm forwarding an email I received yesterday through my art website. My immediate reaction was that it looked like a scam...

They didn't lose the website address. They send out hundreds of thousands of email and are hoping their potential victims will respond a...

Notice the frequent email changes from the scammer in this below exchange as well as the fake story of why the check was so much more than t...

Hi Kathleen - In the spirit of trying to keep scammers from taking the joy of receiving an actual purchase order for our art, here an emai...

My favorite... when a scammer tries to act all indignant in order to get their victims to act quickly. Begin forwarded message: > Fro...