Those scammers never stop. Here’s the latest to land in my email (on April Fool’s Day, no less) from a “bettsmith026@yahoo.com”:
Hello,
I am so excited that I came across of your work on internet search,I am interested in purchasing some creative artwork from you.I will purchase the following(Lynx Study 8 x 6-$750,Companions #1 6 x 8-$750).let me know their various prices and how much discounts you are willing to give?
I will be happy to have these selected artworks hanged in our new home in London.As well,I want you to exclude the shipping cost.I will arrange for the shipment.We are travelling from our Dallas home to our new apartment as soon as possible.On Paying for the artworks,I will be glad to pay you with a certified cashiers check or a personal check which can be easliy cashed in your local banks around you,please let me know on how to procced for the payment of the creative artworks.
Have a wonderful day.Regards,
Betty.
As always, there are a number of warning signs:
- Rife with poor grammar and misspellings
- Errors of logic - like listing the prices with the pieces and then asking what the prices were (this has happened in every scam email I’ve received)
- Asking to exclude shipping cost
- Paying with a cashiers check or personal check (both of which can take a long time to clear for certain).
Don’t bother replying to these sorts of scam emails. Post them here so we can all learn from them.
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