My Encounter with an art SCAM

8/17/2021

It seems artists are more and more becoming targeted by Internet scammers. If we aren't careful we could lose hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. Recently I came close to being a scam victim, but with some healthy paranoia and a bit of research I prevented my bank account from taking a hit. The following is the story of my encounter and how I discovered it was a scam.

Robb McKenzie

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5 Comments

Martha Kull

8/22/2021 01:14:09 pm

I had a similar experience a few years ago. I was skeptical, so I looked on snopes.com and found a write up of the scam.

Joyce LaBaw

8/26/2021 11:39:37 am

I received this yesterday, this is another example of a common scam:

From: robert vecellio <robertvicel8@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 01:03:43 PM CDT
Subject: Artwork For Sale.

Good day, hope you're doing fine.
I've been on the lookout for some artwork to purchase lately regarding our anniversary then saw your profile online.
I wanna know if you do have any art or sculpture for immediate (or close to immediate) sales.
I would love to get a surprise gift for my wife and equally I would appreciate it if you could send me some of your work with their respective sizes/prices.
Thank you.

Jacqueline Wender

5/19/2022 01:36:24 pm

And today, 5/19/22, I received almost identical note from "Robert Vecellio." Thank you for the warning!

Whitney

7/6/2022 04:54:20 pm

I received a similar email.

REBECCA SKELTON

10/10/2022 11:19:32 am

I got the same
robert vecellio

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