Art Buyer Scam

Abandone, originally uploaded by Tim Noonan.

At the beginning of the summer I was contacted by a person pretending interest to purchase my works online. Having proposed a pre- shipping price I was told that I would recieve a certified cheque by mail. The supposed buyer gave no forwarding adress but asked that I contact her shipper, because they were moving abroad. The scam involved me paying for shipping as they claimed the fees were included in the cheque. As I waited for the cheque , it never arrived, and the story I was told that it had been misdirected to England!! Basically they wanted me to ship out the works on trust because they had to move. My friend also told me of simular scams. If they don't do paypal, make no deal. I wonder what they would've done with the Artwork had I sent it.