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  Art Con Changes Tune - Hanks Thomas Scam

  Posted: 16-December-2009, 12:16am CET by Woopidoo

  The good thing about those pathetic art scammers has been that their story never changes. They're moving from place A to place B, they need some of your wonderful art to hang in their new home, and for some strange reason the stupid woman is always pregnant (God help the world if these people do actually breed).
  
  Well, the idiots are evolving now and are starting to change their stories up a bit. Now they're "art dealers" and "art exhibitors" looking to buy your work. Here's an example by the scammer Hanks Thomas..
  
  Hi Andrea,My name is hanks.I'm an art dealer/exhibitor based in bradford in the united kingdom.I deal in original artworks and also showcase them in exhibitions all over the world.I got to see your works via the search engine while looking for artworks of great impression and i'm willing to buy from you the artwork stated as the subject of this email.Kindly let me know if it's available for sale.If yes,quote the price and let me know the method(s) of payment that is acceptable to you.I'm looking forward to reading from you.Have a wonderful day... Regards,Hanks
  
  Lesson for today: Don't accept checks/cheques online when selling artwork. Use Paypal.com or Escrow.com.
  
  Thanks Andrea for sharing. There's more of the email exchange with Hanks Thomas posted on a previous Art Scam post.