Keep an eye out for Mr. Rolano Gray. He will email you with some lovely comments about your work and offer to purchase it - with a money order or check. And don't worry about shipping, he will take care of it....but wait, the money order may be more than the price of your artwork and he'll soon be asking for you to send him back the balance....
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck....it's probably a duck. And it seems Mr Gray has been offering to buy lots of art online......here are some links to various forums and posts about his "work".
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck....it's probably a duck. And it seems Mr Gray has been offering to buy lots of art online......here are some links to various forums and posts about his "work".
http://www.dianamiskell.com/blog/scammers-at-it-again/
https://www.artspan.com/community/showthread.php?t=4528
http://community.artspan.com/showthread.php?t=4698
It's relatively easy to protect yourself from online scams, here are some simple tips:
- Only accept payment via Paypal or direct bank transfer to your own bank account.
- If you are going to accept credit card, wait until the money has reached your bank account before releasing the artwork. The same applies to direct bank transfer.
- Don't accept checks or money orders - unless it's from a trusted client.
Most people who contact you about buying your art online will probably be genuine, so don't get too paranoid about someone emailing you about a sale, just be cautious and stick to the simple guidelines above.
- Only accept payment via Paypal or direct bank transfer to your own bank account.
- If you are going to accept credit card, wait until the money has reached your bank account before releasing the artwork. The same applies to direct bank transfer.
- Don't accept checks or money orders - unless it's from a trusted client.
Most people who contact you about buying your art online will probably be genuine, so don't get too paranoid about someone emailing you about a sale, just be cautious and stick to the simple guidelines above.
Hi, I've been getting emails from someone who claims to have an art gallery and he would like to represent me. I looked it up and was right about it being a con. Thank you for posting this info. Cheers.
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