We at Milan Kriz's Online Art Gallery appreciate d'ART staff's concern about Internet scam attempts... we almost felt ourselves in such kind of fraud... we received a Cashier's Check from the Bank of America for the amount of US$23,000.00... and we were supposed to return a shipping/handling balance of US$8,000.00 via Western Union to a third party carrier... but "wisely" or "luckily" we always wait until check pass clearing process to perform a transaction.. this cashier's check ended to be a Counterfeit item (Even when it have all security features of the Bank Of America's checks)...
We didn't lose anything (well, a US$58.00 return fee)... but any careless artist or gallery could be trapped in this sick game and deliver some good money to the trash....
If any of the readers want further information about our experience... please do not hesitate in to contact us.... We even dare to propose d'ART staff to send a massive message (if d'ART staff agrees to do it, of course) with the above warning to the whole d'ART community, (it was posted on May 3rd... we were contacted by scamers on Apr 14th, so we coulnd't take advantage of it... but some colleagues could be being victim of scam right now, and we have the opprtunity to save'em and... maybe, to catch the bad guys... We'll report our experience to the FBI)
Please take care... and be aware!!!!!
Milos Kriz
webmaster
www.milankriz.com
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