Easy enough to discover this is a scam. Got it today. Just posting so it shows up in 'google' in case anyone else gets a similar email....
Hello,
My name is Joey Marcos. I'm in the process of moving to Italy to expand my business field. I just bought a house in Milan, Italy and I'm interested in collecting an artwork for a space within my house to make it unique and beautiful.
Can I look through your website so as to pin point my choice , request for a quote and more information about a piece of my interest?
I look forward to hearing back from you soonest.
Sincerely,
Joey
I entered "Can I look through your website so as to pin point my choice" in google and found other references to this scam.
Michael
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I too like to use up their time with broken English mixed with some Spanish. If it's woman, I ask her if she wants to go to dance with me. I might try that on a guy next time and see if he hangs up on me. The one I like best are the ones who want to lend me $250.000. They are befuddled when I say yes I want them to dispose of $250,000 for me....... "You take cash, hide somewhere, I need help quick........."
Richard - noting a specific piece has been around a long time. Just got the below email today....If you google 'I saw these creative works', you will see references to it as a scam going back to 2012. Please post the contents of the email (if it was different than the below one) so that others can find it if they search for it.
Hi,
Hope this message finds you well. I saw these creative works on your website and i will like you to get back with more details if they are still available for purchase.
1620-326 Lookdown, Indian River Lagoon, and 1216-226 Brook Trout, Clark Creek,
I will appreciate an urgent reply.
Best Regards,
Linda Rudy
I got one from this "Joey Marcos" last week. I didn't realize it was a scam until today, when he asked me to be the middleman and pay his "movers" for him who would pick up the artwork he wanted to purchase from me after his check arrives and clears. It sounds fishy, because he won't say who these movers are, and by the way, he has to go to Istanbul and wants to take care of this business right away! I am so glad I found your website confirming my suspicions.
Glad it helped you out. That's why I posted it.
I got this the other day - doesnt sound right -
the same fellow ? - the original post says italy
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Hello,
My name is Joey Marcos.
I'm interested in acquiring one or two nice pieces from you for my house in Munich, Germany. Could you direct me to your website where I can easily view most of your most recent or old available works.
I hope to hear back from you.
Thank you,
Joey Marcos.
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So whats your take -whats this fellow up to ?
Tony
May or may not be the same person, but same scam.
He'll send a fake check for several thousand more than your price and request you return the overpayment via western union. That or "Joey" will need your bank account number for a transfer (i.e. drain your account).
I seem to be the target of the phone scammers. For the umpteenth time I received another call from "Microsoft Customer Service" telling me my computer was sending out malicious viruses. When they asked the type of computer and its age, I told them it was a 25 year old Commodore 64. It took a few more minutes before the chump wised up and hung up. These bozos are everywhere, particularly the Nigerian scammers. It's a matter of anymore being suspicious with any phone call or email that just doesn't quite look or sound right.
The "Microsoft" ones are coming in waves for me. It will be quiet for a while, then I will get one every few days.
But Rachel from Cardholder Services never lets a day go by without calling me. If she stopped, I would have to check my phone to see if it was broken.
Funny Linnea, my sister says she keeps getting the calls every week and if she gets anyone besides Rachel or Heather she tells them she needs to talk to her Rachel or Heather. Of course, once you get beyond the taped spiel you are talking to someone from India or Pakistan.
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