The London International Creative Competition is a new but legitimate competition.
Noteworthy is the fact that their domain name has been registered to an ISP in America, although the competition itself is in the UK. This is probably so that they could secure the licc.us domain name (registering a .us domain name requires American citizenship) because licc.com, licc.org and licc.info are already taken.
This one is a blanket email that goes out to anyone, not specifically to artists. To be honest, I haven't even read the entire thing word for word because it stinks so much of a scam.
Fool.co.uk has an article, Five More Scams To Shun, which outlines five common types of scams. Thanks to Ian over at Coxsoft Art News for pointing that out!
Art News Blog recently posted something about Bank of America paying for museum entry fees. And guess what? It's legitimate! To qualify, you must have a Bank of America credit or check card or MBNA credit card.
The links/resources have been updated. My appologies to everyone who has submitted a link---for some reason, notifications aren't being sent when new link suggestions are made. Thanks for your patience!
CARFAC Saskatchewan has reported a scammer going by the name of Kathleen Cole. The email she sends is in the same format as all of the others. The scammer is operating with the email address kat_cole000@yahoo.com
Jacquie Green shares her experience with a scammer.
Her experience with "Betty Smith" is a typical one and, luckily, she was smart enough to do some research before shipping off her artwork. Her bank reminds her that it could take up to three months for funds to completely clear from a cheque or money order.
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Bogus Art Fair is intended to be a place for visual artists to share their scammer-experiences and warn others of potential scammers.
Scams and fraud are increasing problems for anyone with an online presence, be it as simple as having an email address or as active as having an intricate website and participating in several discussion forums. Artists are a particularly susceptible group because most of us are happy for a sale and looking for that big break.
