ArtSites Updates

'Tis the season ... to be scamming! Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la :-(

Given that it's the Holiday Season and you may get more "unsolicited inquiries" than normal, we wanted to warn you about a few new names we've heard about over the past few weeks.

• b.santos59@lycos.com
• Daniel Alvaro: d.alvaro59@yahoo.com

In both of these cases, the requests were for shipping items internationally via their own shipping services (this should always be a HUGE red flag! ;-)

And, while it IS possible to have international collectors, we recommend you be quite suspicious whenever you get these kinds of inquiries.

I won't go into all the details, but I just wanted to send you a "gentle reminder" to be careful during this Holiday Season! ;-)

And, while we're at it, you may also want to revisit some of our earlier posts about art scams:

• How to Check if An Inquiry is Legitimate
• Red Flags When Doing Business Online
• Important Details about the Anita Turner Online Art Scam
• The Latest "Order Inquiry" by "Rebecca Shawn"
• The Latest "James Duckworth" Art Scam
• Other Art Scam "Sender Names" to Avoid
• Stop Art Scams Blog & Facebook Page
  (list of common Art Scams)
• Canadian Anti-Fraud Agency

We simply want to make sure you don't get scammed!

We'll do our best to keep you informed, but do be cautious! :-)