My friend Gerry Mooney describes a scam going around that's aimed at illustrators and cartoonists. This is worth a read, as Gerry lays bare their techniques, as well as revealing the name and phone number that the scammer gave. Here's Gerry's email with the background as well as an update.
Here's Gerry's email:
Dear friends:
I recently wrote a blog post on an attempt to scam me as a commercial artist (https://
Yesterday I got this amazing email from an artist who I do not know,
and the brief story he tells really blows my mind. Read it for
yourself:
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Hi Gerry,
Thank you so much for posting your information on the scam. I wasted a bit of time on mine, but I was amazed that April used the same name to scam me.
I did a Google search when she first contacted me and it yielded little, but this morning as I sat down to write a contract I just Googled her phone number and came upon you, so you saved me from having to take the process to the next level. Obviously, I had my suspicions and I was trying to think how I could write a bullet proof contract, but seeing her name in a correspondence with you was absolute confirmation that it was not possible.
Thank you so much for posting your information on the scam. I wasted a bit of time on mine, but I was amazed that April used the same name to scam me.
I did a Google search when she first contacted me and it yielded little, but this morning as I sat down to write a contract I just Googled her phone number and came upon you, so you saved me from having to take the process to the next level. Obviously, I had my suspicions and I was trying to think how I could write a bullet proof contract, but seeing her name in a correspondence with you was absolute confirmation that it was not possible.
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Best regards to my fans and followers.
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