Dishonorable Mentions

Below is a list of aliases and email addresses for additional scammers who have contacted me and others. This list will be updated on an ongoing basis to help potential victims identify email fraud and avoid these scams.

William Scott williamscott9077777@gmail.com
Evans Bartolo
evansbartolo570@gmail.com
Larry Kendricklarrykendrick570@gmail.com
Ellen Morris ellen.morris0205@gmail.com
Jamie Dalton
jamiedalton5000@gmail.com
Barbara Flowerbarbaraflower1327@gmail.com
David Schneiderdavidhistory34@gmail.com
Jay Locke
hijaylocke@gmail.com
Frank Jullius frank.jullius25@gmail.com
Craig Koch – craigkoch5050@gmail.com
Kathryn Edwards – kathwards654@gmail.com
Michael Waltz  – waltzmichael26@gmail.com
Andrew Pauling andrewpauling222@gmail.com
Sophia Hayne sophia.hayne68@gmail.com
Lesly Kornezyeslykor11@gmail.com
Margaret Heywood margaret.heywood1961@gmail.com
Thomas Chris thomaschris534@gmail.com
Steve Bland – lhdue32@gmail.com
Susan Boyer – susan.boyer69@gmail.com
Ann Greg
angr87487@gmail.com
Clayton Pinette – claytonpinette11@gmail.com

 

 

 

19 thoughts on “Dishonorable Mentions

  1. Lesly Kornezy Leslykor11@gmail.com was the alias used to contact one of the artists at our gallery. Very believable email exchange up to a point where they were asking for address phone number claiming they were on vacation but would love to send payment (presumably by check? yikes). If only we handle the shipping… incredible the lengths these scammers will go to!

    Here is the final email that seemed “off”

    Hi ********,

    Apologies for not getting back to you sooner, It’s nice to hear back from you. Regarding our interest in your piece, My husband and i decided we’ll like to proceed with the purchase of the 3pieces ( Attached below ), How about you telling mewhat your inspiration behind this piece. I think it is lovely work and I hope to give it a good home. I’m am presently away on vacation but I should be back in few days. Pls confirm it’s listed price

    9422 Tranquil Park Dr
    San Antonio, TX 78254

    Meanwhile, can you please confirm your mailing address and phone number so I may inform my husband on where to forward the payment. I can have him send the payment asap. About shipping, you can handle it from your side to my mailing address above,either by USPS, or FedEx, UPS postal service

    I will look forward to hearing from you so I can know how best to proceed.

    Cheers.
    Lesly

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  2. Thanks for posting, Erica. This one is interesting because the scammer usually insists on handling the shipping themselves, at least with the script I am familiar with. That way, when they send a check for too much, there is an excuse for why they need the extra money wired to a third party: their “personal shipping agent” who is typically moving some other items for them to a new home.

    I agree it’s always odd when no phone number is given and it’s strange that she doesn’t seem to know when her vacation will be over!

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  3. Ann Greg has reached out to me using the exact same script Erica posted (from Lesly). She found my contact information via my artist portfolio on Instagram, and even went so far as to send me references of the pieces they were interested in ‘purchasing’. SO VERY THANKFUL THAT YOU POSTED THIS LIST!!

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  4. Steve Bland contacted, he stated he was in New York, I checked his IP address and it was from Dallas. A quick search found your info, thanks.

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  5. Just received an email from Steve Bland – wanting me to recommend several pieces for immediate purchase that will fit his budget of $1,000-15,000 to buy his wife for their anniversary. Usually people who want to buy my art just buy it through my website (which uses Paypal). The fact that he gave such a high budget and didn’t seem to look through my website made this email seem off. Thanks for this list – definitely confirmed what I suspected!

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  6. Happy to help! The scammers will want to skip PayPal and get you to accept a fraudulent check instead. The check will be for too much money (oops!) and they will ask you to wire the difference to a third party very quickly before anyone notices it’s fake. Nope!

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  7. I got scam email from Jamie Dalton mentioned in the list. I knew it was a scam and prior to deleting thought of googling spammer’s address and lo and behold landed on this website. Thank you for this database and for warning others before they fall victim.

    Here is the email address and message I received:

    Subject: sales enquiry
    From: jamiedalton5000@gmail.com

    “Greetings to you,
    I actually observed my wife has been viewing your website on my laptop
    and i guess she likes some of your art piece, I must also say you are
    doing a great job. I would like to know what inspired that work. I am
    very much interested in the purchase to surprise my wife.
    Regards
    Jamie Dalton”

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  8. Thank you for posting this list. I just recieved an email from ‘Larry Kendrick’ and something felt off, so I Googled it. Thank you for saving me a lot of wasted time!

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  9. I recently got an email from larrykendrick570@gmail.com; thank you for this list!

    It seemed suspicious but I replied out of curiosity before choosing to run a Google search. I’m glad I did before doing anything else. What was the most suspect was in the commission description, not only was it a massive amount of work (they requested 8 art pieces!) they offered to pay via check instead of through a digital service like PayPal like most others have mentioned.

    Again thank you for the list! Super helpful in confirming my suspicions.

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  10. Thanks for the info – exactly what I suspected. My wife was contacted by larrykendrick570@gmail.com with the same scam. Quote: “I have been on the lookout for artworks in regards to my wife’s and my wedding anniversary which is just around the corner. I stormed on some of your works which I find quite impressive and intriguing…” Same deal, he can spend $1,000-5000 but wants to pay by check. I asked him what kind of art he’d seen he was so impressed by… seriously doubt I’ll get a resp0nse. Btw, there IS a Larry Kendrick from Medford OR who’s an author and a veteran – I assume he stole the name. Scumbag!

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