Is This A Scam?

That is a typical scam email.

Thanks, I should have figured as much. Just googled it and others have received the very same email.

"any color" lol

This is an old chestnut.

"A common narrative used by art scammers is to say their wife has been looking at your work and really enjoys it. Or, they have a new home and are looking for pieces to decorate it."

https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/don-t-be-fooled-by-email-art-scams-how-to-spot-and-avoid-fraud

There´s a thread that might help
https://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=2925685

yes, its a scam.

when someone looks over the shoulder of their wife's computer and some how remembers the url, but doesn't know what work she was looking at -- its a scam. when one looks at art, they generally have a particular piece in mind, and not just any old thing. and they certainly don't have a price range like that.

unless they can tell you exactly what things they want, then pass them by.

it works like this - you choose the work, they send the check. your total is $15,000. their check is made out for $20,000. you send it, their check is too much and you tell them that. and they ask you to cash the phony check, and pay them the difference. you lost $5000 and your work.


---Mike Savad
http://www.MikeSavad.com

I ran your initial email through a translator and this is what it reads:

Hi,

My wife's been looking at your art and while I too think it is awesome, what I really want is your bank account number. Would you be kind enough to send it to me? My wife needs a new wardrobe.

Thanks and don't delay

Incidentally, according to Big Brother Whitepages, the 3 people in the US called Nick Doug live in Florida or Arizona...

Excellent, Jim! :-)

Thanks for all the helpful information. This was a first for me, now I will be more aware.

Although... I have a few pieces I'm willing to part with for $15,000 each, IF he buys three at once. Then I'll gladly offer him the discount.

The scammers motto is go big or go home.

you'll get lots of them. others to look for:

hi, i love your art, i work on an oil well, and don't have time to shop, however i do have a warehouse setup, and a shipper, and i must have a pile of your art, to surprise my wife or some such nonsense.

hi, what do you sell? i'd like to buy your stuff.

hi, do you have a catalog to go through?

hi, i want to buy your paintings, what are the prices? (i don't sell paintings, and he can see it on the page if i did)

and of course the one you got where he spied on his wife, and boy will she be surprised that her random surfing habits let her get a gift of random images.


---Mike Savad
http://www.MikeSavad.com

"I actually observed my wife has been viewing your website on my laptop and i guess she likes your piece of work, I'm also impressed and amazed to have seen your various works too,You are doing a great job"... classic scam language. No correct grammar used (just commas between sentences).

You can put a phrase from the email into GOOGLE. I just put "amazed to have seen your various works too,You are doing a great job" into GOOGLE, and the first 3 entries that came up are about art scams.

I dropped my mom off at her sister's the other day while I was taking care of some business back in NY.

When I came to pick her up they were watching Dr. Phil.

He had a woman on who believed that she was in a relationship, via email, with the actor/director Tyler Perry.

Phil ran the emails that she had been receiving through google and showed her that every one of them had phrases and whole sentences from scam email sites.

She didn't believe him.