When we last left Zick, she was in receipt of a monstrous check of dubious value and origin, in payment for a painting that had yet to be shipped. “Julia Simpson” has made out to me, but for almost twice the amount I was asking.
I have a check here from First Tennessee Bank/ Transnetyx Inc. I’m assuming it’s from you.
It’s made out to me, for the amount of $3,250.00. Which is considerably more than I am asking ($1,835.00). What’s going on?
Holding it until I understand. Best, Julie
On Mar 28, 2014, at 7:54 PM, Julia Simpson wrote:
I got your email now. Thanks for the update. I am so excited you have
received the payment and can’t wait to have the painting on my wall. I
hope to give it a very good home and enjoy the piece for many years.
Regarding the check , my husband made a terrible mistake and overpaid
you because he didn’t have full details of the transaction since I
was too busy when he sent it. I am very sorry for the confusion but I
will like you to go ahead and deposit the check, you can then deduct
the cost of painting plus shipping to my address below. Then you can
forward the difference back to him.
Kindly acknowledge this email as soon as you can. Thanks.
Ah. Now we have an address. I’m thinking, “Hmm. If I deposit the check, and it clears, why would “Julia” trust me to send back $1415 that I could so easily keep?” Talk about a “terrible mistake.” I decide to deposit the check and wait for it to clear before doing anything. Definitely not boxing up the painting. So I stall a bit. And give “Julia” a hint that I may not be as dumb as I sound. I want Spammy to squirm for a little while. While I’m at it I punch the Miami address into Google Earth. A white stucco building obscured by palm trees comes up. Whether it’s “Julia’s” new house or not is anybody’s guess. These cockroaches hide in any crack or crevice.
Dear Julia, March 28 2014
Whoa. That’s a big mistake. It makes me uncomfortable to deposit the $3,250 and then issue a refund. I’ll talk to my banker about it when I can get into town–it won’t be this weekend, but perhaps Monday. Hang tight. And thank you for the full address.
So I go into town and show the check to a manager at my bank. He told me it’s clearly a bogus document, and that this is a common scam–overpayment and request for a hefty refund. He said there’s never a way to track the scammer, and it’s not worth trying. Everything he says confirms my suspicion that I’m being played. So I let it go a few days, then give “Julia” hope that I’ve fallen for her scam in the biggest possible way.
On 4/1/14, Julie Zickefoose wrote:
I’ve just returned from town where I had a million errands to do. I
didn’t have time to talk to my banker but I did deposit your check for
$3,250.00. I have pulled the painting from my archives and am packing it up
today. Is it all right if I enclose a check for the refund amount in the package
with the painting and send the whole thing, painting and check, to the 1826
W.23d St. address, Miami Beach?
Excited for you to have this painting. It’s one of my favorites.
I decide to keep playing “Julia.” Wasting “her” time and in the process, learning about how these scumsuckers operate. I start lying right back. I tell her I’ve deposited the check. And I try to make Scammy think I’m dumb enough to send the painting before her check clears. The clock’s ticking now, because there’s no way it will clear.
This should be interesting. To be continued…
Julie Zickefoose is a painter and writer who lives on a nature sanctuary in Appalachian Ohio. She is the author of Letters from Eden and The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds With Common Birds, due in spring 2012. http://juliezickefoose.blogspot.com
Source:
http://juliezickefoose.blogspot.com/2015/06/art-scam-part-ii-playing-shark.html
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