Scam Email: Tyler He
This scammer had trouble faking a decent last name (and then inverted it for his temporary disposable email address), but otherwise everything else about this scam is all to the formula.
Original email:
Original email:
From: tyler He [he.tyler@yahoo.com]Next email:
Subject: [actual name of painting inserted here]
Hello,
How are you doing? Was going through your works and love this piece. I would like to make the purchase if it is still available.
Thanks and i await your response.
Tyler.
On Nov 29, 2011, at 1:13 PM, tyler He wrote:
Hello Catherine,
How are you doing? Thanks for your prompt reply. Well, I'm quite satisfied with the details but would also like to inquire about a minimum price...
Unfortunately, I'm on my way to France and few other countries on an official trip (I'm a marketing Executive) and wont be back for another couple of weeks, If you'd like to know, I'm relocating to the UK this month and I'm trying to gather some good furniture for my new abode. I'm buying yours piece amongst others, quickly! before someone else grabs it.:)
Glad if you could let me have me your phone no. so I give you a call.
Best Regards,
Tyler.
PS: In the mean time, you could forward me your full name and contact address so I can mail out the certified check to you ASAP.
Labels: art scam, email scam, Tyler He
posted by KatieMoe at 7:50 PM
7 Comments:
Thanks for the post. I was suspicious from the get-go on this since the title was actually a combination of two paintings (looks like a bot just picking up words on a quantitative basis. So I googled the email and your post popped up. Much appreciated!
Here is the email sent to me:
(subject line) Magma Parasites
tyler He he.tyler@yahoo.com
12:41 AM (7 hours ago)
to me
Hello,
How are you doing? Was going through your works and love this piece. I would like to make the purchase if it is still available.
Thanks and i await your response.
Hi Kathleen,
I am a fellow artist, living in Pennsylvania.
Just wanted to thank you for your recent blog about the scammer, Tyler he. He just contacted me as well, using the very same note you got. When I replied to him with the price of the painting he wanted, I got the second reply exactly worded as you did. It all felt very 'fishy' to me from the start, and when I checked my website visitor stats, I did see there was someone looking at my website from Nigeria, so I'll bet that's 'our guy'. I entered his email address in a Google search, and that's how I came across your blog.
Thank you for helping to get the word out on these crooks! It made me very nervous when he wanted our home address too. I'm not normally paranoid, but this was too weird!
Sincerely,
Susan
I received this today from Tyler He. I wonder what he is up to, what is he going to do with the information if he receives any. Hello,
How are you doing today? hope great. Was going through your website and love this piece. I would like to make the purchase if it is still available.. However, i can have a casheir's check send you if you will be able to provide information needed IE
FULL NAME
MAILING ADDRESS
PHONE #
I will be glad to work things out with you. kindly get back to me with the information needed.
Thanks and God bless.
Tyler.
This is a classic scam that I cover much more in depth over at http://stopartscams.blogspot.com.
The more we spread the word, the harder it will be for these scammers to be successful at what they do.
same email today - May 20, 2012.
but he has changed his name: Jake Preecs
thanks for keeping vigil!
Just to let you know - just got a suspicious letter from the same dude.
I Googled the Jake Preecs name and found your blog -
Thanks for posting, I won't even waste the time answering him.
I can smell these things by the way they're written! Yet they're getting better all the time.
Ron Gang artist - http://www.iarc.org/~4x1mk/
here's the letter received:
Hello,
How are you doing today? hope great. Was going through your website and love this piece. I would like to make the purchase if it is still available.. However, i can have a check send to you if you will be able to provide information needed IE
FULL NAME
MAILING ADDRESS
YOUR BEST PRICE
PHONE #
I will be glad to work things out with you. kindly get back to me with the information needed.
Thanks and God bless.
Jake.
I got the exact same email today from Jake Preecs. It sounded fishy to me, and I went to FB to look him up. He came up under "Art Scams to Avoid" so I sent him an email that told him so.
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