A member writes:
I was contacted by someone in the Netherlands interested in placing an
order with some of my porcelain vases. Seemed OK till he wanted to use
his own shipping company, then he wanted to tell me about his late
father in law, which I said was his personal life & none of my business
but still he proceeded & to tell me how he wanted to give me 20% of his
inheritance, I immediately cancelled the order & said I felt
uncomfortable with the hole thing. Later I found out he is a con artist
& his emailed artists before. I found this website it is a warning
about him, It shows the same E-mail that he initially sent me!!!
TAKE CARE!!
More details on:
http://www.fecalface.com/SF/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1578
The same thing happened to me about a year ago, the ‘client’ wanted to use his own shipping agent and asked for details of my bank account so they could make payment. I informed them I would only send work if I had payment up front. I never heard from them again.
It seems this sort of thing is becoming a more regular occurance these days especially if one has a website. My advice is to get straight to the point and explain that no pots can be sent without payment up front. If a cheque is sent do not send anything until payment has been cleared with your bank.