He actually provided the fedex tracking number(roch middleton) , although I didn’t received the check because of this pendamic situation, he said he has sent another check because Its already been so late.

.. should I try to cash it with a second hand check casher like money tree? Please get back to me

An artist friend of mine received the following message from this morning (thank you Gregory S for including the e-mail address in your post because it helped me locate this blog and therefore confirm my suspicions about the sender – beware of e-mails from “Steven Hearon”):

WOW! I received the same email word-for-word! The only difference is the person’s name (Steven Hearon// ). I tried finding out more about this “customer”, and searched his name to try to find any social media about him. Couldn’t find anything, and then I found this thread. Boy am I glad I proceeded w/caution.

As a matter of importance, I would also like to know if you accept check as a means of payment

“My name is Steven Hearon from Conway, Arkansas . I have been on the lookout for some artworks lately in regards to I and my wife’s anniversary which is just around the corner. I stormed on some of your works which i found quite impressive and intriguing. I must admit your doing quite an impressive job. You are undoubtedly good at what you do.

With that being said, I would like to purchase some of your works as a surprise gift to my wife in honor of our upcoming wedding anniversary. It would be of help if you could send some pictures of your piece of works, with their respective prices and sizes, which are ready for immediate (or close to immediate) sales. My budget for this is within the price range of $1000 to $5000.

I am an Australian based Landscape photographer and I just got one these emails this morning. It is from the same person/s and used the same email address, contents of the email are word for word! Sounded suspicious straight off the bat, grammar is a bit of a giveaway, as well as not mentioning size of print/s required or which image/s he/she was wanting to purchase. But the kicker was the would I accept payment by check SpicyMatch non funziona statement, never! Looks like he/she is having no luck milking artists in the US or Canada so they are reaching further abroad in an effort to rip us off! Regards from down under, Darren

I received same email today. In this one he is offering me the check which will be sent to my bank to be cleared and have someone pick up the paintings via FedX. To glad I pulled this up! Thank you all for sharing.

Nachrichtendetails: Name: Steven Hearon E-Mail-Adresse: Betreff: ART product inquiry Nachricht: My name is Steven Hearon from Conway, Arkansas . I have been on the lookout for some artworks lately in regards to I and my wife’s anniversary which is just around the corner. I stormed on some of your works which i found quite impressive and intriguing. I must admit your doing quite an impressive job. You are undoubtedly good at what you do. With that being said, I would like to purchase some of your works as a surprise gift to my wife in honor of our upcoming wedding anniversary. It would be of help if you could send some pictures of your piece of works, with their respective prices and sizes, which are ready for immediate (or close to immediate) sales. My budget for this is within the price range of $1000 to $5000. I look forward to reading from you in a view to knowing more about your pieces of inventory. Best regards, Steven.