If it looks like a fish
Jun. 10th, 2026 08:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offcntr...flops like a fish, and, most importantly, smells like a fish--
It's fishy!
Found this in my email this morning:
Hello,
I hope you’re doing well. I’m interested in commissioning a Sculpture to honor my late mother, I’ve long admired your work, and believe your artistic vision would create a meaningful tribute to her memory.
If you’re open to the project, I’d love to discuss the details further and share more about her life and the vision for the piece.
Thank you for considering my request. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Bernard.
Yeah, it's a scam.
Used to be, I could search specific phrases from these things to see if there's a new scam going around, but Google is basically useless these days. Maybe I'll try Reddit.
ETA: No luck on Reddit, but Googling the scammer's supposed name, "Bernard Lauwers," told me it's been used in a number of financial services scams, and...
He's the director of the International Monetary Fund.
It's fishy!
Found this in my email this morning:
Hello,
I hope you’re doing well. I’m interested in commissioning a Sculpture to honor my late mother, I’ve long admired your work, and believe your artistic vision would create a meaningful tribute to her memory.
If you’re open to the project, I’d love to discuss the details further and share more about her life and the vision for the piece.
Thank you for considering my request. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Bernard.
Yeah, it's a scam.
Used to be, I could search specific phrases from these things to see if there's a new scam going around, but Google is basically useless these days. Maybe I'll try Reddit.
ETA: No luck on Reddit, but Googling the scammer's supposed name, "Bernard Lauwers," told me it's been used in a number of financial services scams, and...
He's the director of the International Monetary Fund.