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Internet Scammers Are Attacking Bushwick Artists

Once upon a time in Nigeria, a “long lost prince” was bored at his computer, and he thought to himself: “I’ve tried to scam business owners, I’ve tried to scam mothers and people on Craigslist desperate for jobs

Internet Scammers Are Attacking Bushwick Artists
oh shit

Internet Scammers Are Attacking Bushwick Artists

Once upon a time in Nigeria, a “long lost prince” was bored at his computer, and he thought to himself: “I’ve tried to scam business owners, I’ve tried to scam mothers and people on Craigslist desperate for jobs

Internet Scammers Are Attacking Bushwick Artists
oh shit
oh shit

Once upon a time in Nigeria, a “long lost prince” was bored at his computer, and he thought to himself: “I’ve tried to scam business owners, I’ve tried to scam mothers and people on Craigslist desperate for jobs. Who else would make for a good victim to my precious scam?” And yes, we imagine these scammers looking something like Gollum…

A bulb lit up in his head: “Emerging artists hoping to sell…

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