Scammers are on the alert ...
 

MOSCOW, July 23 - RIA Novosti. Fraudsters who
earned their living by deceiving collectors of paintings and
antiques, detained in Moscow, said Monday's press team
Criminal Investigation Department GUMVD the capital.
About a year ago, the police began to address collectors.
"In all cases, the scheme was approximately the same crime.
Attackers acquainted with them (collectors), under the pretext of
assistance in the implementation of expensive paintings or antiques of varying
utensils. Sometimes it seemed to judges who rated the picture. A
more familiar to the known art connoisseur, living mainly
abroad, in order that no one questioned their loyalty, "-
said in a statement.
According to the Interior Ministry, the fraudsters in the weeks just
communicated with the owners of "perfect" at trade shows, art exhibitions, in
antique shops. Then informed about their potential
art buyers and offered to owners to realize their
collection.
"The painting was sold right away, took away his money to fraudsters, and
owner or his representative on the phone promises given in the
will soon sell the thing and return the money. And soon the user and does
become unavailable, "- stated agency.
The suspects were detained in Moscow in a hotel on Korovinskoye
highway. According to the Interior Ministry, the inhabitants of the Penza region 54-year-old
Alexander and 46-year-old engaged in this fishery Mkhitar on
throughout the year. In particular, they suspected that took the
implementation of a resident of Moscow's propaganda poster, "The peoples
Caucasus "in 1920 edition of Moore's artist worth about 80 000
dollars and not returning the money or the poster disappeared.
"Later it turned out that they sold this product for 17,000
dollars ", - said in a release. It detainees are checked for
involvement in the commission of five similar crimes.
All those who have suffered in similar situations on the actions of these individuals, the police are asked to please call: 694-8662, 694-8673.

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   Scammers often occupy specialized Internet sites. They pose as the solution to all sorts of problems. For example, the client makes a request. Pseudo-agents literally bury it under a pile of their messages clones. Characteristically, these pseudo-agents do not know the legislation, especially tax.
      So one false agent seriously maintained that the contract for 11 months do not pay income tax, only starting at 12 months. Or do not pay tax on sales of paintings up to 250 000 of income.
  You have to start with a check of the legal entity, which is the agent.
The agent can not conduct self-employed, or his property will be responsible for legal claims. Or its agency transactions should be insured.
Legal entity (company) must be registered in Incorporation. A legal entity is responsible only to their property. Liability company does not extend to its employees. By a company registered in the Unified State Register - the unified state register of legal entities has TIN. Tax is tied to the region and the tax office.
       In my practice crooks from Nizhny Novgorod is firm registered in St. Petersburg.
 I usually check, registration of companies by:
http://www.kartoteka.ru/

 Emphasize that firms have websites must also must be registered in the Unified State Register.
  For the artists are encouraged to enter, especially foreign trade, consignment contract:

http://online.toktom.kg/forum/messag...id_subject=887

 when the firm by the artist makes or sale, or shall return the artwork. Before the sale of the owner is an artist.

If there was a criminal case, it makes sense to turn to the tax authorities:
http://nalog.ru/

The screen on the right, with the edge in the middle of a button:
"Apply to the Federal Tax Service of Russia"

Helps. But we must have proof of a criminal case. For example, in the case of
N. Novgorod was enough
- Firm to the price list of services;
- Checks on Tax Entities which revealed the registration of the company in St. Petersburg Nizhny Novgorod;
- Lack of home deployment firms listed on the website of the company on an electronic map.
Work for 2-3 hours on the Internet.