So this is the second time I've gotten something like this. After the first one I heard that they sent these out to multiple tattoo shops and someone actually drew something up for them hopefully they didn't get any money. That was a few months ago then I got another one similar. This is the latest request we got:

WE ARE MUSICAL GROUP OF ABOUT TWELVE DANCERS AND WE WANT A TATOO EXPERT THAT CAN HELP US TO CREAT AN EXCEPTIONAL TATOO DESIGN.

SO WE WOULD WANT TO KNOW THE FOLLOWING THINGS AND WE WOULD WANT YOU TO RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN PRESS FORWARD FOR OUR VISA TO YOUR DOMAIN.

PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION BELLOW

(1) How long will it take you to inflict tatoo on 12 people
(2) How is the cost for one person
(3) Where exactly is your studio in
(4) Would there be any discount for as many as 12 people

REGARDS .

DON JAZZY

Last time I emailed the guy a few times thinking it was weird  (Click here for all the emails) But when I told the guy several times we don't take checks and he kept saying he was gonna send me a check I knew it was a scam. 

The moral here is if you think it's wrong it probably is.  There's good info online

  Be careful taking checks, BECAUSE.....

·        You don’t have to wait long to use the money, but that doesn’t mean the check is good. Under federal law, banks have to make the funds you deposit available quickly – usually within one to five days, depending on the type of check. But just because you can withdraw the money doesn’t mean the check is good, even if it’s a cashier’s check. It can take weeks for the forgery to be discovered and the check to bounce.

·        You are responsible for the checks you deposit. That’s because you’re in the best position to determine the risk – you’re the one dealing directly with the person who is arranging for the check to be sent to you. When a check bounces, the bank deducts the amount that was originally credited to your account. If there isn’t enough to cover it, the bank may be able to take money from other accounts you have at that institution, or sue you to recover the funds. In some cases, law enforcement authorities could bring charges against the victims because it may look like they were involved in the scam and knew the check was counterfeit.

Milan and Venice were awesome!

the convention was completely packed with tattoo-hungry people from all over the world and amazing artists. The language barier took a while to get used to but for the most part, everything ran smoothly. Milan was beautiful but Venice was defnintely the icing on the cake. While riding in the boat taxi to the airport back home I couldnt stop thinking about how lucky we all were to be in such a surreal and incredible place (thanks michelle!). heres a few photos from the convention and venice :

Thanks to Google Alerts for this little interview with Big Steve on 24KMilkcrate.com Steve talks about his illustrious start at Fun City Tattoo and what inspires him to be a tattoo artist.

How did you get your start in the ink business?

Well I was working here (Fun City Tattoos)  the owner Johnathan Shaw came in one day and basically fired everybody and told me to sink or swim. And I only did 5 tattoos at that point. So I went from doing 5 tattoos to doing tattoos 7 days a week.

Before that what got you into tattooing?

I used to draw all over myself. But really I didn’t want to go to school. I didn’t want to deal with bullshit. Tattooing seemed like the only job I can be a degenerate at and still make money....

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