The Scam Alert Blog

Most people will take this word of advice and apply it to the online world:

“Beware When You Buy Autographs”

But, sadly this also applies to offline as well. Autographs are a relatively easy thing to fake. Many are very hard to double check and if they slightly resemble an authenticated one, the person who bought it usually “wants” it to be real so bad that they talk themselves into believing it is. Some people put a lot of trust in so called “certificates of authentication”, but if a person is dishonest enough to sell a fake autograph, then they wouldn’t really stop at including a fake certificate of authentication. Be very careful when buying autographs. Only buy from reputable sources, and even then double check the authenticity as best you can.

See one person “brag” about selling fake autographs. This postcard was sent in and included in the recent secrets displayed on Post Secret.