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| <ref>https://komonews.com/amp/news/nation-world/scammers-pretending-to-play-violin-for-money-a-nationwide-issue-police-say-united-states-target-portage-michigan-license-plates-texas-virginia-illinois-maryland-connecticut-music-bow-strings-speaker-wwmt-springfield-township-oakland-county</ref> | <ref>https://komonews.com/amp/news/nation-world/scammers-pretending-to-play-violin-for-money-a-nationwide-issue-police-say-united-states-target-portage-michigan-license-plates-texas-virginia-illinois-maryland-connecticut-music-bow-strings-speaker-wwmt-springfield-township-oakland-county</ref> | ||
| Scott Simon called the scam "one more raindrop in the storm of schemes that blur our view of what's right in front of us."<ref>https://www.npr.org/2022/08/20/1118585537/opinion-that-unbelievable-street-violinist-could-just-be-a-finger-syncher</ref> | ] called the scam "one more raindrop in the storm of schemes that blur our view of what's right in front of us."<ref>https://www.npr.org/2022/08/20/1118585537/opinion-that-unbelievable-street-violinist-could-just-be-a-finger-syncher</ref> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 18:10, 13 September 2024
The Violin scam is a fraudulent public performance where someone pretends to play the violin but is actually playing a pre-recorded track. The scammer solicits donations using a sign and sometimes with a co-conspirator who approaches listeners for money.
The scam has been documented across the United States including Connecticut, Michigan, Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Alaska, Idaho, New Mexico, Florida, Iowa,
Scott Simon called the scam "one more raindrop in the storm of schemes that blur our view of what's right in front of us."
References
- https://wbkr.com/the-truth-about-the-people-playing-violin-in-kentucky-parking-lots/
- https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/violin/police-busking-scam-america/
- https://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/202112/29022/
- https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/Norwalk-police-Beware-of-violin-players-seeking-16684439.php
- https://wwmt.com/news/local/violin-portage-target-violinist-solicit-money-donation-westnedge
- https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/fake-violin-scam-edgewater-denver-sloans-lake-warning-police/
- https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/fake-violin-scammers-scam-artists-posing-as-musicians-and-asking-for-money-during-the-holidays/
- https://www.gvnews.com/opinion/from-the-editor-fake-violinist-scam-comes-our-way-heres-why-its-wrong/article_dadaca10-5356-11ec-9fc7-7f6bd37351e1.html
- https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/05/21/face-pre-recorded-music-alaska-state-troopers-warn-busking-scams-rise/
- https://liteonline.com/violin-scam-2022/
- https://kvia.com/news/abc-7-alert-center/2022/02/14/playing-on-your-emotions-violin-scam-reaches-borderland/
- https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/royal-palm-beach/romanian-man-arrested-in-palm-beach-county-for-lying-about-sick-child-soliciting-donations
- https://storycounty.news/2021/06/fiddler-or-swindler-ames-violin-busker-sparks-debate-over-performance/
- https://moco360.media/2021/12/07/miscommunication-by-police-about-public-musicians-enrages-area-buskers/
- https://komonews.com/amp/news/nation-world/scammers-pretending-to-play-violin-for-money-a-nationwide-issue-police-say-united-states-target-portage-michigan-license-plates-texas-virginia-illinois-maryland-connecticut-music-bow-strings-speaker-wwmt-springfield-township-oakland-county
- https://www.npr.org/2022/08/20/1118585537/opinion-that-unbelievable-street-violinist-could-just-be-a-finger-syncher