Verdult the Real Deal

James Scott Smith, and Troy Verdult paintings Removed from eBay

A number of original paintings and lithographs that James Scott Smith, and Troy Verdult (young son of William Joseph Verdult) attempted to auction on eBay as well as Bid4assets were removed fro fraudulent activity.

Here are two originals that were turned into lithographs by Wealth Enterprises Corporation; and signed by William Joseph Verdult. James Scott Smith failed to pay for the lithographs and are considered stolen by the Corporation.

Click here to see paintings that are owned by the Corporation. James Scott Smith and Troy Verdult attempted to auction on eBay; and eBay terminated the individuals from eBay.

Click here to see paintings that James Scott Smith purchased from Wealth Enterprises Corporation. Afterwards, alleged that the Corporation had entered into some sort agreement with James Scot Smith and William Joseph Verdult.

Click here to see lithographs created by the Corporation and signed by William Joseph Verdult; however Smith failed to pay the Corporation. These lithographs are owned by Wealth Enterprise Corporation and considered stolen.

Verdult HABITAT FOR HUMANITY on eBay - Claim is certainly fraudulent - Was Removed.

"DECUFF INVESTMENTS INC. SINCE 1998.  JAMES S. SMITH PRESIDENT & CEO. OFFICE  LOCATED AT 137 ANDREA ST. RIVER RIDGE, LA. 70123 PHONE # 504-723-9681. LITHOGRAPHS AND PAINTINGS COME WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND INSURANCE APPRAISALS, PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPHS AND DOCUMENTS SIGNED TO "YOUR NAME" BY WILLIAM VERDULT FOR YOUR PLAQUE TO HANG NEXT TO YOUR FINE ART PAINTING. ONE OF A KIND PAINTING 5 FEET By  3 FEET. WRITE CHECK TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF NEW ORLEANS DIRECTLY AND I WILL PAY MY EBAY SELLER FEES. PICK UP KING TUT MASTER PIECE AT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN NEW ORLEANS. WILLIAM VERDULT IN PERSON WILL SIGN YOUR PAINTING AND PRESENT YOU WITH SIGNED DOCUMENTS. TAX WRITE OFF COULD BE AS HIGH AS $20,000,000.00 IF YOU THEN DONATE PAINTING TO A CHILDREN'S CHARITY PER I.R.S APPROVAL. "

The above listing by James Scott Smith or Decuff Investments is an absolute fraud.

There is no proof whatsoever that this painting is valued anywhere near $7.2 million.

There is absolutely no proof and could be considered deceptive business practices to claim that there is an up to $20 million tax write approved by I.R.S. for this item.

First, their exist no independent appraisal by a third party qualified to make such an appraisal that support the claimed value.

Second, the famed Tut collection was famous alright for the fraud committed upon the public.

See the police respond here.

It is safe to say anyone who claims that this painting is worth $7.2 million or that an I.R.S. tax write off is fourth coming is certainly a fraudulent claim and involved in a deceptive business practice.

Our Corporation has written independent third party appraisals of the Tut and other collections, and the claimed value is certainly an affront to the public.

Have this person provide an independent third party appraisal as well as a formal statement from the appraiser certifying to the I.R.S. that this painting is valued as such and the transaction is qualified for the I.R.S. approved donation program.

No qualified appraiser would provide such a statement because no proof could be obtained of a sale of a Verdult artwork for $7.2 million.

The lister is simply ignorant of the I.R.S. tax write-off and art donation programs.

There is a distinct reason why this lister previously was thrown off of eBay.

Troy Verdult - Banned on eBay - back at it Again - More Fraudulent Listings Removed from eBay

The latest four listings make nearly 100 listings that were posted fraudulently by James Scott Smith and Troy Verdult and were removed by eBay.

Listings posted by James Scott Smith (user removed on September 13, 2007 by eBay:

Item number: 280149496876  | Item number: 280149497226 | Item number: 280150870265 |Item number: 280150870265

Following is an email directly from eBay advising the Corporation more fraudulent listings by Troy Verdult and James Scott Smith aka Decuff had been removed from eBay.

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: eBay Customer Support [mailto:vero@eBay.com]

Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:04 PM

To: ap@verdultgallery.com

Subject: Re: Violation of our intellectual Property Rights (KMM265905992V18641L0KM)

Dear Alton,

Thank you for writing eBay in regard to this Notice of Claimed Infringement.

The listing that you reported will be removed from eBay within the next 30 minutes. We will notify the seller and all participating buyers that the listing was removed as a result of your request.

If you reported more than one listing, you may receive a separate notice about each item. Please allow several hours for all notices to arrive.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Udall

eBay Customer Support

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Reference the following posts to see the nearly 100 fraudulently listings by Smith and Verdult that the Corporation had removed from eBay.

Follow-Up - Low and Behold - Another Verdult Story is Told

Another Set of Verdult Fraudulent Listings on eBay

James Scott Smith, and Troy Verdult paintings Removed from eBay

Another Fraudulent Listing Removed From eBay

William Verdult Seller Banned from eBay Back at it Again.

Decuff aka James Scott Smith - Bit the Dust Again with Verdult Art on eBay.!

Verdult HABITAT FOR HUMANITY on eBay - Claim is certainly fraudulent.

Another Fruadulent Listing Removed From eBay

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From: eBay Customer Support [mailto:vero@ebay.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 1:39 PM
To: ap@verdultgallery.com
Subject: Re: Violation of Copy Right (KMM245383058V44659L0KM)

Ref: eBay listing Violations 320082409705-02-16-07

Dear Alton,

Thank you for writing eBay in regard to the listing in question.

The listings that you reported have been removed from eBay. We have

notified the sellers and all participating buyers that the listing was

removed as a result of your request.

When reporting listings through the VeRO Program in the future, please

be sure to complete a Notice of Claimed Infringement so that we may take

the appropriate action.

For your convenience, I have included an electronic version of our

Notice of Claimed Infringement form below.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Hermen

eBay Customer Support

Trust and Safety Operations

Habitat for Humanity Used as A Reuse for Verdult's King Tut; Here We Go Again

The following is another fraudulent listing on eBay by user jamess8112 (aka Decuff - James Scott Smith).  This user was previously put off of eBay. He is back at it again.

The listing states:

“One of a kind painting 5 feet by 3 feet. write check to Habitat for Humanity of New Orleans directly and I will pay my ebay seller fees. Pick up King Tut Master piece at Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans. William Verdult in person will sign your painting and present you with signed documents. Tax write off could be as high as $20,000,000.00 If you then donate painting to a children's charity per I.R.S. approval.”

In the listing jamess8112 is desperately attempting to get attention by mentioning the Habitat of Humanity and claiming that the artwork is valued at $20,000,000 and they will receive a tax write off of up to $20,000,000.

This listing is certainly a fraudulent listing.

There is no Verdult painting worth $20,000,000. Ask the foolish seller to provide you with an independent third party appraiser of the artwork and see if:

1) He has an appraisal from an independent qualified appraiser;

2) Proof the artwork appraised for $20,000,000; and

3) The name and phone number of any third party independent appraiser who would vouch for such a value before the Internal Revenue Service.

The answer you will receive will be shocking. This is certainly not a serious seller of Verdult art work. You will not be able to find an independent third party appraiser to vouch for such a value.

Further this ignorant seller does not understand that the multi-million Tut collection was found to be fraudulent.

While jamess8112 asserts that Verdult’s “rendition of King Tut using gold, Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds, Sapphires, and other precious stones in his creation.”

The Tut Collection was found to be a fraudulent by the District Attorney and police in Florida.

Click to see the Fraudulent Artwork:

All readers are cautioned not be duped by the fraudulent action and deceptive busines practice of this Seller.

This is the same Seller that stole copyrighted material and calimed that a Verdult entitled Rembarandt was worth $2 million dollars.

The only legitimate track of value of Verdult artwork is maintained by the Corporation that has conducted over 2,500 Verdult auctions.

Verdult - 68 fraudulent listings removed from eBay

eBay again took action requested by the CEO.

For the second time at the request of the Chief Executive Officer eBay removed 50 fraudulent listings from eBay.

The lister SoCal Auction eStore apparently was fraudulently listing items as the alter-ego for Troy Verdult and James Scott Smith (better known as Decuff). Prior to this post eBay removed 18 fraudulent listings.

Now they have notified the Corporation by email that they are removing the 50 fraudulent listings.

These listings are as follows:

Click here for eBay's email.

The 50 fraudulent listings that are being removed by eBay follows:

Another Set of Verdult Fraudulent Listings on eBay

Another Set of Verdult Fraudulent Listings on eBay

The CEO Requested eBay remove the following listing. As in the previous 18 listings, these 50 listings will be removed by eBay shortly.

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Dear Wade B,

Below is a listing by the same user containing the very same violations as I reported in my prior emails. eBay removed 18 of the fraudulent listings. Apparently this lister had nearly 70 or so of these listings. Please remove them all per my earlier request and your earlier actions.

Comprehensive summary of fraudulent listings to be removed:

1. 7410889519
2. 7410889299
3. 110060147464
4. 110025065100
5. 110052693852
6. 110052693817
7. 110060147761
8. 110060147736
9. 110060147710
10. 110060147685
11. 110060147665
12. 110060147632
13. 110060147509
14. 7410889952
15. 7410887068
16. 7410885652
17. 110060147591
18. 7410888536
19. 7410888132
20. 7410887732
21. 7410886108
22. 7410884973
23. 110070753287
24. 110067582930
25. 110051699052
26. 110053981078
27. 110053981043
28. 110053981007
29. 110053980962
30. 110053980931
31. 110052694171
32. 110052694019
33. 110052693965
34. 110052693928
35. 110052488102
36. 110051699096
37. 110051699072
38. 110051699032
39. 7410886658
40. 7410883481
41. 110025065074
42. 110025065039
43. 110025065021
44. 110025064987
45. 7409722109
46. 7409720555
47. 7409720230
48. 7409719817
49. 7409721592
50. 7409721135

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William Verdult Seller Banned from eBay Back at it Again.

Note the eBay Seller with a user name jamess8112 was previously banned from eBay under a prior user name.

Seller jamess8112 was removed from eBay on 31 March 2006 for Copyright Infringement.

This same seller has changed its user name to jamess8112 to scam the public.

This user will once again be put off of eBay very shortly.

User jamess8112 is currently attempting to dispose of this painting through eBay.

Please check back to review $4.2 million dollar suite against Troy Verdult for theft and fraud.