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The art market, is the last unregulated frontier of commerce.

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is here, ready to expose the scammers, thieves and frauds that thrive in the dark, before your hard earned money disappears down that proverbial drain, taking with it the reputations and often the livelihood of many a talented artist.

They're now on notice.

Links That Could Help You Fight Art Fraud

Art Space 2000.com

Fighting art fraud every day.

Art Loss Register

The Art Loss Register (ALR) is the world's largest private international database of lost and stolen art, antiques and collectibles that provides recovery and search services to collectors, the art trade, insurers and law enforcement through technology and a professionally trained staff of art historians.

FBI Art Theft Division

The illicit trade in art and cultural artifacts is a major category of international crime. This includes theft of individual works of art, illegal export of objects protected by international laws, and pillaging of archaeological sites. Art theft is an international problem requiring cooperation at all levels of law enforcement. To aid in this endeavor, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) established the National Stolen Art File (NSAF) to assist law enforcement agencies in resolving this ever increasing problem.

The International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR)

The International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) is a not-for-profit educational and research organization dedicated to integrity in the visual arts. IFAR offers impartial and authoritative information on authenticity, ownership, theft, and other artistic, legal, and ethical issues concerning art objects.

INTERPOL Art Theft Division

INTERPOL is the world's largest international police organization, with 187 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime including art fraud.

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Art Theft Detail

The Art Theft Detail is responsible for the investigation of all thefts and burglaries when fine art is the primary object of attack. The detail also investigates fakes, frauds, and forgeries involving art.

Morris Law Firm

All law firms are not the same, and at the Morris Law Firm there is a difference in the way we think, the way we work, and the way we respond. Most of all, in the way we commit ourselves to our clients.