Watch out for the grand piano scam

Message from the Neapolitan Connection concert series:

We were alerted about a free grand piano scam circulating on Facebook, and we just wanted to take a moment to inform pianists and musicians in general.

The advertised free piano photo is of a 2017 Yamaha GC1 grand. The actual piano photo appears to be taken directly from a Yamaha ad
currently in New Jersey, currently being sold for $12,995.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124861442386

The Facebook advertiser basically states that their “uncle” is giving away his deceased father’s beloved grand piano to someone who will
cherish it. The “uncle”, a doctor, then places the party in contact with the following moving company:

Dependable Global Shipping https://www.dgs-worldwide.com/

The moving company unveils its scheme by asking the party to wire them the shipping fee. The fee seems like a small price to pay for a
beautiful free instrument, but of course, the grand piano never arrives.

Unfortunately one of our concert series subscribers recently fell victim to this scam. They were so disheartened that we felt obligated to let everyone know about it.

Please remember, whenever something seems too good to be true, it probably is.