10. Damien Hirst and the Fake Paintings
Rule number 1 always buy from the source or a reputable dealer! Kevin Sutherland, a Paster from Miami was convicted of art fraud, in a New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. He was charged with one single count of second-degree attempted larceny. The case centred around the attempted sale of five paintings by the British YBA artist Damien Hirst. The prosecution proved he was aware that the paintings were fakes.