Upwork hires people for phone scams... I do voice acting and almost all the jobs are to help scammers 🙄 i had to leave the site bc of how bad they got.
The one scam that I have been approached before are the one that claims to be a artist themselves. However, they will DM you saying that they are open for commission and try to offer their work to them. I do have a issue with it because no real artist will DM people to offer their commission to then. It's rude to do especially if that person isn't familiar with that work and they barely post art on their accounts(or have the money to commission artist). Also most of the arts are either stolen, inconsistent style(possibly AI art), or offer something that they don't have examples of(like they post only 2D art but they say they can do 3D art but has no examples of it.).
Some will also say "ur socials will look better with MY art" to the artist that made the pfps, banners, ect. Just goes to show they don't care and only want your money
I got something similar and I'm not sure if it was a scam or just someone being kinda scummy. They messaged me first and we're insistent that I send an oc to be drawn by them (with no mention of having to pay). Only after I gave them the oc and what I wanted to be drawn that they said "okay lets work out payment". Immediately blocked them for that
this seriously needs more views, i've fallen for these scams yet (and hopefully not ever) but people need to see this asap, its a tough world out there
8:15 reminded me of a wild commission ask I recieved when I was young. I was 15, so, of course I had commissions open. I got a DA message asking me to basically draw a hate group yearbook photo, like there were enough different groups mentioned to make it "diverse". I basically responded "nice copypasta, jackass" and pasted it into Google to see if it was a meme format. It wasn't, but I'm still glad I had the foresight to see what they were asking.
🐙 Thanks for doing this video. ArtStation is crawling with the NFT scammers. Its funny they say they want to buy your work, but its you that needs to pay??? 😂
I believe I get art scams on Twitter now and again I'll have some random people who haven't posted since November sometimes even last year just to randomly DM me(and mind you they don't follow me nor have I interacted) I believe they DM random people to ask if they are wanting a commission Whenever I look at their accounts their artwork looks almost traced Or it looks like a beginner just to have random art style changes in the accounts whenever I look I always block as soon as I get them because one:I don't even have money for commissions if I did id be commissing my artist friends or people who I know aren't scammers because we've had at least a few interactions and they've done commissions before and post them
It's important to note that for cons of this nature poor grammar is generally used as a form of mark selection. It's best simplified as "if someone were to be dumb enough to fall for this first part, they'd likely be dumb enough to fall for following parts of this scam." Not always the case, ofc, and this is more applicable for more explicit forms of self-selection when it comes to phone scams ("this is the IRS and you owe us money" and the like), which focus on widespread scammage and therefore would rather not waste time on someone who isn't going to give them money, but it's still important to keep in mind that poor grammar is _usually_ intentional. Also remember: the "con" part of "conman" is short for "confidence". Never get too complacent or cocky about your position, scammers and conmen alike are specifically looking to exploit that.
if the client drastically changes the theme at any time, its a scam. If they try pay you with anything but the currency you ask for, its a scam. If they try push to pay after the commission is finished, don't trust them unless its a client who either is a repeat customer or has a portfolio of multiple commission works made for them. Don't do free samples.
The worst that can happen if you just click some sketchy link (without doing any actions on the website it leads to) is an IP grabber (the person that sent the link will get your IP). No website can steal your info without you typing it in there or install a virus on your pc without you downloading and opening a file. (That *doesn't mean you should* click random links)
6:27 Lmao, if only this appeared a month or so ago as i had recently fallen for a scam exactly shown in this scenerio for a wedding card and stuff. Luckily they gave me a ton of info to track back and make a small claim against them to TRY and get it back but yeah- wish these types of videos was made before that happen, not after lolo.
🦑 Thanks for making this, weird how scammers are so obsessed with artists in particular, I'm curious what the success rate is compared to other targeted demographics for them to keep doing this or if they're just chasing a crappy return compared to other options. Small fish scams in general are becoming more and more desperate and in turn pathetic.
Those same annoying scams are in da notes and da chats too I get them there so much and it sucks so much also yes f nfts. They all get auto blocked at this point tbh.
If you haven't given out any personal information, or information that you wouldn't give to a regular commissioner, you should be fine. Same if you haven't paid. Just report this person, and block them. Screenshot the message in case you need proof of *anything*. Scammers aren't just out to get your money. They're out to get your data too.
Well, I've been hacked once, but never took my money cause one person sent me a message saying I was going to get a banned scam. It happened on Discord right on my birthday on June 19. Of course, I did get shadow-banned from an old livestreaming site before Twitch saying I was too awkward of all penguins despite my high-functioning autism. The guy want to screenshot of my bank account, and then he hacked my Discord account and caused some damage to my reputation, but not my money. I have a severe mental illness that affects my life after all that hate spread to me.
Thanks for the forecast! Just a quick off-topic question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?
I've had 2 that messaged me and asked me if i did comissions but i refused cuz they were awfully suspicious. Their profile pages were empty and they basically had the same username!
1 thing im sometime thankfull is that i often forget to look at my dms other time i tend look at it but there really odd or random talk Often the. Look at there profile But lately had 10 people where mabey only 3 where normale people but other where questionable, because i follow many many artist i tend get post from them about scammers or info that people need be aware. On twt i get so many request also on DA but often i dont look at it because i may saw it but i tend forget very fast i Rememeber almost or click on 1 on DA back then but never made acc on that nor went through it but i was way younger then. But due fact i keep forgetting afther 2/3 days due other things i tend never look back at it maney afther month again. Also i tend have strick perants where i need have primmison for many things so i often tell them i caint need talk to my perants and the government person becaus have them so they tend backoff
Upwork hires people for phone scams... I do voice acting and almost all the jobs are to help scammers 🙄 i had to leave the site bc of how bad they got.
Wtf😮😮😮
You have to pay Upwork to get promoted. That’s a scam to me…
The one scam that I have been approached before are the one that claims to be a artist themselves. However, they will DM you saying that they are open for commission and try to offer their work to them.
I do have a issue with it because no real artist will DM people to offer their commission to then. It's rude to do especially if that person isn't familiar with that work and they barely post art on their accounts(or have the money to commission artist). Also most of the arts are either stolen, inconsistent style(possibly AI art), or offer something that they don't have examples of(like they post only 2D art but they say they can do 3D art but has no examples of it.).
Some will also say "ur socials will look better with MY art" to the artist that made the pfps, banners, ect. Just goes to show they don't care and only want your money
I got something similar and I'm not sure if it was a scam or just someone being kinda scummy. They messaged me first and we're insistent that I send an oc to be drawn by them (with no mention of having to pay). Only after I gave them the oc and what I wanted to be drawn that they said "okay lets work out payment". Immediately blocked them for that
@@NotDenverSkyes That was more the likely a scammer, I've had some do that to me too
this seriously needs more views, i've fallen for these scams yet (and hopefully not ever) but people need to see this asap, its a tough world out there
8:15 reminded me of a wild commission ask I recieved when I was young. I was 15, so, of course I had commissions open. I got a DA message asking me to basically draw a hate group yearbook photo, like there were enough different groups mentioned to make it "diverse". I basically responded "nice copypasta, jackass" and pasted it into Google to see if it was a meme format. It wasn't, but I'm still glad I had the foresight to see what they were asking.
👁👄👁 i'm sorry, a WHAT photo?!
As someone who’s going to open commissions soon and is kind of nervous about it, thank you for this video!
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Thanks for doing this video. ArtStation is crawling with the NFT scammers. Its funny they say they want to buy your work, but its you that needs to pay??? 😂
I believe I get art scams on Twitter now and again I'll have some random people who haven't posted since November sometimes even last year just to randomly DM me(and mind you they don't follow me nor have I interacted) I believe they DM random people to ask if they are wanting a commission
Whenever I look at their accounts their artwork looks almost traced
Or it looks like a beginner just to have random art style changes in the accounts whenever I look
I always block as soon as I get them because one:I don't even have money for commissions if I did id be commissing my artist friends or people who I know aren't scammers because we've had at least a few interactions and they've done commissions before and post them
Tho wanna add that whenever I see their DMs it's always "Hi how are you" at the start but the account is just in general suspicious
i have commissions open and i havent gotten anyone yet but im worried about this so much, thank you for this information
This is why I stopped using social media and bigger sites like DA to host my art. Too many scammers~ 🦑
It's important to note that for cons of this nature poor grammar is generally used as a form of mark selection.
It's best simplified as "if someone were to be dumb enough to fall for this first part, they'd likely be dumb enough to fall for following parts of this scam."
Not always the case, ofc, and this is more applicable for more explicit forms of self-selection when it comes to phone scams ("this is the IRS and you owe us money" and the like), which focus on widespread scammage and therefore would rather not waste time on someone who isn't going to give them money, but it's still important to keep in mind that poor grammar is _usually_ intentional.
Also remember: the "con" part of "conman" is short for "confidence". Never get too complacent or cocky about your position, scammers and conmen alike are specifically looking to exploit that.
if the client drastically changes the theme at any time, its a scam.
If they try pay you with anything but the currency you ask for, its a scam.
If they try push to pay after the commission is finished, don't trust them unless its a client who either is a repeat customer or has a portfolio of multiple commission works made for them.
Don't do free samples.
I swear artists have everything against them (scams, AI, etc.) when it comes to making that little bit of money to stay afloat
Incredibly informative. Be careful out there!
The worst that can happen if you just click some sketchy link (without doing any actions on the website it leads to) is an IP grabber (the person that sent the link will get your IP). No website can steal your info without you typing it in there or install a virus on your pc without you downloading and opening a file.
(That *doesn't mean you should* click random links)
Very helpful, thank you! I'll keep this in mind when I start commissions.
6:27 Lmao, if only this appeared a month or so ago as i had recently fallen for a scam exactly shown in this scenerio for a wedding card and stuff. Luckily they gave me a ton of info to track back and make a small claim against them to TRY and get it back but yeah- wish these types of videos was made before that happen, not after lolo.
Very helpful! Thank you very much!🦑✨️
🦑 Thanks for making this, weird how scammers are so obsessed with artists in particular, I'm curious what the success rate is compared to other targeted demographics for them to keep doing this or if they're just chasing a crappy return compared to other options. Small fish scams in general are becoming more and more desperate and in turn pathetic.
Those same annoying scams are in da notes and da chats too I get them there so much and it sucks so much also yes f nfts. They all get auto blocked at this point tbh.
I’ve just been approached with a scam 😭 🙏🏻 but I haven’t made a payment and won’t. I’m just worried if I’ve put my info at risk
yeah i get that 🥲but as long as you haven't made any payments you should be fine
If you haven't given out any personal information, or information that you wouldn't give to a regular commissioner, you should be fine. Same if you haven't paid. Just report this person, and block them. Screenshot the message in case you need proof of *anything*. Scammers aren't just out to get your money. They're out to get your data too.
this was an awesome video, thank you for explaining how the scams work 🦑🦑🦑
Well, I've been hacked once, but never took my money cause one person sent me a message saying I was going to get a banned scam. It happened on Discord right on my birthday on June 19. Of course, I did get shadow-banned from an old livestreaming site before Twitch saying I was too awkward of all penguins despite my high-functioning autism. The guy want to screenshot of my bank account, and then he hacked my Discord account and caused some damage to my reputation, but not my money. I have a severe mental illness that affects my life after all that hate spread to me.
thank you so much for putting this out!
Thanks for the forecast! Just a quick off-topic question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How should I go about transferring them to Binance?
0:08 "before it became a hot dumpster fire"
It was even before it became X. :')
What do legitimate inquiries look like?
Also on the one PayPal scam I’ve got they didn’t know how to link the fake button so thank goodness I get lucky there.
This is a really helpful video 🦑
thank you! glad it helped 🦑
thank you for your video, very important
squid emoji!
I've had 2 that messaged me and asked me if i did comissions but i refused cuz they were awfully suspicious. Their profile pages were empty and they basically had the same username!
1 thing im sometime thankfull is that i often forget to look at my dms other time i tend look at it but there really odd or random talk
Often the. Look at there profile
But lately had 10 people where mabey only 3 where normale people but other where questionable, because i follow many many artist i tend get post from them about scammers or info that people need be aware. On twt i get so many request also on DA but often i dont look at it because i may saw it but i tend forget very fast i Rememeber almost or click on 1 on DA back then but never made acc on that nor went through it but i was way younger then. But due fact i keep forgetting afther 2/3 days due other things i tend never look back at it maney afther month again. Also i tend have strick perants where i need have primmison for many things so i often tell them i caint need talk to my perants and the government person becaus have them so they tend backoff
gosh dang it
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I think I'm the only one who watched the video all the way to the end )=
Where's the squids at
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