Lady asked to me do a commission of her daughter for her birthday on Instagram. But didn’t want to tell me when her birthday was, told me she’d give me $100 after I gave her my rates. I honestly began looking through the inserts to see it was real. And it was real. It was when she asked me to give her my bank info to give me an electronic check. PayPal and Zelle isn’t save, after all.
I guess, I have received all of the scams you mentioned on this video🤦♀. Even, I have done a free art work for one of my clients. they appreciated my arts and said they will give projects randomly, but never received any massage from them again 🤦♀
It's not personal and you shouldn't take it like this! These scammers target small accounts specifically which they consider easy targets, and they use automatic messages sent by bots to target these small account and send their messages. They have likely never actually seen your art themselves with their own eyes and it's not a reflection of you, your art or your hard work. It's a morally bankrupt automated large-scale attack.
@@mirandameskhi9337 I wish I had time to have a bit of fun at their expense, but unfortunately I do not 😅 So I just report their comments as spam. Eventually, I went in my Instagram settings and put "NFT" into my forbidden phrases to block those comments entirely.
Few days ago a woman called Devon_Leah_ who's profile says she is nft designer , collector and promoter (but the profile is private and she hasn't accepted me to follow her) asked if I could sell her 3 of my drawings (she attached the photo) as nft, saying that she offers one thousand dollars each ..! Seems a lot to me..I know a few about nft so I watched some videos trying to understand the subject. Can't comprehend if it's a scam how she is going to joke on me..? But probably it is. What do you think?
Indeed! Legitimate art agencies will not usually charge a fee for their services, they only take commission (meaning the money only flows from them to you).
These things have recently started to pop up as of late. It’s no longer the “Dm to promote” spam anymore. But strangers who I have no idea of, usually with empty profiles or profiles that literally have no sense of being interested in any artistic concept would ask me for commissions. I do wish to open art commissions. But it’s gotten to the point where I ignore those stranger dms, and only take commissions from people who I know or have interacted for a while beforehand.
One day a lady DMed me and asked have I thought about selling my artwork digitally using NFT. She was like I can help you set up an account so you can start selling online. I’m like no this sounds sketchy. I never seem to want to buy my art using an NFT.
Such valuable information , especially in regards to the fact that I’m now completely sure that the NFT offers I’m getting daily are scammers - thank you SO MUCH for your advice !
Thanks for your video. I was suspicious about a random message on my art account (then i don't do commission but i was maybe she liked what i do) so i asked her 30euros for a portrait because i don't consider myself as a professional artist and she offered me 300euros and i was wtfffff. Anybody who would be logic wouldn't spend 300euros for a portrait from a unprofessional artist. So yeah i see it more clearly now
Professional or no, you should charge more than 30 euros for a portrait. It's going to take you hours to do and drawing is a rare skill that not everyone has. When considering the hours put into it, even a high school kid working at a fast food joint would earn more than that. Why do you think you deserve less just because you're not professional yet? It's still work. The red flag here was the person offering you more than you charged. While 300 euros is NOT too much for a portrait, I don't know a single persona alive who would offer more money that what the person charges just because...
Kudos to you for making this Video! I've learned so much from this especially the Check and Money Order part as well the vague detail that Scammers give. My Family been wanting me to get back into Selling my Art and one of them wants me to try out doing NFT for Opensea, but I been kinda timid cause last Commission I did for a Client they ended up not paying for it. So yeah bad experience. I've tried doing Art on Deviantart though things was slow for me there so idk if I should try making NFT.
Honestly, the NFT space is filled with scammers and thieves :/ It's inherently risky. Even those who are there to buy aren't really interested in art, but are looking to resell the NFTs for profit. If you are interested in NFTs that's one thing, but if you're not then don't be pressured to get in that space. There are many safer and more fun ways to make money as an artist, like freelance work, commissions, selling art products or even making TH-cam videos about your art.
Thank you for all the amazing advices, a few years back people used to ask me to make sample art for them on fiverr, which I should have watermarked or asked money for. I now know that no one should be asking for free art, it's absurd because they always leave without paying or moving forward with the project.
Thank you so much! I get a lot of offers to sell for NFT including the red flags you mencioned. Once I was offered 3000 per painting immediately, which is crazy.
Thank you very much for the information. I had the same experience lately about nft scam, I was doubtful and confused before your explaination video came out but now I have the answer. Thanks a lot!
Im trying to make it big with my art. Not just trying to make money, but to be recongized. I wish it was easy to trust these people bc this is the steps to being big. I just got nft dm but i had to do research to be sure n after seeing this video, i had to block. Thank you for educating me!
Great information as always. The NFT scam is so annoying xD. I'm so happy that your channel is growing! Your courses (bought Prompts and Level 1) are amazing. I can't wait to finish the book I'm painting to build up my portfolio with the prompts you gave.
It really is annoying!! I ended going to my settings and blocking the phrase "NFT". The peace has been bliss! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the courses and I'd love to see your pieces when you start!!
Great video! It helps a lot! I was especially curious about these NFT scams, and I was completely unaware of the vague wording red-flag. You pointed out everything very well!
My funniest experience: I uploaded an interracial boy/boy Valentine's Day fan art of two Harry Potter characters to social media. Literally seconds after uploading it I got a comment, someone asking if I'm open for commissions because he wants me to make a portratit of a dog for his son't birthday. I check the profile and it's set up to look like an american, Christian fater of two kids, in his 40s or 50s... yeah.. that wasn't a red flag, that was an entire Soviet military parade!
Sounds similar to this?⬇️ "His name Is Nicky, His favorite pet is dog, he sometimes play fetch, tug-of- war, wrestle. He also likes monkey too haha. Your work caught my attention, I want you to draw two picture of my son's pet which will have his name written Jago lol willing to pay you $500 for that. I'm paying $500 because you still have to deliver the art to my address, And the money should cover for the delivery cost, I'm a genuine person and I don't like being insulted this way. I only got attracted to your beautiful artwork" This message is the reason why I’m watching this video rn😅 I’m didn’t "insult” him, just sent my commissions details
@@Celune-art Wow.. That English sounds so broken they might actually be fishing for victims who are not native English speakers to make them even less likely to pursue any proper legal action. You know, the tactic where you chase away everyone who can turn out to be a threat.
My favorite one is someone DM'ing me saying "Do you do commission?" as well as "My son wants his dog drawn for his birthday. He's three years old and loves spider-man. Give me your name so I send you a cashers check from his step dad's bank account. Here's a picture of him." And then she sends you a picture of a baby giraffe or some shit and also she's 97 years old XD
I appreciate this so so so much!!!! Thank you for this video! I just got my first one and I didn't want to say no straight away. like you said, it was a decent chunk of money and I'm in need of a decent pay check lol. But I also knew it sounded too good to be true. So much of the information out there is how I could turn my own art into NFTs but I couldn't find anything about someone else buying my art for that purpose.
@@LaszloGadanyi I have never heard of that particular offer, but make sure to ask them questions and look out for red flags in their answer. Are they asking you to pay for anything? Are they wanting to pay you by check? also Google the name of the company to see what comes up.
NFT's are mostly dead now anyways. Only a tiny fraction of the ones that sold for huge money have any value whatsoever anymore... at least according to a report on NPR a few days ago.
Very helpful video, thank you! I’m a new artist and recently started an Instagram account with photos of my art. I’ve had so many NFT contacts it’s unbelievable. I didn’t even know about it!
Glad it was helpful! Many of these scammers target small art accounts because they believe we're desperate... So we get that a lot with a brand new account!
All over Instagram still when I post my art there are at least one or two messages, not even good English, saying something like "you have some really clean artwork" and they want to buy it as an NFT and they want to you pm them. I guess they only want the clean work vs. the dirty work. LOL!
It’s always me versus the world whenever I go to a discord server filled with scam artists I’m used to getting banned out of servers just for talking smack about them and putting them in their place. And NFT people live under my shoe. I laugh hard in their face whenever I see them. They couldn’t draw to save their life. Just a bunch of copy and paste work.
If you encounter these scams so much, you're likely marketing yourself in the wrong places. On Instagram, you can block the NFT offers by blacklisting keywords in your settings. While talking smack about scammers can be fun, it's a big waster of time and I think overall discouraging for your outlook on your art career :)
Am I paranoid or is weird when someone requesting a commission isn't following you and is asking questions that are clearly in the bio? Also hit with the, ".....this is my budget," before asking about rates.
Good thing I decided to look this up, I was happy that finally someone was interested in my art, but I was like if you like my art so much why don't you follow me and like the art you say you like so much 😂. So yeah thanks for the video, I saw all the red flags you mentioned.
I received one just now. It was the first commission, I was incredibly happy; but my boyfriend happily warned me and it does look like a scam. I feel so bad...
The one with the academic organizer was in my inbox a few months back and I went through getting the check and having my bank verify it. Never started work and we were able to stop it before anything went too far but it’s funny to see the EXACT email plus the follow up with a price quote.
I'm not sure what the polygon network is, but the NFT space is FILLED with scams and art theft. If you still want to go forward, proceed VERY carefully. Don't share any personal info, don't send anyone any money, don't click any links sent to you by anyone and instead, go to the website by googling the website yourself. Even so, considering the low demand for NFTs, there's a high chance this is a scam so be prepared.
I refuse to pay anybody to hang my art up or even take part in any galleries. They are all trying to rip us off. Why don’t they go after attorneys and doctors the way they do artists? I’m sick of it.
Don't let anyone scare you into not showing your own dang art exactly the way you WANT TO. If you don't want to go through galleries, you can sell it yourself 😉 There are ways. Just don't hide it away, that's such a shame! Means they've won.
It is probably a scam. They sent a screenshot but you never received the money, or presumably an email from Paypal warning you about the arrival of the payment. Screenshots can be faked! I've never had a client send me "transaction info" before for a Paypal payment, because it's instant so it's not needed. My guess is, this transaction info was camouflage so you wouldn't question why you actually didn't receive the payment in your account.
I've gotten these in my inbox. I hate it because then reading them uses spoons I could use for working on projects, maintaining my home, or interacting with someone with a legitimate commission job. The hearing impaired one, I sometimes have a problem with both memory and sound processing, I hate it. Where I live we also have spotty internet service so it makes using the audio on zoom calls... iffy. My son managed his zoom classes but his teachers also got used to repeating themselves or having him "robot out" when trying to talk. So.. those are some reasons I prefer business talk in text unless I am actually in person... then they need to be comfortable a recorder and note taking. If someone wants me to schedule a zoom call I always let them know about my crappy satellite internet (guess the company) in case the audio quality is poor, the call drops, or it turns out to be a day I'm needing things repeated an aggravating amount of times. I don't bring it up though unless I suspect someone wants a (despised) video or audio call. I also try to avoid audio calls because I've had my fair share of "I never said that," or "that's not what I said," later on.
You can always refuse video calls! You're not obligated to do that just because they asked. You have really good reasons to refuse them too - I usually just refuse them because I loathe calls!
I did receive a message that an art collector wanted some of my photos as NFT, however the details in their message sounded like some of things in your video. Thank you for posting these helpful tips. I did go on the person's instagram link, and another outside commentor wrote on their IG page, that this person is a scammer. So that verified it.
Thanks for sharing! NFT scams have been absolutely everywhere lately. I receive at least 1-2 messages daily to "buy my NFTs". I know for a fact there's not that much demand for NFTs, so it's safe to assume these are all scams..
I got approached by a person and he wants to buy my artwork as NFT and is asking me to upload my artwork to opensea so he can buy that artwork from there for 4ETH each. Is it a scam ?
Thank you so much for this video. It's been less than a week since I opened my Instagram art page, and I've already received three similar messages! I was thrilled to get the first one and even offered to give one of my art pieces for free, but the offer was rejected, which made me a bit suspicious. Then the other two messages arrived, confirming my doubts.
I'm sorry to hear that, this sucks :( Scammers often target brand new accounts, believing the artists to be less experienced and savvy. The good news is, as you start growing your account, you get less scams.
I just got one. I asked them what they want me to draw, but they never told me, just told me the size they want not what to draw. I also asked them if they can pay by what I use for commissions, but they didn't answer the question. They also said they will pay $100 for each artwork and they wanted 7. They said they just wanted sketches so I quoted a price but they said they wanted to pay $100 dollars for each which is far more than my commission prices.
I just got an NFT offer from a person who looks legit and says he is an art collector (as mentioned in his bio) and wants to collect art for their upcoming exhibition. They made 4 selections from my photography account and then offered a total price of 20000$ for whole 4 pics which qualified my expectations because they are actually good. I wonder if they are a scammer because i said that I will be taking their wallet address and putting it in to reserve the buyer so essentially i wont be clicking any scammy links.
Thread CAREFULLY. The demand for NFTs are plummeting, and yet ALL the artists are receiving NFT offers lately. It's incredibly suspicious. You can try to proceed without clicking links, but beware if they ask you to pay a gas fee, or to send files before getting paid. Stay safe out there!
I got an email today, from a buyer that wants to buy 3 of my drawings/artworks for crypto money. He wants NFTs and he offerent a nice amount of money for each piece. I wonder, could this be a scam? What do I have to lose if I make NFTs and sell them?
When a 3rd party wants to buy your art to make NFTs, it's ALWAYS a scam. They will tell you that you need to send them a "gas fee" to mint the NFT, then they'll send you all the money. Of course, they pocket your gas fee and disappear. The only safe way to get into NFTs is to mint them yourself. You don't actually need a 3rd party person to do that. BUT be aware that NFTs is a dying market, so making NFTs is a very risky business move that will almost certainly have no return.
really helpful video, that hearing impaired one is just despicable.. i’m glad i’ve not received one of those yet, i could’ve fallen for it if it wasn’t for this video :o
I have had these NFT-offers with empty profiles several times. Luckily I have used my discernment and always thought there was something fishy going on and sure enough most of the profiles eventually disappeared. It is still disheartening, because I want to sell my art, yet get no serious offers. It's already quite a niche career to sell stuff on Instagram and these scammers are just ruining it even more. Ps: your cat is very cute.
Real art buyers are out there, and we can find them! The scammers are an annoyance, but they are not a representation of the entire market :) P.S. Thank you! Her name is Chloe and she's the real star of the channel
@@OumM-oy8qd dont feel bad.... some people get scammed later than others... its better to learn from a small amount than to learn from a huge mistake... We've all been scammed before.... and it only made us wiser
Hello, I'm curious about your opinion. As a traditional pen and ink artist I have received a message from someone asking to turn 3 of my pieces into NFTs for 3.5 Eth each. It seems too good to be true, before I spend money on gas, how would you verify they are a legitimate buyer?
I am curious as to how some of these work. I never reply to anyone complimenting my art because I think they are scammers by default. The nfts are obvious and the ones that have 5 posts with random photos. But I get confused when it's seemingly legit instagram accounts. If it weren't because some of these say the exact same things they would look legit. I got a DM from an Instagram account that looked like a professional artist saying: "Hello I love your works They are beautiful unique and exquisite Are they up for sales?" Which I knew was a scam, but I wonder if they hacked the account because it is very legit. Then I got a dm from another person with the exact same words so I confirmed it was a scam. I always know they are scams because I am a beginner and I know my artwork is not good enough to buy, nor I want to sell it because I am just learning. But I can see how some of these can fool people.
Just complimenting your art isn't necessarily a scam, and I hop you won't grow to be suspicious of every compliment! You'll get lots of legit compliments in your comments, but these people won't follow it up with shady NFT offers or suspicious vague wording like "your work is exquisite". One day if you feel like selling your works, set it up through your website or an Etsy shop so that any potential buyers have to do the transaction on your own terms :)
So glad that you post such information...actuly I am also confuse...can you please tell the traits of non scammer? As the message I have received has no grammer mistake and they didn't offered me a high price...they are saying" I will make payment to you and you have to confirm that" also I asked them to assure me its not a scam they said it can never be...plz guide me
To be certain, you an ask for a down payment in advance before you start working on the art. Don't click on anything they send you to receive the money (those can be fake). Instead, check directly on your payment app (Paypal, Venmo, etc) to see if the money is received. In doubt, ask around in art Facebook groups to make sure if it's legit!
Thnx for the Vids, I just got DMs from my IG 3 days ago that she wants to purchase some of my artwork she ask me to put it in NFT and she will pay me 10eth per artwork. Which is a good amount of money. Her IG is new and has no followers but showing she has a decent and glamorous life. She picked 3 artworks and she said, to let her know if my works got minted so she's ready to purchase. I'm kinda hoping it's real but after checking many scams and your videos, I'm starting to lose hope. And I don't want to pay Mint Fee if my works won't sell. She doesn't give me any website to pay for, she just waiting for me to upload it. So I'm still figuring out how she's going to scam me?
They have multiple angles to get money, and sometimes it's not immediately apparent. They can scam with Paypal, Venmo, cheque, spoof sites, etc. Whenever it's NFTs, assume it's a scam! Stay safe out there!
the NFT one doesnt really work tho cus i already have an opensea and put up my art just incase and then if someone asks for NFT i strictly send them there
Hello Ness. Can you make a video on what are the going rates for art work? Maybe that doesn’t exist but how do artist gauge themselves? Perhaps you spoke about this can you tell me in which video?
Thank you! I just got a message. He was asking my price at first. then he offered 2 ETH per piece and picked 4 artoworks to buy. NTF feels so scam. At first when it was new, it felt awesome and cool new way of art. But now it feels just scam. :D Amazing video and that just earned a new sub! :)
Nowadays yeah, they're all scams :/ The demand for NFTs has plummeted, but suddenly all the artists are getting contacted with this message. So suspicious!
Thank you for making this video. I have a VERY small instagram art account (under 350 followers) and so far I've gotten around 4 or 5 scam dms. Today I got the last two and they were so suspicious that I had to look up common scams. It's kind of cruel to be honest, because I would love to get commissions so bad, but it always turns out to be a scammer. Does anyone have any advice for getting legit commissions btw? Maybe there is a community I can join or something, idk
Unfortunately, these scammers often target small accounts because they figure the artists will be desperate enough for commissions to overlook red flags... But I have noticed that after my account got over 1000 followers, these scams got less and less frequent. I have several videos about personal commissions as well as freelance work with companies, so I recommend looking through my videos for topics that interest you!
@@gavinreid2741 That's kind of insane when you think about it, 95% worthless. That hasn't happened to many industries! But from the beginning, few people could even see the point of NFTs. Once the hype is gone, you can't sustain a product that no one even sees the point of beyond trying to resell it...
@@gavinreid2741 That's great news actually. Maybe once the nft industry fully collapses they won't profit from these scams anymore, or at least not enough to buy fake followers for their fake profiles. Desperation can only bring you that far, so hopefully they are going to give up soon :/
Seems like calls to artists are popping up all the time now, I’m beginning to think they’re another type of art scam Don’t they usually charge ppl to submit art? Idk
What do you mean by calls to artists? Like art submission calls from companies? Those don't ask for money as far as I know so I'm confused about what you mean.
The email got sent to me yesterday. They were telling they're impressed with my work and they need to know if I'm gonna be in an art show. I have no idea who the heck it was. I ignored it.
Generally artists are encouraged NOT to accept money through Paypal gift, checks/money order/bank Draft and NFT. So, it is safe to accept through Bank Transfer and Paypal but through invoice. Am I right? Is there any other channel which is NOT SAFE and SAFE? I wish to make a list here so I will know what to be caution.
Technically, any payment method has the possibility of being unsafe but scams are not frequent with Paypal invoicing and bank transfer. Be on the lookout for red flags and get a down payment before starting to work, and you'll be fine! :)
9k is not necessarily too much depending on if there are any copyrights transferred with the purchase and what they're going to use the art for. However, legitimate clients NEVER just offer a budget, they ask us how we charge first!
Have you received any shady scams lately? 😬
Lady asked to me do a commission of her daughter for her birthday on Instagram. But didn’t want to tell me when her birthday was, told me she’d give me $100 after I gave her my rates. I honestly began looking through the inserts to see it was real. And it was real. It was when she asked me to give her my bank info to give me an electronic check. PayPal and Zelle isn’t save, after all.
@@samanthajeffers9339 You did really well to investigate and protect yourself!! As they say: trust, but verify!
@@ArtBusinesswithNess Sadly 😅
I guess, I have received all of the scams you mentioned on this video🤦♀. Even, I have done a free art work for one of my clients. they appreciated my arts and said they will give projects randomly, but never received any massage from them again 🤦♀
@@asmarkhwahany727 That really sucks :( Leaving you with hope like that is just cruel!
Its so sad that after working for years on our art , the first few appreciations we get are from scammers 😔
It's not personal and you shouldn't take it like this! These scammers target small accounts specifically which they consider easy targets, and they use automatic messages sent by bots to target these small account and send their messages. They have likely never actually seen your art themselves with their own eyes and it's not a reflection of you, your art or your hard work. It's a morally bankrupt automated large-scale attack.
That's not appreciation. Chances are you've been targeted by a not.
Such important information in this video! I get soooo many NFT collection "offers" these days. Stay safe out there artists!
Me too :o Last 2 weeks or so they have been SWARMING my Instagram comments!
@@ArtBusinesswithNess Can I ask how you respond to them? they are really "motivated" :)
@@mirandameskhi9337 I wish I had time to have a bit of fun at their expense, but unfortunately I do not 😅 So I just report their comments as spam. Eventually, I went in my Instagram settings and put "NFT" into my forbidden phrases to block those comments entirely.
@@ArtBusinesswithNess Oh I should try that too! Thank you for the tip and such an important video!
Few days ago a woman called Devon_Leah_ who's profile says she is nft designer , collector and promoter (but the profile is private and she hasn't accepted me to follow her) asked if I could sell her 3 of my drawings (she attached the photo) as nft, saying that she offers one thousand dollars each ..! Seems a lot to me..I know a few about nft so I watched some videos trying to understand the subject. Can't comprehend if it's a scam how she is going to joke on me..? But probably it is. What do you think?
Nothing better than thinking someone is buying your art, then they say NFT
NFT is another bad N word 😅
This video saved me thank you! Pro tip watch out for so called “art agencies”
Indeed! Legitimate art agencies will not usually charge a fee for their services, they only take commission (meaning the money only flows from them to you).
These things have recently started to pop up as of late. It’s no longer the “Dm to promote” spam anymore. But strangers who I have no idea of, usually with empty profiles or profiles that literally have no sense of being interested in any artistic concept would ask me for commissions.
I do wish to open art commissions. But it’s gotten to the point where I ignore those stranger dms, and only take commissions from people who I know or have interacted for a while beforehand.
Thankfully, the fakes are often easy to see from their suspicious profiles! Like photos of cars or something 😅
Thanks for taking the time to help get the word out and protect your fellow artists, Vanessa.
Thanks for stopping by, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
One day a lady DMed me and asked have I thought about selling my artwork digitally using NFT. She was like I can help you set up an account so you can start selling online. I’m like no this sounds sketchy. I never seem to want to buy my art using an NFT.
“I want to help you set up something you have no interest in out of the goodness of my heart”. Yep, shady!!
@@ArtBusinesswithNesssure
Such valuable information , especially in regards to the fact that I’m now completely sure that the NFT offers I’m getting daily are scammers - thank you SO MUCH for your advice !
Glad it was helpful! If you get tired of the NFT offers, you can block the word "NFT" in your settings :) The silence is bliss!
Thanks for your video. I was suspicious about a random message on my art account (then i don't do commission but i was maybe she liked what i do) so i asked her 30euros for a portrait because i don't consider myself as a professional artist and she offered me 300euros and i was wtfffff. Anybody who would be logic wouldn't spend 300euros for a portrait from a unprofessional artist. So yeah i see it more clearly now
Professional or no, you should charge more than 30 euros for a portrait. It's going to take you hours to do and drawing is a rare skill that not everyone has. When considering the hours put into it, even a high school kid working at a fast food joint would earn more than that. Why do you think you deserve less just because you're not professional yet? It's still work. The red flag here was the person offering you more than you charged. While 300 euros is NOT too much for a portrait, I don't know a single persona alive who would offer more money that what the person charges just because...
Thank you for sharing! I receive tons of this sh***! It’s so awful! 🤬
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for sharing this! Really helpful.
Glad I could help! Stay safe out there!
I get a message from an NFT scummer daily and I love to play with them. It’s very satisfying wasting their time 😂
You're doing God's work my friend! 😂
You are wasting your own time
@@anandgopal6421 taking a break while ultimately trolling the scammers is what works
Thanks for this. I have received numerous NFT comments since joining Instagram. Seemed scammy so I blocked them but it's nice to hear for sure.
That was smart of you! Stay safe out there!
This video is yet another painful reality check and reminder sad world we live in
Indeed :( However, I choose to focus on the good and not let scammers rob my joy and energy. I don't want to give them any power over me!
Very useful, i have had a bad news experience. What’s a pity i didn’t see your video first. Very good advised ❤😅😊
I'm sorry to hear about that! Stay safe out tehre!
Kudos to you for making this Video! I've learned so much from this especially the Check and Money Order part as well the vague detail that Scammers give. My Family been wanting me to get back into Selling my Art and one of them wants me to try out doing NFT for Opensea, but I been kinda timid cause last Commission I did for a Client they ended up not paying for it. So yeah bad experience. I've tried doing Art on Deviantart though things was slow for me there so idk if I should try making NFT.
Honestly, the NFT space is filled with scammers and thieves :/ It's inherently risky. Even those who are there to buy aren't really interested in art, but are looking to resell the NFTs for profit. If you are interested in NFTs that's one thing, but if you're not then don't be pressured to get in that space. There are many safer and more fun ways to make money as an artist, like freelance work, commissions, selling art products or even making TH-cam videos about your art.
Thank you for all the amazing advices, a few years back people used to ask me to make sample art for them on fiverr, which I should have watermarked or asked money for. I now know that no one should be asking for free art, it's absurd because they always leave without paying or moving forward with the project.
They do :( Almost all artists have done some free art at some point at the beginning of our careers, because we trusted people...
Thank you so much! I get a lot of offers to sell for NFT including the red flags you mencioned. Once I was offered 3000 per painting immediately, which is crazy.
$3000 for an original painting is not crazy, but offering up the price instead of asking how much you charge is the suspicious part!
Thank you very much for the information. I had the same experience lately about nft scam, I was doubtful and confused before your explaination video came out but now I have the answer. Thanks a lot!
I'm glad you found it helpful, Windy! Last couple weeks or so, that NFT one has been rampant! I had to restrict comments with the word "NFT"
Im trying to make it big with my art. Not just trying to make money, but to be recongized. I wish it was easy to trust these people bc this is the steps to being big. I just got nft dm but i had to do research to be sure n after seeing this video, i had to block. Thank you for educating me!
You're doing good by doing your research and being cautious! Stay safe out there!
Great video and very useful information, thx💜
You are so welcome, I'm glad you found it helpful!
Great information as always. The NFT scam is so annoying xD. I'm so happy that your channel is growing! Your courses (bought Prompts and Level 1) are amazing. I can't wait to finish the book I'm painting to build up my portfolio with the prompts you gave.
It really is annoying!! I ended going to my settings and blocking the phrase "NFT". The peace has been bliss! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the courses and I'd love to see your pieces when you start!!
Great video! It helps a lot! I was especially curious about these NFT scams, and I was completely unaware of the vague wording red-flag. You pointed out everything very well!
I'm so glad it was helpful hun!
Thanks for this video. Seriously, these scammer messages are getting old.
They really are!
Could not have been timed better. thank you!
I'm glad that you found this helpful, hun!
My funniest experience: I uploaded an interracial boy/boy Valentine's Day fan art of two Harry Potter characters to social media. Literally seconds after uploading it I got a comment, someone asking if I'm open for commissions because he wants me to make a portratit of a dog for his son't birthday. I check the profile and it's set up to look like an american, Christian fater of two kids, in his 40s or 50s... yeah.. that wasn't a red flag, that was an entire Soviet military parade!
OMG no way!! 😂 That's hilarious, thanks for sharing!!!
HA! The "obvious Christian" scammer is one I'm very familiar with, but instead of art, they were running a rental scam.
@@SW23252 please enlighten me, how they do the rental scam cause we are looking out for the place to rent
Sounds similar to this?⬇️
"His name Is Nicky, His favorite pet is dog, he sometimes play fetch, tug-of- war, wrestle. He also likes monkey too haha. Your work caught my attention, I want you to draw two picture of my son's pet which will have his name written Jago lol willing to pay you $500 for that. I'm paying $500 because you still have to deliver the art to my address, And the money should cover for the delivery cost, I'm a genuine person and I don't like being insulted this way. I only got attracted to your beautiful artwork"
This message is the reason why I’m watching this video rn😅 I’m didn’t "insult” him, just sent my commissions details
@@Celune-art Wow.. That English sounds so broken they might actually be fishing for victims who are not native English speakers to make them even less likely to pursue any proper legal action. You know, the tactic where you chase away everyone who can turn out to be a threat.
Wow Ness you know a lot. Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure! Thanks for stopping by!
When I get these scams, I give them the address to the local FBI fraud division. They do not come back.
Good one!
I report those "payment" from fake PayPal emails as phishing
Great overview Vanessa! Helpful information that people should be aware of - thanks for sharing!
Thank you for stopping by and the nice comment hun, always so happy to meet you here! ☺
@@ArtBusinesswithNess
Thank you so much, I really needed this information. Because I have a lot spams and I didn’t know what they are.❤
Glad it was helpful!
My favorite one is someone DM'ing me saying "Do you do commission?" as well as "My son wants his dog drawn for his birthday. He's three years old and loves spider-man. Give me your name so I send you a cashers check from his step dad's bank account. Here's a picture of him." And then she sends you a picture of a baby giraffe or some shit and also she's 97 years old XD
Some of these scams are so badly done and obvious, it's almost embarassing!
I appreciate this so so so much!!!! Thank you for this video! I just got my first one and I didn't want to say no straight away. like you said, it was a decent chunk of money and I'm in need of a decent pay check lol. But I also knew it sounded too good to be true. So much of the information out there is how I could turn my own art into NFTs but I couldn't find anything about someone else buying my art for that purpose.
I'm glad you did your research before blindly accepting! NFT scams are everywhere right now, stay safe!
Thanks for the heads up. I am likewise being inundated with offerings only to find the cut and paste wording to other artists.
Is a web creation on Fine Art America safe
@@LaszloGadanyi I have never heard of that particular offer, but make sure to ask them questions and look out for red flags in their answer. Are they asking you to pay for anything? Are they wanting to pay you by check? also Google the name of the company to see what comes up.
NFT's are mostly dead now anyways. Only a tiny fraction of the ones that sold for huge money have any value whatsoever anymore... at least according to a report on NPR a few days ago.
Very helpful video, thank you! I’m a new artist and recently started an Instagram account with photos of my art. I’ve had so many NFT contacts it’s unbelievable. I didn’t even know about it!
Glad it was helpful! Many of these scammers target small art accounts because they believe we're desperate... So we get that a lot with a brand new account!
Thank you for an amazing video and taking your time to inform artists 🙏💙
It's my pleasure!
All over Instagram still when I post my art there are at least one or two messages, not even good English, saying something like "you have some really clean artwork" and they want to buy it as an NFT and they want to you pm them. I guess they only want the clean work vs. the dirty work. LOL!
LOLLL what a weird wording! Clean artwork wtf... If you get tired of those, you can go in your settings and block specific words (like NFT)
It’s always me versus the world whenever I go to a discord server filled with scam artists I’m used to getting banned out of servers just for talking smack about them and putting them in their place.
And NFT people live under my shoe. I laugh hard in their face whenever I see them. They couldn’t draw to save their life. Just a bunch of copy and paste work.
If you encounter these scams so much, you're likely marketing yourself in the wrong places. On Instagram, you can block the NFT offers by blacklisting keywords in your settings. While talking smack about scammers can be fun, it's a big waster of time and I think overall discouraging for your outlook on your art career :)
Thank you so much for this information
You're welcome! Hope it helps keep you safe 🙂
Damn I got one message like this yesterday, thank God I found your video, I almost fell for it OMG
Stay safe out there!
This was super helpful! Thank you❤. And Iv received some of those exact scams that you read off in the end of the video. 😅
They're everywhere like the plague!
Great video .. thank you for posting.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for sharing this information ❤️
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, thanks! I think it is not only affects artist, and it is happenning because of the world inflation IMHO.
I'm sure you're right, scams of ALL kinds must be getting more common lately, including scams targeting the elderly :(
Thanks for making this video ❤❤❤
My pleasure!
Am I paranoid or is weird when someone requesting a commission isn't following you and is asking questions that are clearly in the bio?
Also hit with the, ".....this is my budget," before asking about rates.
That in itself isn't enough to determine 100% if it's a scam, but it's certainly suspicious and makes it worth asking lots of follow up questions!
Good thing I decided to look this up, I was happy that finally someone was interested in my art, but I was like if you like my art so much why don't you follow me and like the art you say you like so much 😂. So yeah thanks for the video, I saw all the red flags you mentioned.
You have good instincts! I'm glad you listened to them :) Stay safe out there!
I received one just now. It was the first commission, I was incredibly happy; but my boyfriend happily warned me and it does look like a scam. I feel so bad...
I'm so sorry to hear that, hun :( Don't be discouraged, there ARE real commissions out there!
I uploaded 3 art works...what i do now..plz anyone tell me😢
I don't know what you mean. You uploaded your art where? What are your goals? This is a video about art scams and you are way off topic.
This has helped me and saved me soooooo very much!!!
My pleasure, I'm so glad it was helpful!
thanks for the video.... valuable info
Glad it was helpful!
It's easy to tell, the scammers don't understand the art and never do any work without deposit, the real clients will pay you.
That's exactly right!
Yeeesss!!! Call them out girl!!! ❤❤❤
High five!
The one with the academic organizer was in my inbox a few months back and I went through getting the check and having my bank verify it. Never started work and we were able to stop it before anything went too far but it’s funny to see the EXACT email plus the follow up with a price quote.
I know it's eerie!! :o The same copy paste email...
Your video just saved my time from this NFT scam 😂😊
Glad I could help hun!
Hi Ness ,Thanks for sharing this information. I just got an email for buying my one art 4.5 ETH and shared a NFT marketplace link with me.
They're persistent!
@@user-tv7bj5mg8t Don't get involved with NFTs and you can never go wrong. It's just a cesspool of scams and art theft.
Over the last weekend, I was targeted eight times, once by a PayPal scam and the rest by nft art scams.
Wow, 8 times in a week is a lot! :o
Pls help me with one question..if I have chosen polygon network and i have not paid any gas fee..then any can buy my nft or not...pls reply
I'm not sure what the polygon network is, but the NFT space is FILLED with scams and art theft. If you still want to go forward, proceed VERY carefully. Don't share any personal info, don't send anyone any money, don't click any links sent to you by anyone and instead, go to the website by googling the website yourself. Even so, considering the low demand for NFTs, there's a high chance this is a scam so be prepared.
On Polygon,, gas fee is paid by the buyer but opensea will take 2.5 from the sale.
nice video!!! Thank you!!!!
Thanks for stopping by Steve, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
I refuse to pay anybody to hang my art up or even take part in any galleries. They are all trying to rip us off. Why don’t they go after attorneys and doctors the way they do artists? I’m sick of it.
Don't let anyone scare you into not showing your own dang art exactly the way you WANT TO. If you don't want to go through galleries, you can sell it yourself 😉 There are ways. Just don't hide it away, that's such a shame! Means they've won.
hello I got commission and my client sent transaction info before I drew but my paypal balance is still 0 is it a scam?
It is probably a scam. They sent a screenshot but you never received the money, or presumably an email from Paypal warning you about the arrival of the payment. Screenshots can be faked! I've never had a client send me "transaction info" before for a Paypal payment, because it's instant so it's not needed. My guess is, this transaction info was camouflage so you wouldn't question why you actually didn't receive the payment in your account.
@@ArtBusinesswithNess Thank you, this is very helpful for artists
@@snurfblush Anytime hun! Be safe out there!
Thank you..i learned a lot.
Glad it was helpful!
I've gotten these in my inbox. I hate it because then reading them uses spoons I could use for working on projects, maintaining my home, or interacting with someone with a legitimate commission job.
The hearing impaired one, I sometimes have a problem with both memory and sound processing, I hate it. Where I live we also have spotty internet service so it makes using the audio on zoom calls... iffy. My son managed his zoom classes but his teachers also got used to repeating themselves or having him "robot out" when trying to talk. So.. those are some reasons I prefer business talk in text unless I am actually in person... then they need to be comfortable a recorder and note taking. If someone wants me to schedule a zoom call I always let them know about my crappy satellite internet (guess the company) in case the audio quality is poor, the call drops, or it turns out to be a day I'm needing things repeated an aggravating amount of times. I don't bring it up though unless I suspect someone wants a (despised) video or audio call. I also try to avoid audio calls because I've had my fair share of "I never said that," or "that's not what I said," later on.
You can always refuse video calls! You're not obligated to do that just because they asked. You have really good reasons to refuse them too - I usually just refuse them because I loathe calls!
artists receiving buy offers sgould first see this video. saves you from scam.
I hope it can help prevent artists from being taken advantage of!!
A very informative vedio, thank you,
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
I did receive a message that an art collector wanted some of my photos as NFT, however the details in their message sounded like some of things in your video. Thank you for posting these helpful tips. I did go on the person's instagram link, and another outside commentor wrote on their IG page, that this person is a scammer. So that verified it.
Hello, can you tell me the name? Cause I received a similar message 2 days ago from some Devon Leah.. and I'm suspicious 😅
Thanks for sharing! NFT scams have been absolutely everywhere lately. I receive at least 1-2 messages daily to "buy my NFTs". I know for a fact there's not that much demand for NFTs, so it's safe to assume these are all scams..
thank you so much!!!!
You're welcome!
Thank you! 👍
Any time!
They are trying to appeal to your soft side or sympathy to get a response with that hearing empairment.
That makes sense, you must be right!
I got approached by a person and he wants to buy my artwork as NFT and is asking me to upload my artwork to opensea so he can buy that artwork from there for 4ETH each. Is it a scam ?
NFTs are always scams nowadays. Don't mess with it at all!
Thank you so much for this video. It's been less than a week since I opened my Instagram art page, and I've already received three similar messages! I was thrilled to get the first one and even offered to give one of my art pieces for free, but the offer was rejected, which made me a bit suspicious. Then the other two messages arrived, confirming my doubts.
I'm sorry to hear that, this sucks :( Scammers often target brand new accounts, believing the artists to be less experienced and savvy. The good news is, as you start growing your account, you get less scams.
I just got one. I asked them what they want me to draw, but they never told me, just told me the size they want not what to draw. I also asked them if they can pay by what I use for commissions, but they didn't answer the question. They also said they will pay $100 for each artwork and they wanted 7. They said they just wanted sketches so I quoted a price but they said they wanted to pay $100 dollars for each which is far more than my commission prices.
Incredibly sus!
@@ArtBusinesswithNess yep
I just got an NFT offer from a person who looks legit and says he is an art collector (as mentioned in his bio) and wants to collect art for their upcoming exhibition. They made 4 selections from my photography account and then offered a total price of 20000$ for whole 4 pics which qualified my expectations because they are actually good. I wonder if they are a scammer because i said that I will be taking their wallet address and putting it in to reserve the buyer so essentially i wont be clicking any scammy links.
Thread CAREFULLY. The demand for NFTs are plummeting, and yet ALL the artists are receiving NFT offers lately. It's incredibly suspicious. You can try to proceed without clicking links, but beware if they ask you to pay a gas fee, or to send files before getting paid. Stay safe out there!
I've got the axect same offer for 4 of my pictures via Instagram. Are the initals DR?
that happened to me two nights ago
I'm so sorry to hear that, hun :(
U literally saved me mam a lots of love from india❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm glad it helped!
I got an email today, from a buyer that wants to buy 3 of my drawings/artworks for crypto money. He wants NFTs and he offerent a nice amount of money for each piece. I wonder, could this be a scam? What do I have to lose if I make NFTs and sell them?
When a 3rd party wants to buy your art to make NFTs, it's ALWAYS a scam. They will tell you that you need to send them a "gas fee" to mint the NFT, then they'll send you all the money. Of course, they pocket your gas fee and disappear. The only safe way to get into NFTs is to mint them yourself. You don't actually need a 3rd party person to do that. BUT be aware that NFTs is a dying market, so making NFTs is a very risky business move that will almost certainly have no return.
Thank you for makeing this video! I thought there was something fishy about the nft mrssages
I'm glad it was helpful, John! Careful of those NFT scams! ;)
really helpful video, that hearing impaired one is just despicable.. i’m glad i’ve not received one of those yet, i could’ve fallen for it if it wasn’t for this video :o
Glad it was helpful! And yeah that one really gets to me :(
I have had these NFT-offers with empty profiles several times. Luckily I have used my discernment and always thought there was something fishy going on and sure enough most of the profiles eventually disappeared.
It is still disheartening, because I want to sell my art, yet get no serious offers. It's already quite a niche career to sell stuff on Instagram and these scammers are just ruining it even more. Ps: your cat is very cute.
Real art buyers are out there, and we can find them! The scammers are an annoyance, but they are not a representation of the entire market :) P.S. Thank you! Her name is Chloe and she's the real star of the channel
@@ArtBusinesswithNess Thanks for the words of encouragement. Also, aren't cats always the real stars? Lol.
@@laurewinkelmans9501 That they are!
thank for that
My pleasure!
"Kyson Pettifield" was "Oscar Brown" for me. My friend who is also an Illustrator told me it was a scam though. Lol.
Stay safe out there!!!
A guy offered 8eth for a painting as nft,list in opensea and share him link.what to do ?
Ghost him and block! This is a scam that has been going around. Spend your time and energy on real clients who value your talent :)
Could you recommend a few other payment methods for clients abroad besides Paypal?
You can accept credit card payment with platforms like Stripe or Wave. Wire transfer is also very safe.
I got an offer of 5eth to sell my nft in opensea, is it a scam or valid buyer. Please help me out to know this urgently
This is definitely a scam! Whenever they mention NFTs, or paying in crypto, RUN!
A scammer wanted to buy my artwork for 14eth on nft... I said dude no way it costs that much....
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I actually fell for that and I got scammed, stupid me
@@OumM-oy8qd dont feel bad.... some people get scammed later than others... its better to learn from a small amount than to learn from a huge mistake... We've all been scammed before.... and it only made us wiser
@@OumM-oy8qd You are not stupid - they are being deceiving.
Thank you, I appreciate it 🙏@@ArtBusinesswithNess
Yes I get offer as nft collection but I didn't respond
That's great, stay safe hun!
Hello, I'm curious about your opinion. As a traditional pen and ink artist I have received a message from someone asking to turn 3 of my pieces into NFTs for 3.5 Eth each. It seems too good to be true, before I spend money on gas, how would you verify they are a legitimate buyer?
That's easy enough: if they say NFT it's a scam! You should run and block!
I am curious as to how some of these work. I never reply to anyone complimenting my art because I think they are scammers by default. The nfts are obvious and the ones that have 5 posts with random photos. But I get confused when it's seemingly legit instagram accounts. If it weren't because some of these say the exact same things they would look legit.
I got a DM from an Instagram account that looked like a professional artist saying: "Hello I love your works They are beautiful unique and exquisite Are they up for sales?" Which I knew was a scam, but I wonder if they hacked the account because it is very legit. Then I got a dm from another person with the exact same words so I confirmed it was a scam.
I always know they are scams because I am a beginner and I know my artwork is not good enough to buy, nor I want to sell it because I am just learning. But I can see how some of these can fool people.
Just complimenting your art isn't necessarily a scam, and I hop you won't grow to be suspicious of every compliment! You'll get lots of legit compliments in your comments, but these people won't follow it up with shady NFT offers or suspicious vague wording like "your work is exquisite". One day if you feel like selling your works, set it up through your website or an Etsy shop so that any potential buyers have to do the transaction on your own terms :)
So glad that you post such information...actuly I am also confuse...can you please tell the traits of non scammer? As the message I have received has no grammer mistake and they didn't offered me a high price...they are saying" I will make payment to you and you have to confirm that" also I asked them to assure me its not a scam they said it can never be...plz guide me
To be certain, you an ask for a down payment in advance before you start working on the art. Don't click on anything they send you to receive the money (those can be fake). Instead, check directly on your payment app (Paypal, Venmo, etc) to see if the money is received. In doubt, ask around in art Facebook groups to make sure if it's legit!
Thnx for the Vids, I just got DMs from my IG 3 days ago that she wants to purchase some of my artwork she ask me to put it in NFT and she will pay me 10eth per artwork. Which is a good amount of money. Her IG is new and has no followers but showing she has a decent and glamorous life. She picked 3 artworks and she said, to let her know if my works got minted so she's ready to purchase. I'm kinda hoping it's real but after checking many scams and your videos, I'm starting to lose hope. And I don't want to pay Mint Fee if my works won't sell. She doesn't give me any website to pay for, she just waiting for me to upload it. So I'm still figuring out how she's going to scam me?
Is like we have the scammer at hand man
hello. Studio8Worx. Did you get follow up story on this? I am very curious, since I just got a similar request. Thank you.
They have multiple angles to get money, and sometimes it's not immediately apparent. They can scam with Paypal, Venmo, cheque, spoof sites, etc. Whenever it's NFTs, assume it's a scam! Stay safe out there!
the NFT one doesnt really work tho cus i already have an opensea and put up my art just incase and then if someone asks for NFT i strictly send them there
I was talking about the offers people receive on Instagram to sell their art as NFTs when they don't already have an account.
@@ArtBusinesswithNess yes but that too, you should never click on links they send
@@omeganeoz Yes that is in the video...
Hello Ness. Can you make a video on what are the going rates for art work? Maybe that doesn’t exist but how do artist gauge themselves? Perhaps you spoke about this can you tell me in which video?
I have a video on pricing that could help shed some light: th-cam.com/video/sekb-qo5xF0/w-d-xo.html
thank you i really needed this video someone just offered me 15,000 dollars and all the things you said applied to him xD
Oh no!! I'm glad you didn't fall in their trap. Stay safe out there!!
Thank you! I just got a message. He was asking my price at first. then he offered 2 ETH per piece and picked 4 artoworks to buy. NTF feels so scam. At first when it was new, it felt awesome and cool new way of art. But now it feels just scam. :D
Amazing video and that just earned a new sub! :)
Nowadays yeah, they're all scams :/ The demand for NFTs has plummeted, but suddenly all the artists are getting contacted with this message. So suspicious!
Thank you for making this video. I have a VERY small instagram art account (under 350 followers) and so far I've gotten around 4 or 5 scam dms. Today I got the last two and they were so suspicious that I had to look up common scams. It's kind of cruel to be honest, because I would love to get commissions so bad, but it always turns out to be a scammer. Does anyone have any advice for getting legit commissions btw? Maybe there is a community I can join or something, idk
Unfortunately, these scammers often target small accounts because they figure the artists will be desperate enough for commissions to overlook red flags... But I have noticed that after my account got over 1000 followers, these scams got less and less frequent. I have several videos about personal commissions as well as freelance work with companies, so I recommend looking through my videos for topics that interest you!
I think they're getting desperate. On the BBC recently said 95% of NFTs are now worthless.
@@gavinreid2741 That's kind of insane when you think about it, 95% worthless. That hasn't happened to many industries! But from the beginning, few people could even see the point of NFTs. Once the hype is gone, you can't sustain a product that no one even sees the point of beyond trying to resell it...
@@gavinreid2741 That's great news actually. Maybe once the nft industry fully collapses they won't profit from these scams anymore, or at least not enough to buy fake followers for their fake profiles. Desperation can only bring you that far, so hopefully they are going to give up soon :/
Seems like calls to artists are popping up all the time now, I’m beginning to think they’re another type of art scam
Don’t they usually charge ppl to submit art? Idk
What do you mean by calls to artists? Like art submission calls from companies? Those don't ask for money as far as I know so I'm confused about what you mean.
The email got sent to me yesterday. They were telling they're impressed with my work and they need to know if I'm gonna be in an art show. I have no idea who the heck it was. I ignored it.
Trust your instincts!
@@ArtBusinesswithNess You on Instagram?
Generally artists are encouraged NOT to accept money through Paypal gift, checks/money order/bank Draft and NFT. So, it is safe to accept through Bank Transfer and Paypal but through invoice. Am I right? Is there any other channel which is NOT SAFE and SAFE? I wish to make a list here so I will know what to be caution.
Technically, any payment method has the possibility of being unsafe but scams are not frequent with Paypal invoicing and bank transfer. Be on the lookout for red flags and get a down payment before starting to work, and you'll be fine! :)
Lol, had to double check this because it's happening to me right now.
It's a god thing you did your research!!
I was offered 9k for one of my art works, i just laughed.
9k is not necessarily too much depending on if there are any copyrights transferred with the purchase and what they're going to use the art for. However, legitimate clients NEVER just offer a budget, they ask us how we charge first!