Sorry for double posting but APPARENTLY those commission scammers have showed up on Tumblr at least for the first time for me.
For those who don’t know what I am talking about, there were/are commission scams going on in Instagram and even places like Artstation where people would pretend to be interested in your work and try to commission a pet or portrait for the sake of trying to get your bank details. Here’s how to (somewhat) sniff them out:
1- They don’t seem to be an average customer/ person that would be involved in your fandom, or has a blank template for an account or don’t even follow you.
2- They ask you to draw a portrait or a pet picture either for themselves or their children/family.
3- They promise to overpay you (in the hundreds) and do not listen to you even if you firmly state the price is cheaper.
4- They are constantly asking for your email name, or private details regarding things like banking details or passwords or other private information others should not know.
5- They try and over reassure you they mean no harm, try to guilt you into giving them the info, or become aggressive over you not giving them what they want.
What should you do if you come across one of these guys? My best advice is to block and report. Sadly these people jump account to account so there isn’t really much to do other than spread this info to prevent artists from being scammed.
SORRY FOR A SECOND POST BUT IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE INSTA COMMISSION SCAMMERS HAVE REACHED TUMBLR LMAO
If you are an artist and take commissions please read, these scams prey on innocent and desperate people and are frankly scummy.
Oh Jesus christ not them
just encountered this as well, commission artists be careful out there
WAIT YOURE KIDDING ME I LEGIT JUST POSTED AND WENT BACK TO REPORT THE BLOG AND THEY DELETED IT LOLOLOL
they apparently hate it when you call them out, thank you sm @chickenhoops cause i never wouldve realized this if your post wasn't the first one i share as soon as i opened the app
Another warning sign is commissioners who insist that they can’t use typical payment methods like PayPal. They’ll try to push you into using much shadier payment methods (including the old gift card trick) that put you at risk and reduce your chance to dispute a transfer.