Artists Beware
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If it's Paypal it doesn't matter; your bank will force the issue on them. Unfortunately, your biggest hurdle is going to be the time. :( Most banks only allow up to 180 days. Some push it to a year max.
September 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
If it's Paypal it doesn't matter; your bank will force the issue on them. Unfortunately, your biggest hurdle is going to be the time. :( Most banks only allow up to 180 days. Some push it to a year max.
You'd be surprised how many people fall for it simply because these scammers butter people up about their characters and stories.
September 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
You'd be surprised how many people fall for it simply because these scammers butter people up about their characters and stories.
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look, it feels tempting to make fanfics into comics, but i'm utterly scared. especially when someone approaches me to *commission* them without even i have asked or questioned about the idea.
besides i'm an artist and i can draw stuff too!
besides i'm an artist and i can draw stuff too!
September 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
look, it feels tempting to make fanfics into comics, but i'm utterly scared. especially when someone approaches me to *commission* them without even i have asked or questioned about the idea.
besides i'm an artist and i can draw stuff too!
besides i'm an artist and i can draw stuff too!
The images on these accounts will either be AI gen, stolen from legitimate artists, or traced from legitimate artists.
If the quality is all over the board or has the general "dead AI" look, be very wary.
Make THEM give up their discord first and then report them.
If the quality is all over the board or has the general "dead AI" look, be very wary.
Make THEM give up their discord first and then report them.
September 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The images on these accounts will either be AI gen, stolen from legitimate artists, or traced from legitimate artists.
If the quality is all over the board or has the general "dead AI" look, be very wary.
Make THEM give up their discord first and then report them.
If the quality is all over the board or has the general "dead AI" look, be very wary.
Make THEM give up their discord first and then report them.
It is NOT one person. These are scammer rings who use a singular dummy account on a gallery site and members of their ring will contact you from their various discords.
If you fall for it once, they will keep contacting you to scam you again.
If you fall for it once, they will keep contacting you to scam you again.
September 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It is NOT one person. These are scammer rings who use a singular dummy account on a gallery site and members of their ring will contact you from their various discords.
If you fall for it once, they will keep contacting you to scam you again.
If you fall for it once, they will keep contacting you to scam you again.