Scam Alert!
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@Valerie-Light Ugh that sucks. I'm glad you had the foresight to dodge that bullet and thanks for sharing the PSA.
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Thanks for the heads up. A week or so ago I watched the SVS learn podcast stream where they talked about this happening to them! Good on you for going with your gut that somethin' wasn't right.
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Interesting, thank you @Valerie-Light for this heads up! I just got a request for a commission by a "Patricia Brown" that came up out of no where, and was pretty quick to agree to pricing as well.
I just requested half the amount via PayPal so we'll see how that goes
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@Kristen-Lango I'm curious to hear!
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@Valerie-Light Soooo this is the response I've received:
Definitely a scam right?
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@Kristen-Lango Sounds highly suspicious. You have to trust your gut feeling, this is your in built warning system!
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@Kristen-Lango it’s definitely a scam. Look at the excuses this person is giving. Highly suspicious
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@Kristen-Lango Yes, this looks completely familiar. If it was a contact through Instagram, I'd suggest blocking them and reporting them.
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@Kristen-Lango absolutely a scam. Run, and block.
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@Kristen-Lango I have to give credit of how creative they have become to scam people, it really is amazing on its own lol.
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@PenAndrew @lpetiti @Valerie-Light @AngelinaKizz @Eliana-Bastidas Thanks to all of you! I really appreciate all your feedback and support on this
you all are just wonderful.I'll definitely block and report this account. They are "Patricia Brown" (patty_brown23) on insta just in case they try to reach out to you all too.
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@Kristen-Lango Estherjohnson052 was one I blocked. The other was Aby something
I JUST REALIZED IT'S THE SAME PERSON!!
@Kristen-Lango said in Scam Alert!:@Valerie-Light Soooo this is the response I've received:
Definitely a scam right?
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@Valerie-Light hahaha that is nutty!! These scammers are crazy
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Sorry to be posting on this thread again! Ugh. But did anyone get a request to do a commission from a "mitchellsmith651" on instagram? Her email is apparently Smithmitchell301@gmail.com - the names seem fishy and I asked her if she is okay with payment via Zelle and I haven't heard back yet.
I've got a bad feeling though. And just wanted to give all my SVSer's a heads up.
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@Kristen-Lango I recently got a comment on one of my posts asking for a commission. It follows all the "scam alert" criteria, but I'm messaging the person anyway. I figure if I can waste some of their time that's less time they have preying on someone who doesn't recognize the scam!
My scammer is known as @jessica.garner3Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirsten.mcgonigal.art/
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@kirsten-mcg Ugh totally! I hear you
honestly it's ridiculous though - this scammer went to the trouble of telling me "her kid's" favorite tv shows 
like give me a break, do these people really have nothing better to do than try to steal from illustrators, who, I think I can safely say, don't typically have millions in their bank accounts anyway?! 
