A Running list of the "Commission Artist" Scammers

work in progress.... unfortunately

There are several "commission artists" running around the site at the moment. They will message you or leave a review/comment offering their services. Please do not fall for this. Because it appears to be a problem that's multiplying at the moment, I am beginning a list of all the ones who've reached out to me. Feel free to add any I have missed.

They're not hard to miss once you've gotten one, they all use the same text.

Hailey_ar

Elbereth

estrella_juana

Mikasamartian

Elenor

JenniferOlivares

Gill Jessica

Dophny

Too many more and we'll make a bingo card for newer users so they can join the fun.

Although a different scam, there are other people who “offer” a different “service” with an eerily similar approach. A running list of those I have had the misfortune of encountering is below:

Wikoyat’s Pen

Reviews

[౨ৎ HARMONY&..]

I thought it might be a bit helpful to share the message they send asking to do commissions, so heres what they send me

Hello Dear,

Your stories are a remarkable journey that captured my imagination with its depth and creativity. I would be thrilled to contribute to its visual representation by offering my commissions for designing a captivating book cover or character illustrations that reflect the essence of your narrative. If you’re interested, let’s bring your characters to life through art in affordable prices.

Best regards,
Jennifer Olivares

[Green]

And in some cases they will subscribe to your writing.

[Zombified Spider]

Add Dophny to the list. Also just FYI I think some of them are the same person because they literally messaged me with the same title for their message.

[Lorry]

Me too, despite up until last week having nothing posted on my site they still pretended that they were excited to work with me. I just replied to them "No you didn't, liar" and blocked them.
Scammers are everywhere these days. Pfft!, and that's about all the energy I can summon for them.

[Green]

I've now started saying, great I would love to work with them and in fact think my newest work would be a great place to start and then link them here. So far I have gotten zero response to that, guess they're not committed to the bit.

[Lorry]

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