Hello Friends, It’s Story Time!

Background: I don’t do commissions often, but occasionally when someone asks I’ll accept if I have time. I got a commission from someone on instagram a while ago, but they turned out to be a scammer. Oh well, at least I got to paint a cute Cat. Poor Coco, you were so fun to draw, but you won’t pay for gas.

The commission: $80 for a Cartoon Full Body, Full Color, with background pet portrait + Bonus Mini portrait

The Conversation:

I then drew the cat, which was fun and didn’t take as long as I expected. I even drew a mini portrait just for fun.

I started to become suspicious. Who asks to pay before they’ve even seen what they’ve bought?

Awfully convenient that both payment methods don’t happen to work.

Seriously? This is “Identifying Scammers 101” They send you too much money, you send money back to them, they refund their money back. Now you’re out $920

This. This is how you develop trust issues.

Poor Coco… 🐈💰