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Hey guys let me tell you about advance fee scams

I hope y'all are familiar with these in this day and age, especially my artists out there, because they're incredibly common.

About half an hour ago I posted a drawing and tagged it #artists on tumblr, and very quickly received this comment.

My scam radar went off immediately, due to the generic blog name and lack of any emotion in the comment, but I decided it might be an entertaining venture so I dmed them. They asked for a drawing "of these", and sent me a random selfie. I got the details and told them it would be $15, and they promptly offered me $300. At this point I know it's a scam, but I play along for funsies and give them my paypal. Shortly, they send me this image for "confirmation" (I blocked out my email)

And they began to insist that I checked my email. I looked in my spam folder and found the following email.

This is fake. This is not a thing. And the "you're to refund the $200.00 back" is the scam. They send vaguely official-looking emails at you to "prove" that they sent you the money, then have you send them $200 (or however much the scam is for). Then, surprise surprise, you're out $200.

I continued to play along for a bit, and in the second email "Paypal" told me that I had to refund the $200 before they could "credit the $300 to my account", along with these lovely threats.

And yeah, it's silly. But it's not silly if you don't know and get scammed. So. Spread, please! And thank you very much to @mlaurel for the opportunity to get these screenshots.

Happy Bday Kakashi 🎊🎉!

This is actually a very good advice. Sometimes I find myself forgetting this. We’re supposed to do this for fun, so why don’t we just do whatever makes us happy without worrying about the numbers it’ll do

For newer artists do you think it's best to post as much art as possible or to stick to a niche (i.e. a ship or specific character)? And if they do stick to a niche how do they not get like stuck there (my biggest fear lmao)

I think we shouldn’t view sharing art online like a subset of Internet Person or influencer. Just draw and share what feels right don’t draw for engagement, getting lots of engagement isn’t nearly as fulfilling as having fun with what you do

Another version of my beloved

I haven’t rendered in so long🥲

sip that tea girl