this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2025
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I don't even need to read the message to know it's a scam. No one ever DMs me otherwise.
Got you fam
Thank you boo
How were their designs?
I don't DM and tell.
i never got this one, whats the scam?
AI "artists" out there in droves trying to make commissions with slop
Huh, I'm not on discord often, but I did get some DMs begging me for a commission work, "it's cheap bro, only 10 dollars bro" - bro, I live in fucking Brazil and earn BRL, not USD.
Didn't know it was an actual scam attempt, just random spam from starving artists.
I had one too it was weird they were just asking for commission work, they provided a portfolio of fairly mediocre art and they were asking a good bit much even at “discount” for it so I declined and they left me alone. Might not have been a scam really
It's probably a ransom attempt. They ask for admin to apply all the "art" to your server and then lock you out or something, asking for more money.
Makes no sense to target me as I'm not an admin anywhere and, afaik, you can always tell who's an admin or moderator on discord. But eh, these guys aren't exactly known for being smart
A cold DM in a server I'm just in for the emotes, the user has no other posts in that server
Besides, it is the entirely wrong way to ask for commissions to begin with. If people want to commission you art, then they will seek you out and commission art from you. Stop randomly sending people DMs and asking for commissions. It is an entirely immoral way to get commissions and it is a great way for you to get blocked and reported. Just let the people who want to commission you come to you, not the other way around. I've already had to block and report several people on Bluesky for sending me DMs asking for me to give them money for art commissions. A real artist does not do that. And besides, each and every one of them had an AI generated profile picture, so I was immediately able to identify they were a scam. The last one I got, I groaned and said "ugh, not another art comm scam", and proceeded to pretend to fall for the bait, and as soon as they asked me for my budget, I stopped acting naive and unknowing and actually told them off, then blocked them. If you send DMs to people like that then you're going to get blocked and reported. Just let the people who want art from you to come to you and ask for commissions.
And they all use the same script, not an ounce of creativity for supposedly very creative people