Many times I’ve received enquiries through Artstation which are obviously fake.

The ones that puzzle me are always some RandomUnremarkableName + Number saying they’re thrilled about my work and want to purchase it. No links, no job offers, no nothing.

Real people always give context as to which piece they want and why or something. I just ignore these weird generic fishy ones and move on.

So what’s the deal with this? Are they just hoping to get my email address so they can sell it as part of a spam mailing list? Or is there something else?

  • bionicjoey
    11·
    5 months ago

    IMO if the scam angle isn’t obvious, it’s probably pig butchering.

    But if the message specifically says they want to buy something from you, I’d be more inclined to guess that it’s some form of refund scam, or maybe a con specifically targeting people with a side hustle.

      • bionicjoey
        13·
        5 months ago

        Pretend to make friends with someone after a “wrong number” text, eventually convince them “as a friend” to download a “crypto investing” app which actually just siphons money directly to scammers. John Oliver did a good segment on it.