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Do you post your commission info on other sites? Then unfortunately you may find yourself messaged by someone who claims they want to commission you but also don’t seem to have read your commission sheet or commission information. This is because they message multiple accounts who post art and don’t really do much to get what info is needed. The main hint to the messenger being a scammer is the following:

1. The message asks you if you are doing commissions. If they looked at your Instagram and you posted that, why are they asking you if it’s a recent post? The answer is obviously yes so there’s no point in asking that, generally. However this is not the main thing to look out for.

2. The message asks you to draw their cat/daughter/son/dog/etc and supplies you with a very generic photograph that likely was stolen off Google images and isn’t actually their photograph. This is the most common commission type they will ask for.

3. The message claims to pay you $300-$600 for this commission. This should instantly be a red flag especially if your commissions are not that high and the commission itself is rather simple. They may also ask you to cash a check for that amount or more. That check is fake and you will not get that money. This is how they scam people who don’t realize it’s a fake check.

4. They want you to contact them via phone number. Don’t do that. If their messaging you via messages, there should not be any reason to need text messaging. Not a main concern, but something to be wary of.