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Commission request artist scam on Instagram

July 1, 2026August 25, 2023 by McKinney Arts

Instagram artist scam warning and explanation of the scam

More than once I’ve encountered an artist scam on Instagram, with the more common ones including people who insist they want to buy my art as NFTs (and refuse to buy the originals), even though I don’t make NFTs, as well as a PayPal scam where they insist on getting my PayPal info to send … Read more

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