Sorry for double posting but APPARENTLY those commission scammers have showed up on Tumblr at least for the first time for me.
For those who don’t know what I am talking about, there were/are commission scams going on in Instagram and even places like Artstation where people would pretend to be interested in your work and try to commission a pet or portrait for the sake of trying to get your bank details. Here’s how to (somewhat) sniff them out:
1- They don’t seem to be an average customer/ person that would be involved in your fandom, or has a blank template for an account or don’t even follow you.
2- They ask you to draw a portrait or a pet picture either for themselves or their children/family.
3- They promise to overpay you (in the hundreds) and do not listen to you even if you firmly state the price is cheaper.
4- They are constantly asking for your email name, or private details regarding things like banking details or passwords or other private information others should not know.
5- They try and over reassure you they mean no harm, try to guilt you into giving them the info, or become aggressive over you not giving them what they want.
What should you do if you come across one of these guys?
My best advice is to block and report. Sadly these people jump account to account so there isn’t really much to do other than spread this info to prevent artists from being scammed.
I've been thinking about this a lot but since it's Marx kirby day I saw it as the perfect opportunity to draw what I think marx's mirror world counterparts would look like to me :]
Hey hey hey!! Sorry for the lack of art as of late
I thought I could get things done during the weekend, however then things happened and couldn't focus on creative things properly. But projects are in the works! Hehe ~
I've been thinking about this a lot but since it's Marx kirby day I saw it as the perfect opportunity to draw what I think marx's mirror world counterparts would look like to me :]
Getting over my fear of posting this was CRAZY but here we go
MARX RPG
I’ve been working on this for days, made an accidental (The nova itself) and purposeful reference (the background) to Birth of a Wish by itsquakey (you should go check em out their art is SICK /pos)
- More ramblings below -
I wanted to make an RPG type thing with Marx for a while. Originally I was going to make an actually playable one but then realized I don’t have the time or knowledge to actually do that so I turned around and made it a video. Marx actually wasn’t the first idea I have for who the video would be about.
The first character I’d considered was actually Taranza but then… I’d have to draw Taranza and I was not in the mood. So I went with Marx.
The reference to Birth of a Wish (via the Nova specifically) wasn’t intended but someone I’d shown the video to pointed it out and I couldn’t leave it out in mention. The actually intended reference (the background) was specifically placed there because original all the video was going to be was some sample text and audio and then I got carried away and by that point I was over 200 images in on CapCut and unwilling to turn around.)
Where the plot was gonna go from here included the Nova having something to do with the rain in dreamland and being a small part of one of popstar’s larger moon’s or something of the sort meaning Kirby and Marx would have to find all the pieces to this “planet”. At least that’s what I imagined LMAO 😅
Note: Itsquakey if you ask me to take this down because of the references to your work I will without questions!
Last thing! I wanted to mention two posts I’ve seen that have done something similar that I think you should also check out!
Marx’s Fun Shop: while working on this I found that video and thought “wow! We even used the same music! That’s super freaking awesome!” The art here is amazing, the way Marx is written is also cool! You should go check this out!!!
Magolor’s Item Shop: A series of images in an RPG style that feature Magolor specifically! These are really cool and also what kinda struck the idea! They’re definitely worth checking out!
Do you know anything i can donate to for palestine that's not the gofundmes because the idea of having to choose who needs my money more is just. scary to me they all need it 3: maybe there's a thing that splits/distributes money evenly???? idk but help would be appreciated
Gazafunds actually deals with this anxiety and makes a decision for you if you want. Their home page has a spotlighted fundraiser and the code consider things like how close the gfm is to finishing, when the most recent donation is, etc. So it's randomized to help as many people as possible.
There's also @helpgazachildren which if you donate, you can help multiple people at once since it's a whole mutual aid fund, or at least close to it. Hussam distributes money to people who need it when he's asked.
Palestine campaigns with under a thousand donations
Trying a new tactic with the fundraisers on my pinned list. These campaigns appear to gain a lot more traction when the number of donations hits a thousand, so here's a way to highlight those that could use more. Just like the main list, I'll keep you all updated with how things progress, and as always, if you can't donate, reblog.
Hey gang, I'm pissed off that I've been recieving asks from scammers pretending to be Palestinians and I'm gonna tell you how to weed those suckers out
also so much people are falling for it so byeah, that also sucks, anyway
1. copy paste the whole ask and put it on the search bar
the search bar is shit for looking for tags BUT it will show you the exact ask post when you look it up word for word
Now if different blogs are sending the same ask word for word then that's definitely a scammer
1.1 search the url in the search bar and see if people confirms the account is a scam
2. The blog is less than a week old and/or reblogged a bunch of other Palestine related posts in the same day of it's creation
This has been age old advice on how to tell any scam blog in any context. Scammers fill their blogs with reblogs to make it look like they're a genuine tumblr user. Check the dates of all the posts. Usually they never make another post/reblog after they think the account is filled enough
3. When they say they're vetted without mentioning or linking who confirmed it
just like this person
and relating to point 2, this account and all the posts are two days old
3.1 The ask/post reads like a storybook because of the lack of info while trying so hard to make the story sound legit by adding dramatic words (from the above, "one day, as the bombs fell" "without insulin, my blood sugar levels soared" "as conflict raged around me")
4. Searching the name and not finding any info besides the tumblr blog
pretty suspicious if the person asking for help doesn't exist, don't it
4.1 The ask does not mention a name at all
and That's all the things I do to find out if an account is a fake, I hope you reblog because people should not be falling for scams like these and ending up NOT donating their money to real Palestinians, take care y'all
I was contacted personally by zinh in gaza to help her cause. She is so close to her initial goal! (39000/50000 as of 6/8)
This is the initial costs are 50000, but with hopes and goals to cover each family member as you all know the extortiinate prices of crossing the border. goals to help evacuate the rest of her family, including her younger sibilings and mother. More details are on zinhs twitter. https://x.com/zinh_1?mx=2
https://x.com/zinh_1?mx=2
Her last GFM was frozen because of the amount of money withdrawn, but the problems are all cleared now. She manages her campaign herself and reaches out to a lot of people. We can pick up the slack and lessen her stress by spreading and engaging- like i said, repost away any version of this QR code or drawing. Please do help, or if you can’t, RB, or repost as you please.
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