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PSA: Tumblr DMs Art SCAM

This scam has been widespread for a while now and many of you likely already know about it, but I've seen a few people fall for it recently so I thought I'd make a PSA explaining the scam and how to recognize and avoid it. Please share this around so that more people can see it!

How the scam tends to work:

If you post art here on Tumblr, you may have received comments that read "Hello, do you offer commissions? Dm me!" or something similar. Unfortunately, these comments are scams.

If you DM the scammer, they will request artwork of something fairly generic, such as a family pet, before asking for contact information such as your email or PayPal.

If you give them this information, they will then send you a fraudulent email claiming to be from PayPal that claims the scammer accidentally sent you too much money. They will then request that you "refund" the extra money that they sent. In reality, the scammer has not actually sent you any money, and they are hoping to trick you into sending them your own money so that they can cut contact and run off with it.

Please keep in mind that the scammer's tactics may vary from case to case! I've seen some emails that claim you don't have the right kind of PayPal account to make or accept the transfer, or that the amount being sent is greater than your account's max limit. Keep an eye out for scams regardless of an email's content! Please also note that, while many of the indicators I will mention are not proof of a scam on their own, a combination of these indicators should definitely raise suspicion.

How to recognize and avoid these scams:

If you offer commissions, have your request form readily available on your blog and only accept commissions through that form.

Check a potential commissioner's blog for activity. Scam blogs will often have very little activity, and that activity will often be very recent. They may also have generic profile pictures or usernames, such as selfies or first/last names followed by a few numbers.

If you believe that you have been contacted by a scammer, do not respond. Instead, block their account and report them to Tumblr staff.

If you receive an email claiming that there has been an issue with a commission:

DO NOT CLICK ANY LINKS IN THE EMAIL. This is the easiest way for a scammer to access your information or install malicious software on your device.

DO NOT send any personal information such as your legal name, bank name/numbers, passwords, etc via email.

Carefully check the sender's email address, as well as the grammar, capitalization, and punctuation of the email itself. Scam emails often have strangely formatted and broken wording, and the sender's address will be very slightly different from the actual address of the person or company they are attempting to impersonate.

If the email urges you to act immediately to avoid consequences such as losing your PayPal account or encountering legal trouble, it is almost definitely a scam. Scammers use urgency in order to make you panic and think less critically before acting.

If you believe that you have been scammed or are in the process of being scammed:

Cease all contact with the scammer immediately. Ignore any frantic messages or threats they may send you.

Record information such as the scammer's usernames and email addresses, as well as screenshots of any conversations you've already had with them. These should be shared with any customer service representatives you contact.

If they have requested money, or you have already sent them money, contact PayPal customer support through their official website and explain the situation to them. Again, DO NOT click any links in the scammer's emails themselves even if they claim to link to PayPal's website!

Block and report the scammer on any site that they have contacted you through.

Stay safe out there, fellow artists! <3

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I genuinely dont think my dad likes me

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BOOMSHAKALAKA 😍😍😍😍

He ate up that 5 mins of screen time VIKTOR WILL SURVIVE

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Bro the kids in my class are MORONS

Like they come after me for the stupidest shit like I'd ask for a pencil and they blow up in my face like brother u good???

TWO MORE YEARS OF THIS SHIT UGHHHH

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I have a huge question.

You know how the group gets sent into different eras, either previous or post. So...

What happens if they go through the portal and wind up in the middle of one of the chains' journeys?

Maybe it's the plot for an upcoming arc since Echoes of Wisdom is being released soon.

This has kept me up at night. I NEED ANSWERS!!! But like if this has already been explained pls show me where it's mentioned. I don't reread the comic often lol.

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friendly reminder that he

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Help me and my family please 🙏

@el-shab-hussein @ibtisams-blog @northgazaupdates @northgazaupdates2 @90-ghost

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SOMEONE REDRAW THIS AS TWI'S WOLF FORM IM BEGGING U

you know what day it is?

THATS RIGHT, ITS WATERMELON WOLF WEDNESDAY

AWOOOOOOOOO

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Thank you, Bill... my Gravity Falls phase is back after 6 years ( ´△｀)

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Here's my Interact, thin ice, and dni list :3

INTERACT!!!

Linked Universe / Linked Maze Fans

Billie Eilish fans

V Kei fans

Timothy Heller defenders

Yaelokre fans

Art fans (any kind)

Ayesha Erotica fans (the singer)

Hazbin Hotel / Helluva Boss fans (safe space)

Berserk fans

JJBA fans

THIN ICE

THOSE Hazbin Hotel fans

THOSE Yaelokre fans

DNI!!!

Griffith defenders

Melanie Martinez supporters (get tf away from me)

Trump supporters

Proshippers / Comshippers / Darkshippers

Zionists

Racists

Homophobes

Radioapple shippers

Transphobes

Anyone over 18 (unless I say so)

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I know this isn't what I normally post, but I saw this post online (which is most likely ragebait) that made up excuses why LU is a horribly written comic. Here are my responses.

• "Jojo aged them up"

If they aren't being sexualized then it's ok to do so, in which they aren't. The main events in the comic take place a few years (or decades) after their journeys, which would make sense why Jojo aged them up.

• "They mischaracterized Link"

Link doesn't have a personality. He is a blank slate so that the players can project themselves onto him. What Jojo did is give all of the Link's personalities and give them certain mental illnesses according to what happened to them in canon events. If they didn't, the comic would be hella boring, and there would be no communication at all. If the character is a blank slate, then you can't mischaracterize them.

• "They completely ignore female characters"

That's because the main focus isn't on them. It's not like Jojo completely ignores them. If you actually read the comic, they had an entire arc where the rest of the group met Malon and got to know her. It's not like Hazbin Hotel where the main characters are female, but get overshadowed by the male characters.

• "Jojo made them have stereotypical trauma"

Trauma is trauma. Doesn't matter if they're stereotypical or not. Jojo isn't a psychiatrist, so they can't make their mental health as realistic as possible. They can't make their characters perfect either. Because, again, if they were, the comic it would be boring asf.

PLEASE don't give any hate to this person. (If you find them) You're just fueling them. Also, it's perfectly fine if you don't like the comic, but it's not ok to treat the fans like they're trash.

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EXACTLY

“Not all men-“ You’re absolutely right. Time Linked Universe would never treat me like this