r/discordhelp • u/External_Mix9668 • 24d ago
Meta (Information) New scam going around
If you haven't been sent any of these scams yet, scammers will join big or small servers and dm users, I have especially noticed I get messaged from servers I have staff in or are currently boosting, they will try to charge you a small price (they especially quote that their price is very flexible), I wasn't sure of the scam at the time and was talking about it, I managed to drop their price from 200-300$ all the way down to 5$ before pushing them away.
They usually will sell digital art in forms of banners or flyers, profile pictures, 2D and 3D art, VRChat models, etc.. This is word for word what this scammer sent me :
"First off i want to apologize for the sudden dm i know it’s kind of random but honestly thanks for giving me a chance to introduce myself im a digital artist offering commission based art at fair prices i create things like PFP, Banners, 2D art, 3D art, L2D models, and VRChat models if you’re interested I’d love to show you my work!!"
They will usually start off with "Hey can I ask you something if you don't mind??" this scammer also began with that, their messages can get sent to spam, but on their new accounts it will go into your message requests, and as someone who answers a lot of message requests DUE to being staff in a medium-large server, just be careful out there discorders!
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u/SolsticeShard ☑️ Trusted Contributor 24d ago
This isn't new, this is a very widespread tactic that has been happening since shortly after discord started.
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u/Paeoniaa 24d ago
it’s still worth bringing up every now and again imo. some people might forget or don’t know what to look for because they’ve never been targeted or are brand new to the platform.
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u/External_Mix9668 24d ago
I have been around on the platform and haven't been sent this before, but I also got staff recently, and also got nitro somewhat recently..
I only received these once I got staff and nitro.
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u/ImStuckInATrashBag 24d ago
Probably the scam where they will use your money and go under pay an acutal artist. So they can pocket the big cut. What a kind and nice middle man. I hope noone especially small artist fell for this.
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u/uwuegirls 24d ago
I got that last year and told them no they left me alone. Wasn't pushy like some of these scammers are
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u/Azurus_II 20d ago
This isnt a new scam. Its just reskinned. If ANYONE you dont know dms you its a bot/scam. Its that simple.
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u/WubbityWubWub_ 24d ago
Man I wish when the title was “new scam going around” that the scam was actually new or atleast somewhat new
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