![]() ![]() If this site didn't exist, probably me or someone else would be working for nothing by Reading the list of crimes and the testimonies of some victims, I I learned about "Artists Beware" thanks to the intervention of a user: he warned me andĪnother artist circa a job request from what seemed to be a normal client, reporting the profile on the aforementioned site. Patience and dedication works hard to alert us to the presence of these criminals, like the guys from the “Artists Beware” site. And there are also those who, thanks to a lot of Fortunately, the community itself is always willing to help victims, providing advice and tips on a legal basis. It don't always manage to get justice and it hurts me to admit it… but that doesn't mean It makes a lot of anger when you spend your time or money on something that will never Unfortunately, not even art, it’s spared from this crime and in freelance art world itĪffects working artists and clients both.Ĭommissions never paid, drawings never delivered, bogus disputes… these are just a fewĮxamples of the reasons behind the countless scams that take place every day on art platforms. The "prey" are mostly elderly, but anyone can become an unwitting victim. In recent years, especially with the increase in the reach and power of the internet, computer fraud has greatlyĮxpanded and only last year, with the pandemic underway they have reached a frightening rise. The scourge of scam is manifesting itself all over the world without restrant to theĭetriment of poor people whose only fault has been to rely on the wrong people. Call them what you want, the meaning always remains the same. ![]()
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