ATTENTION FELLOW ARTISTS!
THERE IS AN ART THIEF GOING AROUND DISCORD!
THEY ARE TRYING TO GET COMMISSIONS AND EDITING OUT SIGNATURES!
I DIDN’T EVEN GET THE FULL AMOUNT I ASKED FOR!
THEIR USERNAME IS “Aiko” AND THEY ARE FISHY AF!
FIRST THING YOU NEED TO KNOW? THEY ASK IF YOU ACCEPT BITCOIN.
THEN THEY GIVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT PRICES AND I HAVE TO GO INTO A LONG EXPLANATION!
THEN THEY CLAIM THEY CAN’T GIVE ME THE MONEY AT THE MOMENT!
SOUND FISHY????? GET THIS:
THEN THEY ASK IF I CAN SEND THEM A COPY WITHOUT A SIGNATURE???
AND HERE’S THE COMMISSION! THE SIGNATURE IS NOT SO OBNOXIOUS, IS IT?
REAL CRAPPY, RIGHT?
DO NOT MAKE MY MISTAKE AND CHARGE HALF NOW HALF THEN. DO NOT LET THIS PERSON FOOL YOU. DO NOT ACCEPT A REQUEST FROM THEM. BLOCK THEM IF THEY CONTACT YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Update!
They’ve changed their username to “gruj” AND THEY STARTED BLACKMAILING THE LEADER OF THE SERVER THEY FOUND ME THROUGH.
This is disgusting. When Melo (the server leader) sent this to me, I could feel my face turning red with fury.
Okay buddy, listen up. Come at me all you want. But don’t start blackmailing someone who never asked to be a part of this because YOU got butthurt over the fact that YOU stole something from me and I got mad enough to call you out on it.
Unfortunately they also changed their pfp, but I still have a screenshot of the old one that belonged to me.
Avoid this person at all costs. They are dangerous. They have committed art theft, fraud, blackmail, and lied about it all. I won’t give up on commissions, but I’ve changed my policies.
I will take as much legal action as I can, especially with Paypal, but I doubt they will get any real punishment because it’s so widespread. My other witness is on the other side of the world, I have no idea where Melo is, and I definitely don’t know where the thief lives. Paypal has their information, however, so that’s my best shot.
I’d like to thank everyone who has helped this spread so far, it means a lot to me that people care about art theft and want it to stop. Please keep it going, this person needs to see consequences for their disgusting behavior!
Don’t let this die! Keep spreading this!
ruinedchildhood
