here's what seemed suspicious to me when communicating with people i suspect of fraud ๐
at first i didn't know my DMs were closed, and they both wrote to me in the comments on my post asking me to follow them back so they could message me privately (later one of them unfollowed me but never stopped writing). maybe there's nothing wrong with that โ but why would anyone suddenly pay that much attention to someone with 2.5 followers? i had just registered, and i believe that was exactly the point โ i was completely alone in a new space, knowing no one and nothing.
ok, so we started chatting.
so, first case:
one of them reached out long before my first drop. i had only just started working on a sketch and posted a few unrelated works. he said he saw potential in me, that he liked my work and wanted to collect it โ without even seeing the final result. ego is dancing, right? well yes, it's incredibly flattering (especially when you're new to this space). i mentioned I'd be dropping my first piece on Objkt soon. he said he buys art on OpenSea, i replied that i might consider it in the future โ and the conversation ended there.
then a few days ago he messaged again asking how I was doing. i shared that my drop was already live on Objkt but hadn't sold yet. he wrote (again) that he considered me a promising artist, that he loved my work and wanted to buy it โ but the transaction wasn't going through. he attached a screenshot with an error. i suggested he try again later. then he asked me to sync my wallet with a web3 dapp, and attached a screenshot of what appeared to be a conversation with Objkt support โ supposedly confirming that i needed to do this sync so that he could purchase my work.
don't fall for this. the moment you click their link, they will drain everything in your wallet. if someone genuinely wanted to buy your work and ran into a technical issue, they would be capable of solving it themselves โ because the problem is on their side. you should not have to deal with it!
after i told him it was a shame to waste my time and kindness on him, i blocked him. and right after that โ he blocked me too ๐คก