That mural scam on DeviantART is quite annoying. How’d a scam like that even start in the first place?!
@Icicle Niceicle 1517
The scammer (usually someone with a newly-created DA account and at most one or two pics in their uploads) will contact you via private chat, saying something to the effect of: “Hey, I like your stuff! Can I use it in a mural? I’ll pay you for it!” From what other DA users tell me, they’re trying to get personal banking info or something like that.
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