Advice on how to handle this situation

[RTKobold]

Well i followed an artist on bluesky. after seeing them follow me and they chatted with then saying they were a commission artist looking for work and if i was interested. And i said "Not at the moment right now But thank you very much."  And got a reply saying "But why are you tight on money" As i explained "Really right now resting after doing an event last month." (For the event i was participating in artfight.)  After that i got a reply that really found quite inappropriate They wanted money upfront when i wasn't interested at the moment.

I've dealt with solicitors doing this on discord from servers on on ad they get dealt with quickly. But on bluesky just what is going on how do i handle this.

[baja]

The same way that anyone deals with unwanted contact regardless of intent.

Block them if you feel your boundaries are not being respected.

Edited October 2 by baja

[Dimetrodon]

On 8/22/2024 at 12:42 PM, RTKobold said:

Well i followed an artist on bluesky. after seeing them follow me and they chatted with then saying they were a commission artist looking for work and if i was interested.

In all likelihood, that is just a scammer and not an actual artist. Hence why they were so aggressive with trying to get your money immediately, especially after trying to solicit you to commission them. Such a solicitation is also a red flag that it is a scam. The art you seen was probably stolen.

They don't care if you're short on money. They want the last bit of cash you can scrounge so they can take it and run. I recall encountering plenty of scammers with the exact same MO on discord.

Edited October 24 by Dimetrodon