Scam?

[natashaemoore]

I was messaged by someone with a username but no picture (fragglesrock maybe?). Said they wanted a book review but I would have to read the word doc (which he would send to me) first? Maybe it was a language barrier but it says he speaks English and is from the US but didn’t seem to speak much English to me. Seemed fishy.



I am obviously not going to open any files but I just wanted others to know there may be a possible scam going on.

[Guest celticmoon]

I suppose this could be some sort of scam although it doesn’t sound like one I’ve heard of. You could have the file(s) scanned by your anti-virus software before opening, right? Also, just a reminder, US is still quite the “melting pot”; many, many Americans do not speak English as a primary language. I was a labor & delivery nurse for many years, NOT in a large urban area, but we had so many non-English speaking patients we had to make up a booklet with the commonest questions we needed to ask in about 15 different languages.

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@natashaemoore

Hi and welcome.

Sure it could be a scam, but then it could not. You are smart to be cautious. However, folks send files back and forth via Fiverr message system all the time. I couldn’t survive without it. You should have a method to quarantine docs/files and scan them.

[cherryfactory]

My own experience tells me not to do ANYTHING before they pay.

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@cherryfactory

Every Sellers scenario is different. Given a choice, I’d much prefer to review a project first and have discussions with a Buyer, before they buy.

[natashaemoore]

Reply to @celticmoon: I think it was probably just a communication problem. They buyer thought they were sending me a gig request but sent me a message instead. Hopefully the issue is resolved today.

[natashaemoore]

Reply to @madmoo: Thanks. I was not aware of the no picture thing. I appreciate you all replying. I was probably a little too nervous at first (this being one of my first gigs).