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I've been thinking a lot about this lately - because I do realise that people who open accounts on Fiverr 

to be internet savvy. However, the more I think (and read posts), the more I feel like the site has only gotten worse when it comes to managing spammy/scammy users, which is an issue for multiple reasons. 

Speaking strictly as a seller who has been on the site for a while, I still get bursts of messages (usually 4-5 at a time and the 'buyers' click on my gigs through promotions, so I'm losing money) that want to bait me into following them to telegram. I also have received a suspicious amount of people demanding samples from me (not the regular 'hey, can I see your previous work' kind, but the 'sample?' kind, only to turn out to be other writers... 

Now, as a buyer, whether someone uses AI to produce their content or not isn't 100% clear in many cases, which could lead to problems. I'm currently trying to publish a book (soon). If I stumbled into an AI artist who lied about their art being made by them, I could get into trouble potentially! Of course, it's on us to make sure that we screen sellers, but it's certainly difficult on such a highly saturated market, especially if a new buyer is misinformed about the site. Fiverr aims to show that the marketplace is full of professionals. I'm not particularly surprised that some people think that anyone they choose will do a great job. 

The biggest issue, however, that I've noticed lately is that there are people 

to be from Fiverr scamming new sellers. Honestly? I believe this is unacceptable. Sure - newcomers have to read the TOS (and be aware that clicking on weird links CAN be dangerous), but I really think something has to be done. When the site has such strict rules in the TOS, wouldn't you expect it to manage the inbox well as well? People can just register with a random name and set their display names to Fiverr - that's just not okay! 

Sure - sellers (and buyers) need to be smart. A lot of people are gullible (and learning vigilance is very important...) But I really feel like something needs to change. It's one thing for one person to fall for a scam, but we see several people on here (regarding all three of these issues, honestly.) There 

to be a way to make sure that new buyers and sellers who go in blind (which, shouldn't happen, to be fair) get some sort of support. 

For now, I'm team 'notify people about what's going on'. Fiverr already sends loads of emails and notifications (I literally got one about how I've worked with a buyer for two years and two months now...(?) just today. Something along the lines of 'we are aware that X is happening. Know that CS will never contact you in your inbox' could suffice. Or... why not make an internet safety webinar? It's all small things, but it could truly mean the world to people who could get fooled otherwise. Ideally, of course, the site could crack down on some of these issues (I think targeting people who pretend to be from Fiverr shouldn't be so hard!), but any little could help! 

(The fact that in 2024 people are STILL getting scammed is a whole other thing, but... language difficulties, cultural differences, etc. probably play a huge role in that.) I think some sort of support could be very useful. 

(sorry for the lengthy post. I've been wanting to write about this (though I've done it before, I'm sure.) Maybe we can find a solution that works? 

Something has to be done about the amount of scam (and spam) on the site

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