sue_mcl Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Hi just got a message this morning that went like this:Hi sue_mcl, i hope you are doing wellI’ve seen your offer and I’m very interested in your service but i want you apply this idea in this gig :(website link to a fiverr gig)Please let me know if you can do it , How much will it cost , and how we can proceed ?Waiting for your answer.Regards,Personx.Just a big warning to anyone else that gets this message - I got one almost exactly like this last year and it took me to a fiverr gig, which was nothing to do with my gig offering and I thought hmmmm that is strange, but then I noticed for some reason I wasn’t logged in to fiverr anymore so I went to log back in, until I realised that the link wasn’t actually fiverr, it was an incredibly good copy of a fiverr gig on a website designed to track my login information.So don’t get sucked in!I immediately replied and asked for a script or a direct link not a short link - as a short link makes it less obvious what they are doing and surprise surprise, no response from this potential buyer.It is such a clever scam because they make you think that you might get an order out of it… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darshanc Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 oh god scammers are everywhere, i will be cautious from now onwards, thanks for the warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsahi Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 ok being a fiveer i will take crea and thanksfor sharing your story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsahi Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 yes scammer is also a part of any community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonmediaroom Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Yep! I’m not surprised. Fiverr attracts scammers like fly on crap. Unfortunate for the honest Sellers and Buyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaki Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 “thank you so much for warning me it is so nice that caring sharing people like you exist now I assume that you want my overpriced just for you service and here is stupid questionnaire. Alt. ■■■■ off.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariarajput786 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Got exactly same message 2 times and they were automatically reported. The included link was more like fiverr .com.se. It was not official fiverr site. I just got back to fiverr tab and refreshed page. I was already logged in, but that link said the session is expired, login again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufusstudios Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 im nervous my first ever gig order is a scammer lol he is asking for a lot of crap outside of what my gig actually offers. Its my first gig so im scared hes going to give negative feedback if I dont do what he wants. Are people able to give feedback on someone they havnt completed a gig with?I want to give the best service to absolutely any genuine person that orders from me, but I don’t like to be taken advantage of. Is that too much to ask or am i being unfair?I hope he isnt scamming me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kavindaktk Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avrimusic Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Thanks for the heads up! I haven’t gotten that message, but I will be more aware of that kind of messages thanks to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amitkaria Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Even i got a few last week…Some of them gave their email ids saying mail me … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhallawalla Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Well it looks like a phishing page i’ve received 1 by now,Just don’t login it and u will be good,No link can copy your keystokes if u don’t type in something.For those who don’t have enough knowledge about keyloggers and phishing attack can use an updated antivirus and that will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjostrom Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Thanks for your share.Success can be made only it’s not something we can offer or steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obtainium Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Thanks for the warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest backlinks_index Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 There are a lot of spam along inbox.I just serve consumers who already order my services.That’s why I never get stuck on things like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest noopgraphics Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Yes, there are scam here in fiverr. I actually received a message in my inbox from a fiverr username “Sebrinaa”.The scam using that(sebrinaa) as a username requested that I should contact him with his Gmail address "Sebrina1976@gmail.com" for a business talk, a business that will continue for a long time.However before contacting him, I checked his fiverr profile, which stated that he is from Senegal, and have been in fiverr since 2014. I also went further to facebook/google search for the name “Sebrina” and got some results which I scrutinized. Majority of the search pointed that name to a Staff of Islamic Bank in UK. With all these verified, I proceeded to contact this scam hiding under the name of that Public Figure, Sebrina(of the Islamic Bank in the UK).To cut the long story short, his response to my email removed every shade to the fact he is a scam hiding under the real name of a known public figure. So everyone should please be on the guardThanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest emran4 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Very important message that helps everybody. Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uniqueprovider Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Were you able to get your account back?? @sue_mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychicbunny Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Yes they are everywhere - be careful and never click on links you are unfamiliar of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest masud_rana2016 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Thanks for your sharing your experience. It will help a lot and would keep us secure from scammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonmediaroom Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Guess what! I just got that message in my inbox. I am so glad I so happen to visit the forum. I “reported” but not sure they’ll even pull the account down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue_mcl Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 I didn’t lose anything. Thankfully I recognised the message from last year when I was not as savvy (and did click on the link and re log in) thankfully that time I worked it out pretty quickly what was going on and changed my password etc immediately.Since this was the first time I have seen this scam in 18 months, I didn’t click on the link this time, just put this post up as a warning to others not to follow the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasifbutt Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Thanks for sharing.this message can engage new users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arafathosain Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Many thanks for the warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azidul Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 very helpful post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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