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The big B
3 years ago
Ahem, Kragith will now present his findings...
So over the course of a good 6 or so months now my general suspicion of boosty has really come into its own. I'm going to start by saying not everyone who uses this platform does this but I want you to be aware of the dangers and red flags you need to be aware of.
1. A good number of folk will attest to this but never EVER answer someone who shouts on your page or sends you a note about you buying their art! If someone really is wanting to sell art they will typically advertise it in a journal, they won't PM you, you are a target.
2. Boosty uses alternative methods to hide its location by giving itself a different name on your bank statement. You will notice this with places like etsy or wish because SHRUG just seems like not a good thing to me.
3. Having to trick a payment method into working on ANY website is fishy even if it works. Would you plug in your credit card to a dodgy-looking website? That being said PayPal is a lot safer except
4. Most likely you won't be able to get your money back if something goes wrong. The reason PayPal is a bit more successful is because of its money-back guarantee to those who don't use family and friends. You can't necessarily make a claim with boosty because you're not paying for something there, your donating! and making a claim on PayPal will most likely get denied because of the type of transaction AND your paying in a blocked foreign currency.
So be mindful of WHO you are paying. Are they affected by the current sanctions? Did they use to have Patreon? Do they have a price sheet? Have they had an account for longer than a year? These are questions you should ALWAYS ask yourself whenever you make any kind of purchase on any art website. There are a lot of scams out there so don't fall victim!
Ok so you found someone who had been affected by sanctions, use to have Patreon, has a price sheet, has had FA for 2+ years and they use boosty are they good? Well yes normally so! But wait a moment skippy!
Some folk have had their PayPal frozen and banned because boosty makes 2 to 3 transactions under its odd name in foreign currencies usually Russian currency that I can't spell because my brain hurts xD. What does PayPal do with this kind of thing normally? They suspend all account action because that is SUSPICIOUS on so many levels to them and to ANY reputable bank!
Paypal also can permanently brick your account because you are paying for either art or porn which if it's NSFW good luck claiming that, at this point, we should all know not to say that's what you were buying when doing a chargeback.
My point is to be careful, some people can do it just fine, ask what currency they are paying with. Typically European banks work more than American banks from what I've seen. Also, look up what your bank's policies are for foreign transactions if you are just using your bank card or even if you are using PayPal to do the conversion. WF and Chase in my case block it because of the sanction which means I can't use the platform even to support friends.
Be mindful
Do your homework
Plan
Be vigilant
Don't harass folk for using the platform either not EVERYONE is scamming you just because their Russian.
1. A good number of folk will attest to this but never EVER answer someone who shouts on your page or sends you a note about you buying their art! If someone really is wanting to sell art they will typically advertise it in a journal, they won't PM you, you are a target.
2. Boosty uses alternative methods to hide its location by giving itself a different name on your bank statement. You will notice this with places like etsy or wish because SHRUG just seems like not a good thing to me.
3. Having to trick a payment method into working on ANY website is fishy even if it works. Would you plug in your credit card to a dodgy-looking website? That being said PayPal is a lot safer except
4. Most likely you won't be able to get your money back if something goes wrong. The reason PayPal is a bit more successful is because of its money-back guarantee to those who don't use family and friends. You can't necessarily make a claim with boosty because you're not paying for something there, your donating! and making a claim on PayPal will most likely get denied because of the type of transaction AND your paying in a blocked foreign currency.
So be mindful of WHO you are paying. Are they affected by the current sanctions? Did they use to have Patreon? Do they have a price sheet? Have they had an account for longer than a year? These are questions you should ALWAYS ask yourself whenever you make any kind of purchase on any art website. There are a lot of scams out there so don't fall victim!
Ok so you found someone who had been affected by sanctions, use to have Patreon, has a price sheet, has had FA for 2+ years and they use boosty are they good? Well yes normally so! But wait a moment skippy!
Some folk have had their PayPal frozen and banned because boosty makes 2 to 3 transactions under its odd name in foreign currencies usually Russian currency that I can't spell because my brain hurts xD. What does PayPal do with this kind of thing normally? They suspend all account action because that is SUSPICIOUS on so many levels to them and to ANY reputable bank!
Paypal also can permanently brick your account because you are paying for either art or porn which if it's NSFW good luck claiming that, at this point, we should all know not to say that's what you were buying when doing a chargeback.
My point is to be careful, some people can do it just fine, ask what currency they are paying with. Typically European banks work more than American banks from what I've seen. Also, look up what your bank's policies are for foreign transactions if you are just using your bank card or even if you are using PayPal to do the conversion. WF and Chase in my case block it because of the sanction which means I can't use the platform even to support friends.
Be mindful
Do your homework
Plan
Be vigilant
Don't harass folk for using the platform either not EVERYONE is scamming you just because their Russian.
