Chargeback scam news and actions to take
11 months ago
General
I can't believe it's still going but here we are. Impacted artists have been found across X/Twitter and even one on InkBunny. On the bright side, we have had a couple reports of artists successfully reversing the chargebacks, but it remains risky and isn't an option for some artists at all. Others have received support as direct donations or in the form of being able to resell the scammed artwork to other customers, at the same amount or slightly below. In these cases it's still some work for the artist, but considerably less than a full new work and allows them to have been paid some amount for that work in the end. If you don't want to donate to affected artists directly, this is my recommended way to support them.
AnnVee has been gathering reports of impacted artists and is now up to a count of 45 (you read that correctly, FORTY-FIVE) or more. I suggest joining her Discord, see her journal here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11043261/ where she has the list of artists. You can use that as a reference for yourself for who to look into ordering from or otherwise supporting. For impacted artists, she has made a channel where you can post your portfolio as well.
AnnVee has been gathering reports of impacted artists and is now up to a count of 45 (you read that correctly, FORTY-FIVE) or more. I suggest joining her Discord, see her journal here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11043261/ where she has the list of artists. You can use that as a reference for yourself for who to look into ordering from or otherwise supporting. For impacted artists, she has made a channel where you can post your portfolio as well.
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