21/08/2026
I like my photos. But also I am fully aware they are very amateur at best. So when you get offered silly money, when I let anyone have them for free, it sets alarm bells ringing. This is the second time but the first with open price and NFT which I had to look up lol. Obviously now blocked and reported for what good it will do lol. Just for fun I put it into the Google Gemini AI........I've attached that at the end. My problem is that, apparently, this has worked on people before. What is up with these people that they think this is appropriate way to earn a living. For the record I have no money to steal so that was a non starter anyways lol.
11:14
Ben Art
Are your photos available for sale ?
11:37
Which photos were you thinking of?
Ben sent 15 photos
Ben Art
I’d be happy to purchase each piece for $1,000 as NFT. Please let me know if that’s something you’d be open to discussing further. 🙂
13:03
Ben replied to themself
Ben Art
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This is almost certainly a very common scam that targets photographers and digital artists on social media.
When you share your coastal landscapes or macro wildlife shots online, automated bots often scrape the platforms for anyone posting photography and send out these exact blanket messages to thousands of people at once.
How the "NFT Buyer" Scam Works
The Hook: They offer a flattering, unusually high amount (like $1,000 per photo) to quickly grab your attention and build excitement.
The Catch: If you agree, they will insist that you must "mint" your photos as NFTs on a specific marketplace of their choosing before they can purchase them.
The Trap: The marketplace they link you to is completely fake and controlled by the scammer. To mint the NFT, the site will require you to pay upfront "gas fees" or "minting fees" using cryptocurrency.
The Disappearance: Once you pay those fees, the "buyer" vanishes, your photos are never purchased, and your cryptocurrency is gone.
Key Red Flags
Unsolicited high offers: A stranger offering a flat $1,000 per piece out of the blue for amateur photography is the biggest warning sign.
Vague language: Notice they say "each piece" rather than referencing a specific shot you took.
Insistence on NFTs: Legitimate buyers looking to license photography generally just want high-resolution digital files or physical prints, not NFTs.
What You Should Do
Do not reply: Engaging with the message only confirms to the scammers that your account is active.
Do not click any links: If they send a link to an NFT platform or a crypto wallet, ignore it.
Block and report: Simply block the sender and report their account for spam on whichever platform they used to contact you.
