The amount of art-scams that have been flowing my way lately is starting to get really irritating and honestly for folks new to commissioning might even be a trap. I've discussed it with a few friends now and they've been getting similar messages. It feels like casual scams have really been hitting the furry fandom now. Might even been furry 'phishing scams' at this point. So I'm going to put this out both as warning.
I will NOT reply to messages like:

"Hi am new artist to the fandom. Your OC is really hawt. Id like to draw them. Lets work out a commission so I can draw them."

"Hello I'd love to work do work with you and your OC"

"Hello I need emergency commissions I will do your OC"

"Your OC is very hot. I really like how they look and all the adventures they are in."

"Wow, your so creative, and your character is very pretty. I'm an artist and I'd love to work with you."

It's easy to investigate a page that sends you a message like this. Don't be star struck that someone wants to draw you or says they really like your "OC". Most of the time the scammers just send copy paste messages. The better ones might ACTUALLY know your OC's name or take the time to look at it.

Red Flags:
No mutuals depending on what social platform they message from.

No price sheet for you to look at.

Next to no examples of their work. (Or extremely minimally few)

Non-specific message that you could copy paste to anyone and it would still work. (Referring to your character as OC, or, That last art piece was very good!) Even compliments that again could be copy pasted to anyone.

No feed-back, comments, or followers.

The better ones will try to bait and switch. They will speak as if they are drawing your OC for free, practice, or fun.. Then when everything is arranged and ready suddenly bring up you paying them. AGAIN with no price sheet or any way for you reference their rates.
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TLDR been getting a vastly increasing number of messages like this on FA, and on Bluesky. I wasn't born yesterday and I've been commissioning for nearly 15 years now. Please be mindful of the messages you get on those platforms or seemingly unknown individuals claiming to be artists who want to draw you and seek you out. Your likely to either get scammed, get nothing, get something terrible, or have someone try to pass off AI art to you. Take some time investigate their page.