I will never message you first (unless it's FA notes and I have not heard from you on Discord).
I am not hurting for commissions. I have a backlog since February 2025. I have better things to do than to message random strangers.
I will never urge you to pay upfront. I always give my customers the opportunity to pay at their leisure.

If you get contacted by someone whose profile does not match the description as pictured on the image, please immediately report them for fraud and block them. If they provide you with a Paypal account, report it too. If you're unsure, use the FA Shinies feature, which is connected directly to my own Paypal.
If you have already sent money to this person, dispute the transaction immediately.

For more information on scams, please read this official Furaffinity blog post: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11250962/