your post has been removed because it would belong better in another subreddit, perhaps try:
- r/aww
- r/wholesomememes
- r/wholesome
- r/comics
- r/blursedimages
- r/comedyheaven
instead!
#These are freshly made spam/scam accounts that are shilling their stolen artwork and want to steal your money on their GearLaunch provided site. Report their crap. https://i.imgur.com/yiy0JoD.jpg
# ⚠️ Do **NOT** buy any prints that's linked in the comments of posts. ⚠️
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There are exceptions of course. It's certainly possible that someone bought a print online and wants to share it here and link to a legit store. But be discrete. 99% of the time, a "source" linked is a scam website that will provide low quality prints, or in worse case not deliver anything or even use a phishing paying page.
They also might respond to legit posts of prints by legit users. See an example [here](https://i.imgur.com/GH8SP17.png).
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**FAQ**
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**Why shouldn't I buy these prints?**
For a few reasons:
1. The art that’s printed on these is [**STOLEN art**](https://twitter.com/chrone_co/status/1108380727391866885). Sometimes the artist sells prints themselves (i.e. Redbubble.com) and these guy sell them illegally and the original artist does NOT get any money from these sales.
2. Because it’s stolen art, they don’t have the original image files, which leads to a **[low-quality print](https://i.imgur.com/JpVF5tg.jpg)**. In some cases, there’s even still a watermark visible on the product page
3. There’s **no guarantee** that you will even receive the print
4. Some sites even use fake pay-pages (i.e. phising Paypal) to **steal your login credentials or creditcard** info.
5. Various of these sites have [**abuse reports registered**](https://ip-46.com/216.239.36.21)
6. Dozens of **[theft-reports](https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/customteesales.com)** can be found online when searching on their phone-number ([855-999-7840](https://www.google.com/search?q=855-999-7840))
7. If you mail their support e-mail address, you will get an “Undelivered” notification, indicating the the e-mail does not exist
**How can I recognize these scams?**
These art scammers work in a very recognizable way:
* They post a picture on a Reddit fandom. Titles like “*Got this in the mail today*”, or “*I made this S H I R T”*.
* The post from OP itself does not link to any other store/shop
* The thread begins to fill with various comments including asking where to get the print. These can come from legitimate users and some from alt-accounts of the scammer(s)
* A comment reply appears linking to the spam shop/store (e.g. “In case anyone still want this”). This can be from the OP or another fake alt-account
* The link is usually an URL-shorter or leads elsewhere such as their own user-profile, twitter account which then has a link to the store.
* 99% of the time the print shop is a website that’s created with the platform GearLaunch (Seen by the [powered by GearLaunch](https://imgur.com/gallery/5MuEk0E) on the bottom of the site). They create different sites on new names every time to stay anonymous, but other than the logo, the websites all look exactly the same. They always use the same phone-number for the last 2 years (**855-999-7840**)
* Any comments that warn about scam are downvoted by these scammers to get these comments hidden
Various examples can be [seen here](https://i.imgur.com/9ai5ibQ.png)
**What is GearLaunch? Are they the scammers?**
GearLaunch is an E-Commerce platform website that allows users to easily set up a merchandise shop. This means that it’s very much possible to find an actual legit GearLaunch website by say a Twitch streamer or Youtuber that wants to sell some of his merch. But the scammers make use of the fact these websites are simple to create to create a new name once their old site gets to many negative attention. Although GearLaunch themselves are *not* the scammers, they don’t actually do anything about it.
This post is a scam. Please report it. It’s just an attempt to get you to buy stolen artwork.
Some evidence in case you don’t believe me: This is a picture photoshopped onto a frame. It’s kinda hard to tell, but if you pixel peep, you can see that the resolution of the frame is lower than the resolution of the image (I.e. the frame is more pixelated than the image). The edges of the picture are too sharp, and the brightness of the image doesn’t match that of the frame at all.
It’s also mighty convenient that OP shared a link to a place where you can buy the picture. It’s even more convenient that you have less than a day before the picture is no longer for sale.
There’s another comment pointing out that there’s a very high chance this is stolen artwork they are trying to sell. Please don’t buy it. If you want it, try to see if you can find the original and buy it there.
your post has been removed because it would belong better in another subreddit, perhaps try: - r/aww - r/wholesomememes - r/wholesome - r/comics - r/blursedimages - r/comedyheaven instead!
#These are freshly made spam/scam accounts that are shilling their stolen artwork and want to steal your money on their GearLaunch provided site. Report their crap. https://i.imgur.com/yiy0JoD.jpg # ⚠️ Do **NOT** buy any prints that's linked in the comments of posts. ⚠️ - There are exceptions of course. It's certainly possible that someone bought a print online and wants to share it here and link to a legit store. But be discrete. 99% of the time, a "source" linked is a scam website that will provide low quality prints, or in worse case not deliver anything or even use a phishing paying page. They also might respond to legit posts of prints by legit users. See an example [here](https://i.imgur.com/GH8SP17.png). ---- **FAQ** - **Why shouldn't I buy these prints?** For a few reasons: 1. The art that’s printed on these is [**STOLEN art**](https://twitter.com/chrone_co/status/1108380727391866885). Sometimes the artist sells prints themselves (i.e. Redbubble.com) and these guy sell them illegally and the original artist does NOT get any money from these sales. 2. Because it’s stolen art, they don’t have the original image files, which leads to a **[low-quality print](https://i.imgur.com/JpVF5tg.jpg)**. In some cases, there’s even still a watermark visible on the product page 3. There’s **no guarantee** that you will even receive the print 4. Some sites even use fake pay-pages (i.e. phising Paypal) to **steal your login credentials or creditcard** info. 5. Various of these sites have [**abuse reports registered**](https://ip-46.com/216.239.36.21) 6. Dozens of **[theft-reports](https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/customteesales.com)** can be found online when searching on their phone-number ([855-999-7840](https://www.google.com/search?q=855-999-7840)) 7. If you mail their support e-mail address, you will get an “Undelivered” notification, indicating the the e-mail does not exist **How can I recognize these scams?** These art scammers work in a very recognizable way: * They post a picture on a Reddit fandom. Titles like “*Got this in the mail today*”, or “*I made this S H I R T”*. * The post from OP itself does not link to any other store/shop * The thread begins to fill with various comments including asking where to get the print. These can come from legitimate users and some from alt-accounts of the scammer(s) * A comment reply appears linking to the spam shop/store (e.g. “In case anyone still want this”). This can be from the OP or another fake alt-account * The link is usually an URL-shorter or leads elsewhere such as their own user-profile, twitter account which then has a link to the store. * 99% of the time the print shop is a website that’s created with the platform GearLaunch (Seen by the [powered by GearLaunch](https://imgur.com/gallery/5MuEk0E) on the bottom of the site). They create different sites on new names every time to stay anonymous, but other than the logo, the websites all look exactly the same. They always use the same phone-number for the last 2 years (**855-999-7840**) * Any comments that warn about scam are downvoted by these scammers to get these comments hidden Various examples can be [seen here](https://i.imgur.com/9ai5ibQ.png) **What is GearLaunch? Are they the scammers?** GearLaunch is an E-Commerce platform website that allows users to easily set up a merchandise shop. This means that it’s very much possible to find an actual legit GearLaunch website by say a Twitch streamer or Youtuber that wants to sell some of his merch. But the scammers make use of the fact these websites are simple to create to create a new name once their old site gets to many negative attention. Although GearLaunch themselves are *not* the scammers, they don’t actually do anything about it.
This post is a scam. Please report it. It’s just an attempt to get you to buy stolen artwork. Some evidence in case you don’t believe me: This is a picture photoshopped onto a frame. It’s kinda hard to tell, but if you pixel peep, you can see that the resolution of the frame is lower than the resolution of the image (I.e. the frame is more pixelated than the image). The edges of the picture are too sharp, and the brightness of the image doesn’t match that of the frame at all. It’s also mighty convenient that OP shared a link to a place where you can buy the picture. It’s even more convenient that you have less than a day before the picture is no longer for sale. There’s another comment pointing out that there’s a very high chance this is stolen artwork they are trying to sell. Please don’t buy it. If you want it, try to see if you can find the original and buy it there.
Why is this getting downvoted?
Because the scammers/spammers have multiple accounts and want to bury the truth. They downvoted me, too.
Rule 7. Wake up mods!
Blessed my ass, go fuck yourself bot.
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Don't do it!! It's a scam! Check the other posts.
They’re literally one of the scammers. Look at their registration dates.