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PSA: Miami Vibes Magazine doesn’t want your photos, it’s a scam
Aug 22, 2022
Bill Cramer
We recently heard from several photographers who received an email from someone claiming to be the creative director of Miami Vibes Magazine, offering to hire…
Photographers and videographers beware: Another scam is going around Instagram
May 27, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
As a photographer on the internet, I’m sure you’ve heard of plenty of scams people try to pull off. Some of them try to steal…
Fake tech support scammers are targeting Canon printer owners for hundreds or thousands of dollars
May 11, 2022
John Aldred
Gizmodo has uncovered almost two dozen complaints to the FTC over websites posing as Canon scamming them out of hundreds or thousands of dollars. New…
Nikon warns content creators of scammers pretending to be Nikon PR
Feb 8, 2022
John Aldred
Well, this is an odd turn. Typically, it’s fake “influencers” pretending to be somebody else to try to scam companies out of free gear. This…
A new scam hijacks your Instagram profile, asking up to $40,000 ransom
Jan 26, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
A new Instagram scam seems to be going around, and it’s pretty serious. It’s a good old phishing scam, designed to look just like a…
Scammers pretending to be big companies offer photography jobs based on your Indeed resume
Dec 20, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
Job scams targeting photographers seem to be more common than ever, and there has been a new one going around lately. If you use Indeed.com…
NatGeo doesn’t want you to work for them – it’s another job scam
Oct 29, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
Another scam aiming at photographers has been going around lately. Sadly, it’s pretty believable and seems legit, so it’s easy to fall for it. Frederik…
Taking part in Instagram giveaways? Beware of this phishing scam
Sep 29, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
Instagram giveaways have been pretty popular. However, I’ve recently noticed a scam related to these giveaways, aiming at both those who give products away and…
Photographers, beware: Another job scam is going around
Sep 10, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
To all photographers out there, keep your eyes wide open and be skeptical to the max. Yet another job scam seems to have appeared, offering…
Fake Apple employee steals 620K photos from nearly 5,000 iCloud accounts
Aug 26, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
An LA man who pretended to be an Apple employee accessed 4,700 iCloud accounts and stole 620,000 photos. Along with his co-conspirators, he would search…