scam
Don’t open this email from “Adobe”
Dec 7, 2020
John Aldred
There’s a new phishing scam going around, targeting Adobe users, according to a report from TechRadar. It involves sending an email from the “Adobe Cloud”…
Hackers are trying to steal your Instagram accounts with fake copyright notices
Jun 29, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
I believe most of us use Instagram, either for personal or business purposes. Therefore, I want to warn you that there seems to be a…
Photographers, beware of this old scam that’s going around again
Jun 12, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
I’m not happy to say that people can get very creative when coming up with scams. And it looks like an old one has been…
Photographer ordered to pay $200,000 after not delivering images to 54 clients
Feb 3, 2020
John Aldred
While many photographers struggle to pick up clients, some photographers have no shortage, but struggle to deliver. And some intentionally don’t deliver, as seems to…
Photographer scammed after selling her camera due to a PayPal loophole
Nov 22, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
When buying and selling gear online, you can run into all sorts of scams. UK-based photographer Joanna Rose Hufton recently fell victim to one that…
Wedding photographer left $4,600 in debt after “overpayment scam”
Sep 5, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
British Columbia-based wedding photographer was recently a victim to a scam which left her in $4,600 debt to her bank. According to the Better Business…
Award-winning wedding photographer accused of not delivering photos and videos to several couples
Aug 21, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
A few couples from Central Florida are accusing an award-winning photographer of not delivering what they paid for. The couples found him through TheKnot.com, a…
Photographers, beware: this is how you can get scammed
Jul 29, 2019
Neil van Niekerk
There is a persistent scam going around that is so pervasive, that you might think everyone has heard about it, and is immune to it….
Photographers beware: eBay buyer steals camera and lens by pretending to receive wrong product
Jul 24, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Buying and selling gear online is convenient in many ways, but sadly, it comes with a risk of various scams. Apparently, the scammers have figured…
Photographers, beware of this magazine photoshoot scam
May 10, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Online scams are a pretty common occurrence, and many of them are aimed at photographers and other creatives. Lately, a scam has been going around…