Photographer Has 7 Years Worth of Images Wiped by Facebook Scammers
A photographer had his business destroyed after Facebook scammers wiped seven years of his images, videos, and customer orders from his social media account.
Beware Scammers Impersonating Nat Geo Photographer Enric Sala
Enric Sala is a former university professor who quit academia to become a National Geographic photographer and Explorer in Residence to help save Earth's oceans. His name is strangely also at the center of a scam targeting photographers.
North Texas Photographers Victimized by Classic Fake Check Scam
A Fort Worth special events venue has become the center of a classic fake check scam, this time aimed at local North Texas photographers. Unsuspecting photographers are told they have been hired to shoot an event at Fort Worth Country Memories when no such event has been booked.
Top Nat Geo Photographers Targeted by $100,000 Fake Check Scam
A number of well-known National Geographic photographers have been targeted by an elaborate, high-value scam that involves an invitation to a fake event hosted by a women's charity that doesn't actually exist.
Beware This Wikipedia Photo Copyright Scam
Heads up, photographers (and content publishers): scammers are apparently now changing the copyright ownership data on Wikipedia photographs in order to trick people who use the photos legally.
‘Overpayment’ Scam Leaves Wedding Photographer with $4,600 in Debt
A British Columbia-based wedding photographer is out $4,600 after falling prey to something called the "overpayment" scam—an insidious scam that often targets wedding and event photographers, and has allegedly cost its victims nearly $5 million this year alone.
This is How Advance-Fee Scams Trick Photographers
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. Yet, I often enough see this come up as a question in a Facebook group when a photographer is unsure if an inquiry is a scam. Most often they are. This is how these advance-fee scams work and how photographers are scammed.
eBay Scam: Buyer Steals Camera by Pretending to Receive Wrong Product
When it comes to selling your used camera gear online, many consider eBay to be one of the safer options. But as one photographer found out recently, there's a new scam that gets around eBay's "protections" and could cost you thousands of dollars and your camera gear.
How an Elaborate International Scam is Making the Rounds Among Instagrammers and Photographers
It all started with an email from Wendi Murdoch. She claimed that she had found us through a personal recommendation from a senior editor at Conde Naste Traveler. We had just finished talking with Conde Nast Traveler about doing some Instagram featured work on both my and Zory’s accounts, so the timing made sense.
Scammers Are Pretending to be Known Photographers in Instant Messages
Scammers have been known to pose as famous photographers in emails offering jobs that are actually 419 (AKA Nigerian Prince) scams. But some scammers are now taking things to the next level by posing as known photographers in real-time instant messenger chats.
This is What Happens When You Hire a Nigerian Scammer as a Photographer
Here's an unusual and inspiring 8-minute video by photographer Adam Grumbo of Matters To That One. After he was contacted online by a Nigerian scammer posing as a "hot American girl," Grumbo decided to hire the scammer as a documentary photographer.
How This Venmo Scammer Got Caught by the Photographers He Targeted
Scammers are increasingly using the payment service Venmo as a way to steal camera gear since Venmo doesn't allow sales and will cancel the transaction after you've already handed over your possessions to the scammer. But one Venmo scammer in NYC was just caught and identified by photographers after he stole a $3,800 DSLR camera.
When an Email Scammer Poses as a Famous Photographer…
Forget Nigerian princes: email scammers are now pretending to be famous photographers looking for collaborators. Photographer Michael Glenn just received an email from someone claiming to be the well-known American photographer Jill Greenberg.
The Story of a Scammer on Facebook Who Conned Me (and Many Others)
Scams involving cameras are rampant these days. After almost losing a Nikon D850 to a scam on eBay, I recently also discovered a massive camera scam that involved 10 people. Here's the story.
Scammers Are Using Venmo to Steal Pricey Camera Gear
If you ever need to sell pricey camera equipment -- or anything else, for that matter -- stay away from buyers who want to pay you using the popular mobile payment service Venmo. A scammer in Los Angeles has reportedly bilked multiple people of up to $100,000 in camera gear in just two weeks.
This is What a Bad Reviews Extortion Scam Looks Like
Photographers have been targeted by a new "bad reviews" extortion scam in recent times. Here's a look at what it's like to be targeted by this type of nasty scam.
This Craigslist Scam Preys on Photography Assistants
Photographers, beware: there may be scammers on your local Craigslist that target photography assistants. Fall into this trap, and you could soon find yourself separated from your own money.
Wedding Photog Scammed Couples Out of $140K, Faces 70 Felony Charges
Wedding photography can be a rough business. And although the photographers have plenty to worry about (i.e. irate ministers and getting your gear stolen), clients would do well to be careful too, lest they get duped by con artists like New Jersey's Michael De Rubeis.
Beware Craigslist Scammers Hunting for Gullible Wedding Photographers
If you're a photographer looking for a gig on Craigslist, be careful. As with virtually all the types of "help wanted" listings found on the site, requests for photography services are often used by scammers as a way of luring the naive. Scammers also regularly send out emails to photographers advertising their services.