07/16/2026
This is the second time in the past month that I have had potential clients text me, spend an insane amount of time planning the perfect session (acting completely normal & realistically) & then come to find out - they are spam bots. As it gets time to pay the deposit (they usually request Zelle or Venmo) they say they “sent” the deposit, but got a notification saying my account is holding the charge & need to dispute it back… This time, the spam even sent an additional fake text pretending to be Venmo support & requesting me to add $500 to the transaction.
I’m not always bright, but I’m never that stupid…🤣🤣🤣🤣 Anyways… Local small business owners, PAY ATTENTION ‼️