12 Feb 2023, 19:54

Hi!
Couple of days ago I've been contacted by some person via Instagram and asked to do an illustration of their pet dog.
They said they love my art, I've posted quite a lot of animal illustrations recently so it makes sense. They offered $300 for the picture.
But it seems... fishy. Even though I asked for a bunch of info, they didn't respond (like dimensions of finished art, etc) They sent a photo of the dog.
I told them I could have the illustration ready for them in 3 days and they asked me if they could pay me right now because they don't want to use the money for something else accidentally?? They want to pay via PayPal.
It looks really suspicious to me... Is it possible this is a scam of some sort?
The Instagram account was created recently and the person has only like 3 images of him and his dog, he looks like a normal elderly man...
Does anyone have some experience with this?
Thank you!