Am I the only one getting randomly DM'd about being offered comissions?
This is the first time I was messaged about it on Reddit, but I've had an unusual amount of this happening on Discord too. They often randomly DM me while trying to spark up a casual conversation, being friendly, sharing personal info, then asking me about my writing, or my general interests. Then by the end of it, they let me know they're an artist who does coms (and more often than not, they have no activity on the mutual server, or the account is new, sometimes).
I had a conversation with one just now, but I've had... I'm not kidding, 5 seperate people coming to me on discord about that this entire year (and now its happened on Reddit!), sometimes appealing to the fact that I love to write and proposed to draw a book cover for my stories, and others for roleplay-based character like D&D and such.
What I'd like to know, is whether this an elaborate scam that's been going around, or real artists who are desperate for money they're resorting to DM'ing randoms?
Sorry in advance to the moderation team if this is the wrong sub to ask this question on, I've just been frustrated about this and wanted some answers about it if possible.