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  • Story Listed as: Fiction For Adults
  • Theme: Family & Friends
  • Subject: Current Events
  • Published: 12/20/2025

SPAM Offers to do graphic illustrations

By DA
Born 1950, U, from Arlington TX, United States
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SPAM Offers to do graphic illustrations
Most people are kind, but unfortunately some are not.

StoryStar is receiving a wave of comments offering to perform graphics services, illustrations and/or visuals, which appear to be all SPAM. Legitimate graphic artists do not have to solicit for work. They have web sites or Facebook pages or somewhere for people to go see samples of their work. Creating email and Discord or Instagram accounts is free, which leads to them spending only their time to try to get you to send them money. Do not send money for work not done. If they really intend to do work, they will send you samples before payment.

If you see a comment on one of your stories offering to discuss it on Discord or Instagram, please ignore it.

I know how much fun it is to get comments and would love it if everyone who read a story posted a comment, even if it was just “I liked it.” But we do not want people making spam requests to perform a service which likely leads to asking for money for a service not performed.

Please be careful what you agree to share or do based on comments.

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DA

01/08/2026

We continue to get many new comments each day, mostly on our older stories, offering to do graphic/comic work. These have all proven to be spam and if you get one on one of your stories just ignore it. I am deleting them as I find them, so if you get an email notification of a comment and it is not there when you look, that is why.

We continue to get many new comments each day, mostly on our older stories, offering to do graphic/comic work. These have all proven to be spam and if you get one on one of your stories just ignore it. I am deleting them as I find them, so if you get an email notification of a comment and it is not there when you look, that is why.

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JD

12/24/2025

NOTE that the little flags next to comments and stories in the 1st 24 hrs are there for you ALL to use. When you FLAG a story/comment it disappears and is brought to the attention of Storystar admin so they can deal with it.

NOTE that the little flags next to comments and stories in the 1st 24 hrs are there for you ALL to use. When you FLAG a story/comment it disappears and is brought to the attention of Storystar admin so they can deal with it.

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Kankana Kriti

12/21/2025

Soo true. People should be cautious with comments and avoid engaging with potential spammers. Merry Christmas to you too !

Soo true. People should be cautious with comments and avoid engaging with potential spammers. Merry Christmas to you too !

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