This same alleged scammer reached out to me on Discord under edwisson#5142 and via email
edwisson.m.r.l@gmail.com after I posted on the Job Post board.
The reason I know this is the same person is because I recognized the references they sent me as the same stolen artwork that was on this thread and shopped around by PixelsKid. Specifically, the tiger smoking a blunt and a few tilemap images. They also have very similar typing styles.
When I called him out on this, he said "he accidentally sent me a image from his references folder rather than from his portfolio." Sketchy. So I asked him to provide me with the profiles of his previous clients so I can reach out to them directly to confirm the work, but he just made excuses about why it's difficult to reach his previous clients. The one profile he provided to me was for an inactive Venezuelan Hair Salon Instagram page that did not even post the work he claimed he was commissioned to make.
After I said I was not comfortable moving forward with him and blocked him on Discord, he sent me an angry email claiming I'm being paranoid.
Also it's worth noting that PixelsKid and pixelartist3123 are the same person (they have the same portfolio posts) and that the pixelartists3123 account was banned for stealing artwork. It's clear that this person is avoiding the ban by making multiple accounts.
I have screenshots if anyone wishes to verify this
