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Agency Based Discussion => DepositPhotos => Topic started by: luissantos84 on May 10, 2014, 12:50

Title: Depositphotos Scam (Google+)
Post by: luissantos84 on May 10, 2014, 12:50
just got a request from "Depositphotos Scam" over Google+ to join their circles

what is this place???

https://plus.google.com/u/0/109958518223163757417/posts
Title: Re: Depositphotos Scam (Google+)
Post by: w7lwi on May 10, 2014, 13:23
I don't know who it is but it looks like they ripped off some Shutterstock images.  Still have the SS watermark across the face of the pictures.
Title: Re: Depositphotos Scam (Google+)
Post by: r2d2 on May 10, 2014, 15:56
Seems like DP scams not only the contributors but buyers too. Scam in the middle is double profit. >:(
Title: Re: Depositphotos Scam (Google+)
Post by: Noedelhap on May 12, 2014, 07:34
It looks like an initiative from an angry buyer who feels duped by DepositPhotos, and tries to unmask their phoniness with this Google+ page. For instance, he shows how fake their support desk is, as they (DP) are using stock photos to represent their helpdesk employees. Not sure if every claim on that page is verified, but any enemy of DP is a friend of mine ;)

Title: Re: Depositphotos Scam (Google+)
Post by: Mantis on May 12, 2014, 07:55
It looks like an initiative from an angry buyer who feels duped by DepositPhotos, and tries to unmask their phoniness with this Google+ page. For instance, he shows how fake their support desk is, as they (DP) are using stock photos to represent their helpdesk employees. Not sure if every claim on that page is verified, but any enemy of DP is a friend of mine ;)

For some reason your post made me smile.  I hearted you!!
Title: Re: Depositphotos Scam (Google+)
Post by: ravens on May 12, 2014, 13:36
Don't have any experience with DP, and don't know what that Google+ page is. And luckily I don't know that angry creator of that page, they might be dangerous.
As a rule if you don't know what it is, don't follow it!
It may be a scam.  8)