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Here is another user that seems to be copying designs...

Here are two examples that I noticed...

1. Original file (it was uploaded much earlier) :
https://us.fotolia.com/id/54879637

bf87's updated copy of the gray "FREE SHIPPING" truck and the orange, green and blue badges:
https://us.fotolia.com/id/78855163


2. Mike McDonald's original file:
https://us.fotolia.com/id/49625393

bf87's updated copy of the yellow "Special Discount" badge:
https://us.fotolia.com/id/79524713


I don't know whether bf87 just copied the older designs or perhaps he actually downloaded the vector source files and updated and re-uploaded them, but it cannot be a coincidence, because there are too many similarities in the design (the text, the fonts, the shapes and colors).

He has also uploaded the same files to several other popular stock image sites.

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DepositPhotos / Re: Returned Sales !!
« on: August 31, 2014, 06:08 »
I understand that the payment was reversed by the credit card company, but it's hard to believe the stolen part.

Who steals a credit card and then buys an extended license for an unpopular stock file, when they can get the exact same AI/EPS files with a regular licence, which is many times cheaper? If they use the subscription option, then they could get tens of vector files for the same price.

It really just sounds like someone changed their minds and demanded a refund through their credit card company. I would expect thieves to have lot better ways to make money from stolen credit cards. I wouldn't expect them to benefit much from stealing unpopular stock photos and uploading them on some random website - the juice isn't worth the squeeze.

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DepositPhotos / Re: Returned Sales !!
« on: August 30, 2014, 04:42 »
I got my first extended license sale this month, which earned me $35.
Yesterday they took the money back...  :-\

The stolen credit card story makes no sense. This keeps happening over and over again for many contributors. Apparently there is an epidemic of people stealing credit cards to buy expensive stock photo licenses for no reason...

It seems more like someone decided to demand a refund through their bank and the bank just gives it to them without any questions.

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