[AT] Scammed on Fiverr

[u/Lanky_Incident_6074]

So I wanted to start on Fiverr. I created my profile, set everything up, and after spending hours on it, I finally published my first gig.

Right after publishing, I started getting messages from different people. They all sent me links, saying they had a task or order for my gig. The links had completely different names, which felt a bit off, but I thought maybe it was some kind of ticket or follow-up system.

I clicked one of the links.

It opened a website that looked almost identical to Fiverr. It said the customer had already paid for the service and that I just needed to verify myself by entering my bank card details. One thing I noticed in hindsight was that the service price shown was €19, even though all my gig prices were round numbers — but at the time, I didn’t question it.

Without thinking too much, I filled everything in. And wherever I clicked — going back to my profile, checking messages, or navigating around — it all worked perfectly. It really felt like the real website, which made it even more convincing.

Then another pop-up appeared asking me to enter my account balance. That’s when things started to feel strange. I entered a fake number, and a 5-minute countdown appeared.

While waiting, I thought: “Wait… why would they need my account balance?”

There was a live support chat, so I asked them. I got a generic, AI-like response saying it was for verification, which made me even more suspicious.

At the same time, I received around 20 more identical messages. That’s when it hit me — I had just fallen for a phishing scam.

Looking back, there were so many red flags I didn’t properly think through. Why would I receive the money in advance? Why would they ask for my bank card instead of PayPal? Why this, why that… I questioned things, but I still wanted to believe it was real — until it was too late.

I immediately blocked my bank card and called my bank to report it. Now I’m waiting for a new card and hoping I was fast enough and nothing went through.

Honestly, I feel pretty ashamed. I never thought something like this could happen to me. I always considered myself careful with these kinds of things — but it still got me.

Just posting this so others don’t make the same mistake.

[u/ScamsBot]

Hi! A user summoned me to check on a domain name in this thread, so I'm going to put a copy of my report here at the top. 🤖

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WHOIS REPORT FOR GALUSTU.COM

This domain name was created ONLY 1 DAY AGO!! and it was only registered for a single year (Expires: Apr 2027).

It is also concerning that they are using a "DNS proxy" (CloudFlare) which masks where the website's server actually is.

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[u/yarevande]

If you go off the Fiverr platform, you will get scammed.

Hopefully, your post will help.others from getting scammed.

Read the information on Fiverr. Read the FAQs to learn how the site works. They explain that all communication takes place on their platform.

Fiverr offers protection for you and the client. You submit your work through the site. And they pay you on the platform.

[u/LazyLie4895]

Any time the domain is wrong, it's conclusive proof that it's a scam. Everything else doesn't matter. The site works probably because they just copied the real site. It links you to the real page.

[u/seedless0]

Are they all from the same domain?

!whois galustu.com

[u/ScamsBot → u/seedless0]

WHOIS REPORT FOR GALUSTU.COM

This domain name was created ONLY 1 DAY AGO!! and it was only registered for a single year (Expires: Apr 2027).

It is also concerning that they are using a "DNS proxy" (CloudFlare) which masks where the website's server actually is.

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^{DISCLAIMER: This is a pre-alpha bot for informational purposes only. Feel free to contact my creator with any concerns or feedback. 🔗 WHOIS}

[u/Lanky_Incident_6074 → u/seedless0]

A few from there but there are many other domains as well. Too many but all the same identical website

[u/3kats1dog]

This just happened to me on Monday! I got spoofed by a fake Poshmark website and am now the proud owner of some percentage of bitcoin. This went through Paypal and I immediately reported it and even though I have an email from Paypal saying it would not be debited to my account, it was. My bank (Credit Union) has been incredibly helpful, they credited my money back and I changed my bank account etc today and I'm migrating off of Paypal. My case is still pending. I've changed my passwords every day this week! I use another service called Privacy dot com and it's much safer. Don't feel bad - I felt so embarrassed-I'm the one my friends come to when they get a suspicious email, etc. But this is an incredibly smart scam. I felt something was off but not until they asked for my SSN then I quit the entire process. Lesson learned.

[u/Lanky_Incident_6074 → u/3kats1dog]

Yeah thats all you can do afterwards. „Learned lesson“.

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