The same kind of thing has happened to my fics too, unfortunately. I'm writing about a F/F rarepair (so rare that I'm literally the only one writing about them), and the first comment I ever got was one of those art commission scams. It's very disheartening to know that many small fic creators get taken advantage of because of this.
Man, I feel that :/ I've often been the only person writing a particular ship myself. So that makes the real comments even more precious when they come. So many people on this thread are heartbroken over only ever having got scam comments; it's depressing. I do wish this sort of thing would embolden people to leave more "real" comments that couldn't be easily mistaken for bot stuff (although the bots are getting so realistic it's hard to tell anyway). But I fear it may discourage people even more. :/
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