F*CK SCAMMERS
Let me be absolutely clear, because I've said this before and I'll apparently be saying it until the end of time:
My OOAK dolls are not mass produced.
None of them are for sale.
If you purchased one of my OOAK dolls from a site I have no association with, you did not buy it from me. I'll link my NOT FOR SALE post here again, I guess.
Please note that, despite reporting all of these to google, none have been removed as of yet.
Scammers scrape photos, strip watermarks, clone entire pages, fake reviews, fake checkout screens, fake "limited stock" banners — it’s a whole production. It's sophisticated, it's infuriating, and it's not something I’m a willing part of. They are stealing my photos! I didn’t consent to this shit.
That last part is the bit I really need people to sit with for a moment.
Getting angry at the person whose work was stolen is not logical or even in the realm of sanity. I’m doing my best, but all I can do is report the websites that use my photos without permission, submit takedown requests, and request removal from search results where I can. It is not a fast process. It is not a simple process. Documenting everything properly, filling out forms, submitting evidence, following up, and then waiting while Google processes the request and scam sites ignore takedown notices entirely — that takes time. I am one person, not a legal department, and not an internet cleanup crew who can vaporize every scam site the second it appears.
And here’s the part where I genuinely started to feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
After I sent a report to Google, I got a reply that suggested they may remove my photos from search results that link back to my page. Yes, really. So I report theft, and the result is that I could end up with less organic traffic, like I’m the problem. In all of Google’s glorious wisdom (sarcasm), it feels like I’m being punished for trying to protect my work.
It’s giving weaponized incompetence and gaslighting and it’s extremely upsetting. It’s that classic “school administration is mad the bullied kid reported the bullies” energy all over again (based on a true story). It’s maddening. It’s surreal. It’s idiocy. I replied to the email asking to speak to a human, but I doubt I’ll reach anyone. Honestly, I’m at the point where it doesn’t feel worth it to even try anymore. By design, maybe?
I’m feeling pretty damned deflated, and like all of my efforts to try and get help are a huge waste of time. Anyway.
If you were scammed, here is where your energy is actually best spent: your bank or credit card company (dispute or chargeback), the payment provider (PayPal, your card processor, etc.), and consumer protection reporting in your country. These are the channels with actual power to help you.
If you want to reach out to me calmly with a link so I can add it to my reporting, I genuinely appreciate that. I don’t know if it will help, because…Google? But at least I’d feel less alone in trying to combat this crap. Also, if you want to report the scam website on Trustpilot, that might at least warn others and help them avoid the same fate.
But if you're here to insult me, unload rage at me, or demand money I never received? You have the wrong person.
To whoever is running these scams: f*ck you for exploiting customers and stealing others work. Your behavior is disgusting.
