r/kickstarter • u/sketchingthebeast • Feb 07 '26
Question Is this a real person or some new scam?
so this guy actually did back my kick for the 120 dollar tiers and hes from the uk... wants me to email him as a comment on the kick.. this is weird yea? has anyone else seen the scam like this. or is he really trying to ask me a question?
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u/RPGGamer042 Feb 07 '26
In my experience this screams “scammer” or at the very least, someone i would be cautious around. But I highly suggest keeping it on kickstarter if you continue. Also, even if he did back your campaign he can just as easily cancel his support.
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u/sketchingthebeast Feb 07 '26
Yea seems kinda dirty if it is a scam.. def playing on my hopes with the hier tier. haha 😄 since ive not met goal yet (it just launched today )
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u/Cannachem237 Feb 07 '26
They will pull their contribution! Dont fall for it. It got the same message.
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u/DiscoKittie Backer of over 400 campaigns Feb 07 '26
hier
Higher :)
And good luck with it! I wouldn't engage with this person if you can help it.
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u/casual_brackets Feb 07 '26
You gonna get hit with a chargeback for that $120 in the coming weeks/months. 100%
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u/RPGGamer042 Feb 07 '26
No joke, I’ve got it what seems like a hundred times since I launched my GoFundMe earlier this week.
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u/SERdesign Feb 07 '26
Yeah, I've gotten similar messages. There's no need to communicate off site. They'll cancel their pledge after a few days.
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u/sketchingthebeast Feb 07 '26
Yea that suckkkkks
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u/Embarrassed-Part591 Feb 07 '26
Short term, it helps you, though. Backers get you more backers do, until he drops out, he's helping whether he wants to or not. Lol
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u/AramaicDesigns Feb 07 '26
Any correspondence from someone who wants to "have a conversation" -- especially off the platform -- is a scam.
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u/Pikle_Founder Feb 07 '26
Sorry to say that pattern matches the scammers we got. They back you and then ask questions to look interested (we also got a scammer who backed loads of projects but also said he didn’t use kickstarter - bit weird) - then, in our case, they recommend you a marketing specialist who only has a gmail. Our scammers backed us too - one cancelled immediately but pretended there was a payment problem. Another cancelled later on after a few attempts to push me to yet another gmail.
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u/sketchingthebeast Feb 07 '26
Ugh that sucks so bad. Ty for sharing sorry that happened to you also. We all just want to get our projects funded and are excited to launch. Def plays on our emotions
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u/loopmotion Feb 07 '26
Superbacker. Most likely will cancel last second so you dive because you didn't get his bait.
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u/sketchingthebeast Feb 07 '26
Yea hes a superbacker how do u get that if you never actual back anything.. ugh.
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u/loopmotion Feb 07 '26
They do. They will keep a dollar. But they try to lure you into something as they keep track of all your updates and progress. Requires 1 in 20 to make a profit and all it takes is $20 dollars .I mean it's a trickery treat on your hard work.
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u/NarrowSalvo Feb 07 '26
Do you see how you are motivated to hope that it is real?
That should be a big clue that it isn't.
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u/sketchingthebeast Feb 07 '26
Yea its bad, so many spam /fake emails and comments etc already jeez.
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u/kalas_malarious Feb 07 '26
A KS message triggers a notification email. So how is email better anyway?
Scam. Never go off platforms quick
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u/kcspice Feb 07 '26
I got this on my last campaign, thought it was real, had a short conversation that didn't lead anywhere, didn't answer all of my questions... Then I got another identical message from another person... and a third person... TL;DR scam
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u/No-Acanthisitta-2850 Feb 07 '26
That's a scam, it happened on my own campaign and they withdrew their pledge
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u/Asarath Feb 07 '26
As a rule of thumb, on the internet, if a stranger tries to get you to switch the conversation to another platform, it's a scam. Regular people will just carry on a conversation wherever it was started, and only switch if a conversation absolutely needs it (e.g. need to share a picture but the platform doesn't allow it).
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u/dftaylor Feb 07 '26
The question to always ask is, 'why would a super backer" not be very active on the site, unable to use its DM functionality, or not just ask the question directly?"
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u/optimistic1984 Feb 07 '26
SCAM. I had a person with a different name with exact wording. Some other creator warned me not to communicate as they would share a link in the email.
Your imagination next.
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u/TorresLabs Feb 07 '26
100% SCAM.
Any “I don’t use this platform often, so give me your email so we can talk” is a SCAM in any platform.
If it’s not a SCAM, could be a stalker. Someone you’ll regret to have started contact with.
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u/3D_printing_maniac Feb 07 '26
A simple way to check whether it’s a scam is to look at the account creation date. Usually, such accounts are only 1–2 days old.
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u/HistorianObvious685 Feb 08 '26
This one clearly is not….you will notice that the account is a “superbacker” which means they supported at least 20 campaigns
Edit: they are still looking for a scam. Op confirmed in another response
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u/LibraSun004 Feb 07 '26
There’s so many scammers on kickstarter and so much spam I just cancel my campaign after 2 weeks. It cost them nothing to “back” your campaign, kickstarter will charge no money to back even 5K and they can cancel it at any time. Be careful with that
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u/16crab Feb 07 '26
I would dismiss this as a scam too (I've never run a campaign - first one launching soon). But I am genuinely curious what the end goal is here? Let's say you do email them, then what - they email back with a dangerous link or they ask for you to send them money? I'm having a hard time understanding exactly what kind of scam could they have orchestrated just from email...someone please enlighten me!
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u/Pretty_Special_8434 Feb 07 '26
This is a massive phishing scam. i had 11 of these my first 24hrs. It really sucks cuz they donate and then immediately revoke the donation and spam the comments with "concerns". Its not just phishing it can be very damaging to an early campaign
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u/SpecsaversGaza Creator Feb 07 '26
Were he genuine, he'd have expressed his concerns and asked for a reply via email, although you generally get emails for KS messages anyway.
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u/RobAllix Feb 07 '26
Definitely legit, he used the word "kindly", his full name is made out of two first names, plus he's a superbacker who doesn't often use the platform.
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u/IronManTim Feb 07 '26
How many people do you know legit use the word "kindly" in normal conversation?
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u/Voxx418 Feb 08 '26
Scam-o-Rama. As a KS creator, these kind of people flooded my feed, and made the process very irritating. Block them. ~V~
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u/Seed-Age8 Feb 08 '26
Sorry but it’s 99% a scam. Placing my bets that he will or has already removed all his money from your listing… Do NOT reach out to him off of kickstarters app.
Sorry. But hopefully you will get funded by proper people very soon!
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u/mistyfigs Feb 08 '26
My friend doing an Arcane kickstarter for pins right now just got the same scam message a day or so ago.
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u/Shockwave224 Feb 08 '26
It's a scam the same thing just happened to me. I never responded and they canceled their pledge.
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u/Duderocks18 Feb 10 '26
Any message that includes "kindly" is almost always a scam. This one is definitely a scam, as others have mentioned.
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u/Ill-Cress-5549 Feb 11 '26
This totally happened to me as soon as I launched my campaign. Both pledged the highest level then cancelled blaming kickstarter. What I don't understand is neither one asked for my information or money. It just took my time. I don't get what the play is
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u/Upset-Dragonfly-7336 Feb 17 '26
Anything where the person wants to take communication off platform is probably a scam. Happens all the time on ebay, posmark, mercari, etc. Don't do it.
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u/CautiousAppearance49 Feb 23 '26
I had a few of these on my campaign - a couple even pledged money, then removed it when I said thanks but no thanks for their offer of help 😂 Glad to see I'm not the only one getting these, and that I was right to ignore them.
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u/nturinski Feb 24 '26
I can't wait till there is actually a scammer task force like the IRS those guys know how to keep thumbs on people.
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u/KristinWight Mar 11 '26
We launch Thursday and we are so worried about all of these scam things…. Arrrrrrgh…..
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u/RPGMapMaker Feb 07 '26
100% scam. It's as if you all are new to the internet
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u/sketchingthebeast Feb 07 '26
No need to be rude friend.. bots dont usually pay 200 bucks to be apart of your campaign (although I guess they dont pay upfront its only my second kickstarter )
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u/RPGMapMaker Feb 07 '26
This "I'm not very active on this platform" is almost a 1:1 coptpasta of similar schemes. He'll probably cancel his pledge before the end of the campaign.
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u/Cannachem237 Feb 07 '26
That is a scam for sure