Just realized my Fiverr buyer was a bot after 3 months of chats

I had this regular on Fiverr who always ordered the same cheap logo tweaks every Tuesday at 2 PM sharp. The messages were all super short like "make blue" or "bigger text" with no real feedback. After like 3 months I got curious and asked about their business and the reply was just a link to a generic article. I reverse searched their avatar and it was a stock photo of a generic office worker. Turns out some people use automated scripts to resell Fiverr gigs at a markup and my buyer was probably a bot or some middleman. It made me rethink how many of my orders are actually from real clients versus these automated systems. Has anyone else dealt with a buyer that felt off like this?

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alex8206h ago

Three months of talking to a bot and nobody caught on?

jessica3311h ago

Three months is a really long time, but people miss weird stuff all the time. I remember a coworker spent six months emailing with someone before they realized it was a bot answering simple questions. It happens because the bot learns to copy human patterns pretty well after awhile. The biggest giveaway is usually when you ask something personal or off topic and it dodges the question. Most people just don't push that far because they're focused on their own stuff. Plus, bots can get trained on past conversations, so they sound more real than you'd expect.

wells.evan5h ago

People are getting lazier at paying attention. They just nod along and reply on autopilot. That's how scams happen at work, at home, everywhere. Nobody stops to think "does this sound like a real person?" until it's too late.