Hi dear! I’m not sure if my first message went through, since my asks act weird sometimes. Can you submit a photo to my blog (soleprojectvp)? The pic should be like the samples I posted on my blog, and I will not post it unless you tell me to. Your photo will be recreated as a painting in a mural I’m creating to help ProjectSole in their mission to assist poverty stricken communities. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks so much! (Please private message me, to ensure I get your response :)
I've gotten this same series of ask/submission three times now, the first over a year ago, and each time I made it clear I wasn't comfortable with it. At this point I'm fairly sure it's a scam. Their project should be finished by now, I'd think. If they were associated with a charity large as Project Sole, they would have access to plenty of volunteers to model for them, and if it's really a painting? That's what artistic reference is for. In any case, I don't understand why they're PMing people on a social media site and not working directly through the organization.
From what I understand, Project Sole accepts donations of money and new or gently used shoes for those in need, and if you see this and want to help, I think it'd just be a better idea to go straight here. From what I can tell they have a strong marketing and web campaign that doesn't explain what's happening here, which solidifies my belief this is a scam.
