I've had a few Stripe disputes in my ten years as a digital creator, but recently had one that was super concerning, and I'm hoping it's not the start of something that becomes commonplace.
A reader signed up for my founding-level subscription at $529 per year, but when I went to check out his Substack publication …
I've had a few Stripe disputes in my ten years as a digital creator, but recently had one that was super concerning, and I'm hoping it's not the start of something that becomes commonplace.
A reader signed up for my founding-level subscription at $529 per year, but when I went to check out his Substack publication so I could support his work I discovered that he didn't have a publication. He also didn't have a profile pic and had no other visible activity on the platform.
Why would anyone pay me for help with their Substack publication if they didn't have one?
I reached out 4 times to the person via DM and email, but got no response.
Then, exactly one week later, bam, a Stripe dispute. From that person.
The user also deleted their Substack account.
I think this was probably a bot created to access paywalled resources, classes, templates etc., to steal them, and then vanish, also getting their money back with a Stripe chargeback.
Stripe chargebacks ergh.
I've had a few Stripe disputes in my ten years as a digital creator, but recently had one that was super concerning, and I'm hoping it's not the start of something that becomes commonplace.
A reader signed up for my founding-level subscription at $529 per year, but when I went to check out his Substack publication so I could support his work I discovered that he didn't have a publication. He also didn't have a profile pic and had no other visible activity on the platform.
Why would anyone pay me for help with their Substack publication if they didn't have one?
I reached out 4 times to the person via DM and email, but got no response.
Then, exactly one week later, bam, a Stripe dispute. From that person.
The user also deleted their Substack account.
I think this was probably a bot created to access paywalled resources, classes, templates etc., to steal them, and then vanish, also getting their money back with a Stripe chargeback.
It's super concerning.
Has anyone else had this?