# 🦹♂️ What is a scammer?
![[📚 Glossary#^scammer]]
For the purposes of the FAST though, we only care about a subsection of all scammers. We're looking for those that are _**targeting**_ furries, and who appear to _**be**_ furries. Here's a handy flowchart:
## What kinds of scammers FAST is targeting
```mermaid
flowchart TD
%% Nodes
A("Is this account or user active on Telegram?")
A1("Do they seem to be a real person, not a bot?")
B("Do they look like a furry account? Furry profile pic, bio, name, etc."?)
C("What kind of behaviour have you seen them do?")
D1{"Artist who uses AI art/AI tracing"}
D2("Bio contains odd phrases like 'furry lover' or otherwise feels weird or unusual for a furry")
D4("Stolen art in their profile pics or stories/posts, or trying to sell something which isn't theirs")
D5("Lying or being evasive about where they're from, or how they found you or the chat group")
E("`This account *might* be a scammer`"):::orange
G("We don't consider this to be scamming. More info on our AI art policy is below"):::green
%% Edges
A -- Yes --> A1 -- Yes --> B -- Yes --> C
C --> D1
C --> D2
C --> D4
C --> D5
D2 --> E
D4 --> E
D5 --> E
D1-- Are they open and clear that they use AI in their work? -->G
D1-- Do you suspect them of using AI, but they claim they don't or are not open about using it? -->E
%% Styling
classDef green fill:#B2DFDB,stroke:#00897B,stroke-width:2px;
classDef orange fill:#FFE0B2,stroke:#FB8C00,stroke-width:2px;
classDef blue fill:#BBDEFB,stroke:#1976D2,stroke-width:2px;
classDef yellow fill:#FFF9C4,stroke:#FBC02D,stroke-width:2px;
classDef pink fill:#F8BBD0,stroke:#C2185B,stroke-width:2px;
classDef purple fill:#E1BEE7,stroke:#8E24AA,stroke-width:2px;
```
> [!hint] To report a new scammer, see this guide here: [[📨 Reporting scammers]]
![[🎨 AI art]]