I almost got scammed

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to warn you people about a possible scam. Someone contacted me on ArtStation to commission a painting of their daughter and insisted on paying through Skrill.
They supposedly sent me $500, but the payment didn’t appear in my Skrill account, and the email instructions seemed suspicious.

Thankfully, I didn’t send any money. I also reported them to Skrill.

Have any of you ever encountered such? And I’m losing hope in online clients tbh, it took me a long time to trust them but there’s idk if I’ll be able to do so again. H