Scam Awareness
At Prairie Peddler Festival and Pickers Market, the safety of our vendors and customers is important to us.
Unfortunately, we've become aware of individuals creating fake emails, social media accounts, and messages that falsely claim to represent Prairie Peddler Festival or Pickers Market. These scammers often contact vendors offering booth spaces or requesting payment for upcoming events.
Please know that these messages are not from our organization.
How to Protect Yourself
Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and some messages can look very convincing. Before responding or sending payment, please keep these guidelines in mind:
Our team communicates with vendors through our established application and communication process. While scammers can sometimes make emails appear legitimate, we will never pressure you into making an immediate payment or ask you to ignore the information found on our official website.
When in doubt, always start with the contact information listed on this website rather than replying directly to a suspicious message.
Think You've Received a Scam?
If you receive an email or message claiming to represent Prairie Peddler Festival or Pickers Market and you're unsure whether it's legitimate:
Help Us Protect Our Community
We appreciate everyone who lets us know about suspicious messages. Every report helps us better inform our vendors and reduce the impact of these scams.
While we cannot prevent scammers from creating fake accounts or sending fraudulent messages, we will continue to monitor reports, share updates, and provide the safest possible way for vendors to connect with us.
Thank you for helping us keep the Prairie Peddler Festival and Pickers Market communities safe.
Unfortunately, we've become aware of individuals creating fake emails, social media accounts, and messages that falsely claim to represent Prairie Peddler Festival or Pickers Market. These scammers often contact vendors offering booth spaces or requesting payment for upcoming events.
Please know that these messages are not from our organization.
How to Protect Yourself
Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and some messages can look very convincing. Before responding or sending payment, please keep these guidelines in mind:
- Apply for events only through the official application process on our website.
- Be cautious of unsolicited emails or social media messages offering vendor spaces.
- Never send payment unless you have verified that you are communicating with our team through our official channels.
- If a message seems unusual, creates unnecessary urgency, or asks you to pay using an unfamiliar method, take a moment to verify it before responding.
Our team communicates with vendors through our established application and communication process. While scammers can sometimes make emails appear legitimate, we will never pressure you into making an immediate payment or ask you to ignore the information found on our official website.
When in doubt, always start with the contact information listed on this website rather than replying directly to a suspicious message.
Think You've Received a Scam?
If you receive an email or message claiming to represent Prairie Peddler Festival or Pickers Market and you're unsure whether it's legitimate:
- Do not send payment or personal information.
- Do not click on suspicious links.
- Contact us using the phone number or email found on this website.
- If possible, forward the suspicious email or send us screenshots of the message so we can continue tracking these scams and warn others.
Help Us Protect Our Community
We appreciate everyone who lets us know about suspicious messages. Every report helps us better inform our vendors and reduce the impact of these scams.
While we cannot prevent scammers from creating fake accounts or sending fraudulent messages, we will continue to monitor reports, share updates, and provide the safest possible way for vendors to connect with us.
Thank you for helping us keep the Prairie Peddler Festival and Pickers Market communities safe.