Original poster was contacted by someone with odd English offering to “teach” dropshipping and do full store setup/design. The person first pushed for payment, then later offered to do everything for free, and asked for access to the Apps section of the Shopify store.
The poster asks two things: how such a dropshipping scam might work, and where to find a genuine mentor.
Responders state it’s likely a scam; legitimate experts don’t cold-message—clients should initiate contact. Advice: don’t grant store access to unsolicited contacts.
Recommended resources provided: Shopify Learn for free dropshipping courses, the Shopify Experts Marketplace (vetted professionals) with a guide on how to use it, plus a related blog post.
The most recent update from the poster focuses on concern about why the person “desperately” wanted Apps access. No technical explanation of the scam mechanism was provided in replies.
Outcome/status: No payment or access was given; the poster has safe next steps (use official learning resources and the Experts Marketplace). The specific question about how app-access-based scamming would occur remains unanswered, so the discussion is open.
A person contacted me, speaking an odd English (bot?) and wanted to teach me about drop shipping. The person promised to do all the steps (including I the store Designing)
Tried to push me into paying to get this done.
I said No. Then I said: I go train now. The person answered: How is the training ?
Today the person wanted to do everything for free.
So tell me more please, I am curious .
And where can I find a real mentor ?
Hello,
You can learn here Learn Dropshipping Online for Free | Shopify Learn
Hi there, @Trust6 .
Thanks so much for reaching out with this - it sounds as though you were indeed targeted by a possible scammer. A real expert would never be reaching out to you - you need to reach out to them in order to hire them!
The best way to find a legitimate expert to carry out work for you is via our Shopify Experts Marketplace. The professionals on offer here are vetted by us here at Shopify, so it is the safest route to take for sure. You can read how to use the Marketplace right here.
You mentioned you are curious about Dropshipping - I’d love to share some resources with you so you can learn how to do all this yourself without having to hire anyone! The list of courses shared by @jordanholmes is excellent, I would highly recommend looking over these. I also really like this blog post. I trust this helps, thanks!
I was most wondering about: How could he has scammed me? Something about desperately wanting access to the App part of my Shopify store!