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featheredsnek · 2 days
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What we all wish we could do
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I've been getting a lot of those scam asks from people pretending to be Palestinian asking for money. And every time, I do a little poking hoping that maybe, for once, it's a genuine person and not some scum of the earth asshole.
It never is. It's always the scum of the earth asshole who thinks they can profit off genocide. Every single dollar they fool someone into donating is another dollar that same person won't donate to Gaza. We all have limits on how much we can spend, so it's very harmful for a cause that needs so much money to keep having said potential revenue drained away by these absolute fucks.
Not to mention the sheer inhumanity it takes to see a genocide ongoing and think, "Hey, I could profit off that!", and then go forward with it
Anyway, all this to say, make sure you look into every ask you get requesting your donations. Some usual signs they're fakes are these;
There's no posts on the account, or, if there are any, they're ALL reblogs of other people's content. I see a lot of these blogs reblog a ton of pro-Palestinian content, which is disgusting. But if you scroll all the way down, there's typically nothing before that, because these aren't real tumblr users.
Reverse-search the images they provide of themselves/their situation. Usually, these are taken right off the Gofundme of a real Palestinian person.
Type their blog name into the search bar on tumblr. If someone else has made a post exposing this person as a scam, this will bring them up.
Hope this helps!
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Hello, I am from Gaza, due to the shortage of medicine in Gaza, my mother who is a type 1 diabetic and was supposed to undergo urgent eye surgery, has not been able to get insulin or any medical care for the past three months. . Some members of my family fled to the southernmost part of Gaza (Rafah) in tents. But my parents and sisters have nowhere else to stay. They are forced to stay in the Nuseirat refugee camp, which has been bombed since the beginning of Christmas. "I am on my knees asking for your donations. Please help me. where you can.
Goal: $700
I need everyone to know this is a scam.
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kyra45 · 1 day
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Below is the current known accounts of a scammer who is pretending to be a Palestine person needing mutual aid. Please note these accounts will send you hate mail if you call them out so just report and block:
babycupcakecolor | cheriikriddlles/cheriikriddles | furiouslovereagle | shyangelpeach
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anaveragetoast · 4 months
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My favorite type of scam is where someone makes an account impersonating a famous person on social media, and then just goes into DMs and asks for money while also saying a "catchphrase" in a weird attempt to make themselves look legit
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kowabungadoodles · 7 months
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How to spot a (heart wrenching sad cat) Charity Scam
So I've been get a lot of requests for money in my askbox lately, from users I have never seen before! Usually sad cats, sometimes gender affirming medical bills, a queer person being made homeless etc etc... and guess what? None of them are real! It's scammers who have learned how to work tumblr's userbase and prey on our general sense of community and charity.
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Here it is, so sad! So tragic! But let's note a few things:
It's generic. They don't know me, I don't know them. it's addressed to 'friend', no use of nicknames or usernames.
Even the cat and the problem are generic 'little kitty' who has 'urgent needs'. This is not how real people talk, this is because this scam is being used over and over with different accounts a different 'cats'.
Praying (uh huh.)
Asking you to reply privately- This is so people don't spot the scam and point it out the mark and because if too many people posted replies to the same message it would beome really obvious that this is a scam. If they're looking for 'boosts' so badly, then why do they need you to reply privately?
Now that I'm suspicious, let's investigate.
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Sent me an ask and then followed me! Sounds like they're just hitting up anyone and everyone, but even more likely they have a list they're working from.
(I get so many, I'm probably on a mail-out list a mile long, just being hit up for cash. Likely I fell for one of these once and got my name added to every scam list for miles, but oh well.)
So let's see if they're a bot or a real person!
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The blog looks genuine enough, they've got a bio, a fandom etc. And it says they're an artist!
And of course there's that sad cat post, pinned right to the top, so I don't have to look any further through the blog for verification... Looks super legit, pics of the cat, pics of the bill... of course anyone can print out a bill and take a picture of it...
As I do scroll futher, it's full of reblogs making this look like an active user. So how can I tell it's not genuine?
Well, if they're an artist they probably post right? Doodles? Pictures? Let's have a look at their origional posts.
The fastest way to do this is by using an outside tool like Original Post Finder.
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just type in the suspicious username and go...
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Voila! As suspected, the only post this bot account has ever made is Sad Cat Post.
Confirmed: Scam. Do not give your money to these guys, it looks so real but they're just here to make you feel like a bad person for not handing over everything you can. Charity is wonderful, supporting friends is wonderful, but tbh save it for people you actually know irl/ mutuals you have an actual relationship with. Don't believe any rando who comes knocking!
Love and kisses, stay safe out there.
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sinnabum45 · 1 month
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SCAM ALERT!
@ougadyabudi is scamming people by stealing Haya Orouq's story! The profile picture is copied directly from Haya's Gofundme.
I spoke with Haya and she has confirmed that this is a scam!
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Haya Orouq's real Gofund me is THIS LINK HERE!!
Check out this post to find her other socials!
Please share this as much as possible and do NOT give @ougadyabudi any of your money!! Stay safe out there!
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thechekhov · 5 months
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Hey guys, it's time for an Internet Safety lesson!
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It's been a while since I got one of these messages. It helps that they all use pretty much the same script though!
This is a scam.
Please try to remember how this looks - learning to recognize these patterns is an important tool that will help us later.
This ask is not addressing you by name or directly referencing anything personal - it's meant to be sent out to 100s of accounts and thus must sound generic.
This account has no posts that are older than 23 hours.
The user is requesting payments through paypal, asking to mark it as friend or family, because if you ask for your money back, you will not be able to dispute it as a fraud donation.
The user is stressing keeping this donation drive private because many people recognize this scam and will speak out against it.
If you're worried, please search the #tumblr scam page and feast your eyes upon many other cats in eerily identical medical situations:
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Always remember to verify donation drives before you give away money. A person who is actually in need will understand your need to double-check details before donating.
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ralfmaximus · 2 months
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January 24 2024 Scam Alert:
There's a new phishing email making the rounds that looks like an authentic message from Google, warning you that unless you take action your Gmail account will be closed and all your messages deleted. All you have to do is click the link to confirm or deny the action.
It is, of course, fake. It collects your password "for verification" then hijacks your account.
Don't click any link in an email no matter how official it looks. Instead, go to your Gmail dashboard directly. If there is indeed any risk Google wants to delete your account, you'll be notified there.
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foxsketch6543 · 27 days
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Is it me or is history is repeating itself?
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statelesspinup · 3 months
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I did not just find an Etsy store using AI fucking photos to sell amigurumi patterns
What bullshit is this??!??
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Please ignore my tabs I need those but THERE IS NO WAY this isn't AI. Here. Let's take the worst one I found and dissect it.
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Like,,, okay. Just try following the line of yarn in front of the poke ball. It splits off and attaches in ways that yarn doesn't. There are completely detached circles of yarn!! What even is that metal thing?? I've been knitting and crocheting for a decade and I don't know what that is. Why is the yarn wrapped around a jar?!
Is there anything I can do about this? I just feel bad for whoever is gonna buy that sonic the hedgehog pattern (which was NEARLY ME) and gets totally ripped off. Bc if you have to use AI to sell your pattern, something tells me that the real pictures of the pattern's results aren't going to look right.
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kat-konnoisseur · 6 months
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i'm sure you've seeh one of these on your dash before, often captioned with a link to the same store, lavender constellation. these are absolutely prolific and because of the cutesy anesthetic and meme format, they get spread all across tumblr.
DO. NOT. BUY. not only are they resellers, they are scammers. you're lucky to receive anything at all, and they have a terrible refund process. please stop being free advertising for them
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dressupbastard · 2 months
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Sharing this here, because that's where i saw people sharing about this "free link to click" -> PLEASE STOP CLICKING IT AND SHARINGIT. IT'S A SCAM, AS SAID BY THE UNRWA ITSELF (see photo of the screenshoted mails here)
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(For reference, the UNRWA is the organisation where this free link site said the money was going!)
PLEASE SHARE AND RB
(if you have any questions, please use the comments so i can answer in one place)
Edit: the "/fr/" in the url is because of the language settings (french being my native language). It's not a different website... There's only one. (please look how urls work if you're not sure 🥲 /nm)
Edit 2: so i found out that people were reblogging a rb that called me a liar out of nowhere, and claiming the screenshots are fake...
Here's my last reblog on the subject, in which i posted all the emails one by one.
As i said in the last comments, i'm personally gonna take unrwa's word as is, and not click or share that shitty link anymore. Better safe than sorry. You do you. But whatever you do, i DO NOT appreciate being called a liar behind my back and people getting misinformations on the issue. I'm an honest person. I don't know what more i can do here, but i've done all what i could. Peace out. Bye.
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alycremie · 5 months
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PLEASE REBLOG TO SPREAD AWARENESS: NEW DISCORD SCAM
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THIS MESSAGE WILL GET SENT WITH A FAKE EMAIL. THE SCAMMER IS A REAL PERSON WHO IS IMPERSONATING CHAO CHEN.
They will tell you you have charges for illegal purchases and fraud from multiple people and your account will be deleted in 12 hours. There will be no suspicious links or bot behavior. The biggest signs are a change in how they talk and a screenshot of an email you did not receive.
They will ask you to call and screenshare while they walk you through the steps of giving them your discord contact information, bank details, and enormous sums of money claiming they'll be refunded through "Discord insurance".
If you message another person about it they'll tell you doing so is illegal and against Discord's ToS. It's not. They are lying.
Do not give them any information. It is a scam. Don't panic. Just block and report. This is the profile to look out for, they are using Chao Chen's linkedin's profile picture.
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kyra45 · 1 month
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Scammer pretending to be in Palestine v2
Got an ask from someone claiming to be in Palestine needing mutual aid? Unfortunately there is a scammer going around and it’s likely the ask you got sent is the same one being sent by multiple accounts who target users interacting with Palestine posts. These blogs use the text/images off a real fundraiser and then post it here pretending to be the person it’s made for. Their accounts are usually only a few days old and they don’t interact beyond the ask/follow. Lately they might make the link to their PayPal account in different colors or claim their GoFundMe is pending so you will assume the real one is theirs. They don’t have any GoFundMe’s set up. They steal from them. If you need proof of something being stolen, searching the text of their post in a search engine should pull up the source. If you know how to report PayPal accounts, please report those used by the scammers.
As of 3/28/2024, these are the currently active accounts for the scammer:
| babycupcakecolor | cheriikriddlles/cheriikriddles | furiouslovereagle | shyangelpeach | saidirashidi | hermusichottub | hamedshimbir | stephenmacleod |
Below is a growing list of fake/stolen names used across the accounts:
Nour Samar | maryline lucy | Fred Odhiambo | Jeff Owino | Valentine Nakuti | Conslata Obwanga | JACINTA SITATI | David Okoth | Martín Mutugi | Daudi Likuyani | William Ngonyo | Fred Agy | George Ochieng | BONFACE ODHIAMBO | Sila Keli | John Chacha | benson komen | Alvin Omondi | Jacinta Sitati | Daudi Likuyani | Noah Keter | Faith Joram | Rawan AbuMahady (any PayPal’s using this name are scammers who have stolen it off a real GoFundMe. The real person does not have a PayPal account that they post on tumblr.) | Asnet Wangila
Keep in mind this post isn’t saying all accounts asking for mutual aid in Palestine are scams. Rather, this post is meant to bring awareness of a scammer stealing money from those who really need it by pretending to be a person in Palestine. To report scams, use this:
Report -> Something else -> Illegal uses or Content -> Phishing
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writeranon69 · 10 months
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Don't Fall for this scam.
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Transgender community, please please please do NOT use this product! It will kill you if used, please do not use it whatsoever.
Please reblog and spread the word
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