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Hello.
For the past few days, I've beens sharing and rebloging palestinian posts and accounts in need of funding as a way to help palestinians due to me being too young to donate.
Today, I got a request from an account called joyfulpostnight. Thinking it was a palestinian account, I answered and rebloged their post like I usually do.
A few minutes later, @anonthescambuster texted me and told me it was a scam account. I went to check and it turned to be true.
Some scumbags are actually disguise their accounts as palestinians in need of funding.
Here's a link for some tips to avoid these scams:
Please stay safe out there💛.
die and burn in hell you disgusting scam cunt.
so fucking annoying when these lowlife scammers send you the exact same message 30 times a day. girl you are all fucking scammers. burn in hell
Hello, wonderful souls! 🤍🌍
I hope you're doing well. 🌿
Could you help me amplify my family's story and bring awareness to our struggle? 🙏🏻
💬 Please reblog my pinned post or consider donating just $5—your support could truly make a difference in saving lives amidst war and hardship.
Your kindness and voice matter more than you know. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! 🤍🌿
🕊️ @mosabsdr | Every share counts. 💫
Please stop spamming my inbox with scams, you're making me uncomfortable and I don't support you disguising this account as something it's not and downplaying actual issues from real people that need the help. Get away from my account, you're not wanted here.
i don't think you read my last message
Oops, sorry man! I was just trying to help people. I was also kind of busy. So, I didn't read it right, sorry.
I got an ask from that account just today, and I'm so glad I looked into it before even thinking of sharing the donation link, and very thankful for the people who look into this kind of stuff and call out the scammers
It is terrible that there are people who would use this terrible situation for their own selfish gain
please be cautious when receiving asks, especially those asking for donations
I'm Tasneem Masud from Gaza. Am sorry for sending you this request without your permission. My house was destroyed in the war, and my family lost everything. We've been displaced multiple times, but there's no safe place here. I'm battling Type 1 Diabetes and can't afford insulin, and my mother needs treatment for kidney failure outside Gaza. Any donation, no matter how small, can help us survive and get my mother the care she needs. A friend outside Gaza is helping with the donation program. Please reach out if you need more details. Please donate using the link in my pinned post. Thank you ❤️
This ask is a scam. Report and block.
Meet The Spams
New.....au?
Basically Spamton is like....split?!? Into different Spams based on different types of scams
Is that a good explanation?
Shamton S Shamton: Based on those pity scams begging for money with sob stories
Shamton Revived: Based on Napstablook. Showing his true colors
Charleton ¢ Charleton: Based on medical scams and snake oil salesman
Charleton Plagued: Based on plague doctors
Scamton $ Scamton : Based on prize/lottery scams
Scamton Con(Fetti): Based on Mettaton EX and his disco ball attack
Shopton B Shopton: Based on fake shopping websites and False advertising scams (and Burgerpants)
Shopton Credit: Based on Burgerpants
Kriston U Kriston: Based on Impersonation Scams and Identity Theft (he copies Kris and Other characters)
Kriston Darkened: Based on Dark world Kris and Undyne the Undying
Sexton X Sexton: Based on sexual Ads
Sexton EX: Based On Mettaton Ex (obviously)
Clickton O Clickton: Based on Clickbait Scams and Fake News Scams (Kinda Related)
Clickton 10000 Clicks: Based on Doc Ock, Mettaton's News outfit, and Undyne
Any other ideas for Scam Spams?
Give me them in comments or asks
I already have a whole list though so chances are if you have a scam idea that's obvious I already have a design planned
Scammers are claiming that everyone on this planet should be subject to information interdiction to facilitate some of their schemes
Some scammers have been working in relation to this planet for 2000 years and are essentially collaborating with others they came into contact with through this location
What Is Theranos?
Theranos Inc., a consumer healthcare technology startup, was once valued at $10 billion, and its leadership claimed it would revolutionize the blood-testing industry.
❗HOW TO SPOT A GOFUNDME SCAM❗
1. Typos in their own name
Etaf (E'taf? Ettaf?)'s campaign is filled with typos, including their own name.
2. Organizer claims to be in a country where GFM campaigns cannot be made
In Hazem's campaign, they claim to be in Gaza with the goal to go to Egypt. You CANNOT create a GoFundMe campaign in Gaza OR Egypt. You can check the list of countries supported on GFM here.
3. Organizer's location doesn't match with the story (or omitted)
Etaf claims to be in Egypt in the story. They're in Spain. When it comes to Hazem's campaign, the location of the organizer is omitted, yet they ask for Euros.
4. Beneficiary isn't mentioned in the story
Etaf's beneficiary isn't mentioned in the story. The family members are Youssef, Moataz, Moatasem, Maria, Adam and Amira.
5. Makes multiple accounts and then deactivates them
Notice how these accounts always have "Name+numbers"
6. Uses AI generated images
The mandible (i.e. lower jawbone) isn't part of the rest of the skull, but rather affixed by cartilage, muscles and ligaments, so would not just be there attached to a dry skeleton. Look at the ribcage and how it goes all the way down to the pelvis... Also the skeleton would NOT be this clean. Notice the lack of clothes as well.
Those images are used to tug at your heartstrings.
Source of the AI image
7. Incorrect information
As seen in Elham's campaign:
Wikipedia:
❗Remember, just because they have been "vetted" by @/gazavetters, doesn't make them legit!! The vetters have fallen for fake GFM before.❗
Here's a link to OFFICIAL organizations! Donate there instead!
Donate here instead: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/
https://matwprojectca.org/crisis-and-emergencies/palestine
Look familiar?
Bots and scammers comb through popular tags on Tumblr and mass-send asks with gofundmes or PayPal links.
These blogs often only have three posts to them, or have only ever reblogged content from blogs that have very similar names.
Praying on your empathy, they give a massive schpiel about who they are, how they're impacted, and how they desperately need your money or for you to reblog so others send them money to "help" them.
The money goes to scam artists anywhere but Gaza.
There is very few people actually "vetting" these blogs. There is no official vetting process. Do not trust Tumblr blogs or Google documents claiming to vet these posts.
If you want to help people in Gaza, please head to places like World Central Kitchen. This is an organisation that's actually helping people in Gaza by providing food and water with their Chefs for Gaza initiative.
I noticed these scam accounts are now resorting to tagging random people in the comments.
(Notice here how they are two different accounts with different names and yet have the same profile picture...)
You can prevent that by changing your settings!
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