Tumblr Scam - Tumblr Posts
So I received this ask, and I wasn't sure if this was a scam or not. But, I have a mom who is diabetic and knows how to get insulin.
I told her about it and she asked me to send this link to this person. It had resources for diabetics who need insulin right away.
So I sent a message to this user and lo and behold, they deleted their ask and blocked me (and presumably deleted their tumblr account).
If someone is messaging you or sending asks in your inbox asking for donations or money, UNLESS YOU PERSONALLY KNOW THEM, it is a scam.
For people who actually need insulin, I have a website that directs you to resources that can help!
Please stay safe everyone!
be careful promoting unverified fundraisers! happilygeneralhideout/Sally Cheruiyot is a documented scammer profiting off of the genocide by copying a paragraph of nisreen shaheen’s gofundme https://gofund.me/223a4c96
they’ve been running this scam for months now, every time they are terminated they just make a new blog and spam send the exact same ask, and every time their PayPal account is reported they make a new one under a new name. you can use the tumblr search bar to search their previous names “purity sikuku” or “mercy jerop” or “dennis ochieng” or “julius kipkorir” or “janet cheptoo”
https://www.tumblr.com/kyra45/758067861748072448
https://www.tumblr.com/azalea-alter/759792127228133376/august-25-update
https://www.tumblr.com/kyra45/758239828156547072/daily-scam-list-882024
would you mind deleting their scam from your blog, or clearly labeling it as a scam so it doesn't spread to others?
I took it down, stay safe everyone!!
be careful promoting unverified fundraisers! happilygeneralhideout/Sally Cheruiyot is a documented scammer profiting off of the genocide by copying a paragraph of nisreen shaheen’s gofundme https://gofund.me/223a4c96
they’ve been running this scam for months now, every time they are terminated they just make a new blog and spam send the exact same ask, and every time their PayPal account is reported they make a new one under a new name. you can use the tumblr search bar to search their previous names “purity sikuku” or “mercy jerop” or “dennis ochieng” or “julius kipkorir” or “janet cheptoo”
https://www.tumblr.com/kyra45/758067861748072448
https://www.tumblr.com/azalea-alter/759792127228133376/august-25-update
https://www.tumblr.com/kyra45/758239828156547072/daily-scam-list-882024
would you mind deleting their scam from your blog, or clearly labeling it as a scam so it doesn't spread to others?
I took it down, stay safe everyone!!
⚠️SCAMMER CALL OUT⚠️
(Pls reblog to prevent artists from falling for this scam!)
Hey guys. I know this isn’t the thing I usually post, but I’ve been texted by a NFT „buyer“. They offered me whopping $3500 for a random doodle. To me it was very fishy, the price, the artwork they chose, etc. So I did some research online and saw that this scam is very common. They dote on artists, because they know that artists don’t know about NTFs.
I don’t wanna call out innocent people, this is why I made some reasearch. The person on the picture they use as banner is actually an artist of the name Joanna Sokolowska, and I believe that it’s not the artist who owns this account. They forgot to crop the website tag out of the picture lmao.
The scammers @ is @legendaryobjectdelusion
Here are some screenshots to prove my claim:
I suggest to block or report them if this user is dms you. If it turns out that this user is the person in the picture, and isn’t scamming artists, then I will take down this post. But until then, be wary!
I also found the artists website (the woman in the banner) Again, I don’t believe this artist Joanna Sokolowska is the scammer. I think the scammer used her picture to appear legit.
Stay safe
your SharkLoves Pink
delicatedaisyarbiter is a documented scammer profiting from the genocide, use the search bar to look up the script they use!
would you mind deleting their scam from your blog, or clearly labeling it as a scam so it doesn't spread to others?
https://www.tumblr.com/mangocheesecakes/750229006118420480/here-is-a-convenient-post-you-can-show-to-convince?source=share
i am so sorry for everyone because I reblogged that scam. I just saw it and when I searched it up nothing really came up.
Whatever you do, DO NOT DONATE TO THAT!
I apologize once again. I assumed it was a scam but reblogged it anyways because I was naive. forgive me for my stupidity.
please don't be stupid like me.
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Here is a convenient post you can show to convince skeptical people that the ask they are receiving is a scam. Should have done this with that sanguineposhrat asshole but I got impatient, that's partly on me:
[ID: four screenshots of asks sent by four different tumblr users.
upper left image is from user joyfultyrantkoala. it reads: "Hello everyone, I am Valentine from Palestine. I am here to request for your support to help get my insulin, just an injection for today to save my life please I beg.I was diagnosized with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes and due to current situation in Gaza I'm unable to get my insulin injection as a result I'm here begging for little financial support to help me purchase insulin for this week. My donation link is attached in the pinned post, kindly donate and share to reach many people."
upper right image is from user almostbigkryptonite. it reads: "Hi, sorry for temporarily posting this message into your inbox, I am here to request for your support to help get my insulin (Humalog), just an injection for today to save my life please I beg.I was diagnosised with type 1 diabetes and due to current situation in Gaza I'm unable to get my insulin injection as a result I'm here begging for little financial support to help me purchase insulin for this week My donation link is available on my pinned post"
bottom left image is from user peacemakerpatroll. it reads: "Hello this a long shot call, am LEILA MOHAMMED RAJAB popularly known as TAHEERA a citizen of Palestine. I am here to request for your support to help get my insulin (Humalog), just an injection for today to save my life please I beg.I was diagnosised with type 1 diabetes and due to current situation in Gaza I'm unable to get my insulin injection as a result I'm here begging for little financial support to help me purchase insulin for this week"
bottom right image is from user delicatephilosophertiger. it reads: "Hello this a long shot call, am Elizabeth a citizen of Palestine. I am here to request for your support to help get my insulin (Humalog), I was diagnosised with type 1 diabetes and due to current situation in Gaza I'm unable to get my insulin injection as a result I'm here begging for little financial support to help me purchase insulin for this week. Any donation will mean world to me. You can donate using the link in my pinned post. Thank you 🖤"
the images have been edited with a static filter. End of ID.]
If someone sent you this post, you likely needed convincing that you really were talking to a scammer. Now that you know better, kindly go to @el-shab-hussein 's blog, and choose a vetted fundraiser to donate to. If you are not planning on donating, reblog as many of the fundraisers he has posted as you can. Try to actually read and be familiar with what an actual Palestinian fundraiser looks like, so that you can differentiate the real ones from the scam ones. This is the LEAST amount of effort you can do for Palestinian families.
Hi sorry for burging in . I need your helping Please if you can be able to extend a hand for me,that would be much appreciate. I'm $800,needed pls🙏 . I need to save my blood sugar and afford living expenses It’s $800. I plead for your little donations. I'll really appreciate your help❤️please help me with your little donation or share🙏
No. You're a scammer. Go scam someone else
Hello 👋, I hope you're doing well..
My name is Mahmoud, and I'm a 17-year-old from Gaza. The ongoing war has devastated my city, destroyed my school, and made daily life incredibly challenging.
Despite these hardships, I'm determined to continue my education and build a better future. I've been given a chance to study abroad, but I need help to cover the costs of leaving Gaza, as well as living expenses and other essentials abroad once the crossing opens.. 🙏
If you can, please consider donating or sharing, your kindness can truly make a difference, and thanks for your time. ❤🍉
https://gofund.me/bd3ccf0b 🔗
No. Either you're a scammer or you want to infect my laptop with some virus.
URGENT CASE 🚨🚨
my heart is aching on my sick son😭
DONATE and Reblog my pin post please 🥺
My boy needs you 🙏 yes needs your donation, you are our last hope, he is very tired and sick because of the war My son can't breathe normally, he need an urgent surgery .We barely can live 😞 Donate and save My son 🙏
My Compaign verfied by 90 ghost, North Gaza updated and butterfly project line no. 406
My compaign link
https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-life-of-an-innocent-child
Thanks 🙏🍉
Fuck you, I ain't falling for scams like that weird shit. Go die, scammer.
Stay Safe!
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.
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.
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!
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.
just type in the suspicious username and go...
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.