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Ice on my teeth, ice on my tee Ice on my teeth, on my white tee 🧊

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I made a male sim so beautiful I think something possessed me when I made him bc I have no idea how he came out like this. Truly divine intervention.

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50 Questions Just Because

What are three shows in your watchlist that you’ve been meaning to get to?

Describe your favorite pair of socks

Do you like smoothies?

What do you wear when you have to dress nicely?

How do you like your eggs?

What do you use to keep your place when you’re reading a book?

What color dominates your closet?

Do you collect anything? If so, what?

What sounds or scents calm you down?

What’s your favorite kind of uquiz question? (Lyric, color, aesthetic, etc)

Do you wear glasses or contacts?

What’s something about your best friend that you love?

Do you prefer to write in pen or pencil?

What are some places where you feel most at home?

Do you have any houseplants? Do any of them have names?

Describe your favorite hoodie. How long have you had it? What makes it unique?

What’s the last thing you ordered online?

What’s one historical event that you would have liked to have witnessed?

What’s your favorite Halloween costume from when you were a kid?

What kind of math are you best at?

What’s your favorite period in art history, your favorite famous work and/or your favorite style of art? If you don’t know any that’s ok!

Iced or hot drinks?

Which songs do you like to sing in the shower?

Are you a good driver?

Do you have any piercings or tattoos? Are there any that you want?

Can you cook or bake? If so, what are some of your specialties?

Do you have any keychains on your home or car keys? Describe them!

Can you swim very well? Do you like swimming?

Did you play with Legos as a kid? What was your favorite set?

Is your closet organized? If so, how?

What’s the last music video you watched?

If you could dye your hair any color, regardless of how you think it would look, what color would you choose?

Headphones or earbuds?

Can you read analog clocks?

Describe your favorite stuffed animal, either now or from when you were a kid.

What’s an arcade or table game (air hockey, ping pong, etc) that you’re really good at?

Do you mind if others are in the kitchen when you’re cooking or baking?

What’s one show you watch or musician you listen to that your friends know nothing about?

What was the best part of your day today?

What’s your favorite kind of tree?

What scent is your deodorant?

Do you have any games on your phone? If so, which one(s) is/are your favorite?

Do you shower with the lights on or off?

What do you do with spare change?

Do you have good handwriting?

What’s the last thing a friend recommended to you that you looked into and actually liked?

Do you like to go on walks?

Do you have a favorite plate or bowl?

What’s your favorite thing to do when it’s raining?

Describe your perfect sleeping conditions

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Real footage of me trying to make a male sim:

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Anyone willing to let me scam them while pretending I need insulin?

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Dated: November 7, 2023. Ten months later, this profile picture and tweet is still being used on tumblr to run a scam.

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This post's earliest reblog is from September 5, 2024. The attached PayPal belongs to Sophia Magubo.

The glucose monitor photo has been used in so many of these posts as well, like the series of accounts from vero-og.

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From kyra45's post about vero-og; there is the ask that is sent over and over by this scammer/these scammers, and the series of usernames used in the vero-og strain.

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This reblog is dated February 3, 2024. The PayPal link leads to a screen that says "This organization is currently ineligible to receive donations." i.e., there were two separate PayPal accounts used between vero-og and fullbarbarianblaze, but with the same exact content otherwise.

Here are more examples of the ask being used.

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Here are examples of the same pinned post being used over and over. Sophia Magubo is the only active PayPal among these.

verina-g

fullbarbarianblaze

verro-og

verroh-ogy

deepestheartcreator

nako700

verr0-og

sopostreview

It is very alarming that the same exact post with the same photo has been posted repeatedly for nearly a year now, with only the names and PayPal accounts changing.

Furthermore, people have tried to have conversations in the past with the scammers to ask more questions. When asked, these people usually know nothing about diabetes, and will get their information from quick Google searches.

If you press too hard or call them out, they will block you. They also hide notes on their posts to avoid others seeing the scam warnings. They have blocked someone who they stole $100 from.

Another strain of this scam is from Edina Sirikale/Edinah Sirikale/Annah Musa.

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From friedgardenlady. [2]

In both of those links they're using the Annah Musa PayPal, but in this post, they're using the Edina Sirikale PayPal. This post names more usernames they've used to scam. The Edina Sirikale name has also been used to run a cystic fibrosis scam.

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Here's a post from 12percentspider, a diabetic person, calling these scams out for being dishonest about diabetes/insulin. This post also shows that the name Mercy Awino was being used.

Here is a guide from 12percentspider that outlines the details of diabetes and getting insulin. Over the course of a few months, I have been reaching out to people to warn them about these scams using information from this post. Some people have disagreed with some of the specifics. I will explain. From the guide:

For the most part, "high" is 200 milligrams per deciliter. My CGM (continuous glucose monitor) lists "high" as anything 181 or higher but stops giving an exact number after 350. This is why I had a good laugh that time I saw a scammer using an image of a meter reading glucose in the 120s- that's good blood sugar. If you're going to get even more specific you want your pre-breakfast blood sugar to be 80-130. So when you see an accompanying image reading in the 500s, that's extremely dangerous. That's "you're in danger of going into a coma" dangerous.

Since the scammers have been posting for nearly a year now, using photos of blood sugar nearing 600 mg/dL, it is very suspicious that their blood sugar is consistently this high, and they're always on their last pen. Based on this guide and multiple medical information websites, [1] [2] [3] this blood sugar would likely end up in hospitalization, or at the very least, warrant a doctor's visit, if they don't have insulin on hand. They are at danger of diabetic ketoacidosis, which could lead to a coma or death.

I have had some people take issue with me using this unsustainable number as evidence of a scam. Since humans are an incredibly versatile species, it's likely that some individuals will be at a higher risk of fatal situations, so this may not apply to everyone. Regardless, it is very strange that these people sit and wait patiently for tumblr users to donate to them over the span of months when they're apparently short on a life-saving medication that they claim will cost them hundreds of dollars, never announcing that they've reached their goal or giving updates.

The pricing is another issue. Back in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act capped the price of insulin at $35 for Medicare. This pricing change has had a ripple effect on other U.S. insurances, but that's not always the case. For someone whose insurance doesn't have this price cap, or doesn't have insurance at all, there are resources like GoodRx or Lilly.

I have had people take issue with my mention of the insulin cap because it isn't available to 100% of those in the U.S. I am not diabetic and have never tried to use either of these resources for insulin, but when you point out that these resources are available, the scammers will block you without explanation. This is very unusual behavior for someone so desperate to reach as many people as possible; they could pretty easily explain if their local pharmacy doesn't accept those coupons, or something of that flavor. They don't, though; they never acknowledge it.

Blocking is their strategy. When they start new blogs, myself and other scam busters are immediately blocked, which makes it pretty clear they're trying to avoid getting called out.

One detail that myself and others have noticed about the array of PayPal-based donation scams on here is the frequent use of last names that have origins in Sub-Saharan Africa, like Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Nigeria. This case is no exception. This means that this series of scams, along with the "homeless with asthma" scams and the "Ghazan with diabetes" scams, are likely being run by the same individual or group of individuals who are using surnames they are most familiar with. They have made hundreds, maybe even thousands from running these scams. They likely do not live in the U.S. nor in Ghaza, as they have been shown to be very oblivious about how healthcare and legislation works here, and with just about every current event in Ghaza.

Name examples:

Sirikale is from Uganda.

Awino is from Kenya.

Magubo is from Tanzania.

Musa is from Nigeria.

This means that both vero-og and Edina Sirikale are lying when they say they are "indigenous" or "mixed indigenous latine." They are assuming a ethnic/racial identities that do not belong to them to garner sympathy. As with them impersonating Ghazans, this is unethical and racist. They use photos of indigenous women and exploit their identities for their benefit. These people are not concerned with the ethicality of their actions in any manner, and by sending them money, you are partaking in their exploitative scheme.

Next time someone sends you a donation ask, thoroughly inspect their profile. Look at the ask they sent you. Search their username on tumblr. I have an index of scammer PayPal names and usernames to look through. azalea-alter runs a daily scam list for active donation scammers. Plenty of others on this website make scam callout posts. Be resourceful; don't let them take advantage of your humanity and generosity.

Do not accuse someone of being a scammer based on a very few details. Use your critical thinking; maybe discuss it with a friend. Scam-busting is based on the synthesis of all evidence, not basic pattern recognition or stereotypes.

This post/my blog is not a place to accuse all fundraisers of being scams, to discourage people from donating to fundraisers, or to be racist/xenophobic. Read my rules.

@defsiarte here's the rebloggable version of that post sorry it took so long

@anonthescambuster @kyra45 @azalea-alter

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dinner with our besties 🍽️💖

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I'm back home.

I'll be updating my mods rn. I haven't done that since May. Pray for meeeeeeeeeeee-

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hate coming to terms with things. i should be able to cast a fireball instead

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🍒🌿

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Reblog if it’s ok for your mutuals to tag you in posts they think you’ll like even if you don’t talk often.

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having mutuals who i think are really cool and get like. starstruck when they interact with me. is so weird. like why am i reacting like this. we’re literally both on tumblr

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first snow in san myshuno ❄️

love these in game moments when everything seems to be standing still (and not because the last exception threw an error lmao)

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somewhere there are dykes making out and having gay sex. its the little things that keep you going.

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a mother's love

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hey yall guess what

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Okay i made more sims for the sims dump!!!!

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Send this to all your favorite moots and pass the pumpkin round! KEEP THE PUMPKIN TRAIN GOING 🎃🖤🎃🖤🎃 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂

MUAH MUAH MUAH SO SWEET 🖤🖤🖤🖤