#diabetic donation scam

[manicpixielosergirl]

@ MOOTS PLEASE BEWARE !!! DIABETIC DONATION SCAM ON TUMBLR

hi guys, there's been a donation scam recently with a person pretending to be a palestinian diabetic needing money for insulin - they keep making accounts under different names and aren't verified although they say they are, PLEASE don't pay them anything nor fall for it/share it, i've seen some moots and people i follow share it already (i did too a couple days ago but i just got the EXACT. WORD FOR WORD same ask with the sender having a completely different name than the first one hence why i found out it's a scam)

their current @ is @atomicollectorladdy HOW FUCKING DARE YOU exploit a genocide that's killing people as i write this? this is genuinely the nastiest shit someone can ever do GET FUCKED and burn in hell

here's a further explanation of the scam that i found after researching:

stay safe everyone !!

[12percentspider]

Scammer now at /verinna-org

Reminder, this person has made well over $300 at this point. The goal still remains at $300 in their posts and they still claim to have not met it.

If you have donated, call your bank.

edit:

This is the new name being used for the paypal. It is likely a new account, as this person has been reported to paypal multiple times. When I first found the twitter source, they were using a paypal that had already been shut down, so they've been doing this scam on twitter for even longer than on tumblr.

[bayfuzzball7050]

Hello, this is a longshot saving life call, I am Verian from Gaza. 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 diagnosed with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes and due to the 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, I might have sent this ask to you earlier but kindly consider donating and sharing. This is the only option I have at the moment to save my life from going into a coma.

Guys this is a documented scammer 😻 please always search the name and a vetting before sharing

so…

SCAMMER MOMENT YALL 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[truedarksword]

“this is a scam, they used to be tenaciousbearcowboy and have the same paypal account under Jane Majuma and pretended to be diabetic, now they also go by atomicollectorladdy  and pretend to be Palestinian and diabetic. block and report” - hakawti & other bloggers have verified this as a scam account.

Please remove the post or mention that it’s a scam so good intentioned people don’t donate to scammers. Also let this be a reminder to verify before posting/donating

Folk it was a scam. Do NOT donate to them!!

[whiterosechrista]

I'm sorry for interrupting, but as a diabetic. My unemployment claim has not been processed for 6 months, and I cannot afford insulin that costs $450. I would appreciate any assistance, whether that's sharing my pinned post or making a financial contribution.

I'll definitely share your post! My mom's also been having trouble getting her meds, though for different reasons, so I totally get it. I'm broke, but I would definitely send money if I could. The US medical system is so fucked right now.

[geminidark]

I got an inbox message from muavenuesheep, thought I remembered reblogging their pinned post before. So I looked back at it and I did, but the post I reblogged no longer existed. Except their pinned post was exactly the same as the one I reposted before. No progress on the money either. Almost certainly a scam, watch out.

myavenuesheep is a scammer please don’t give them money and please report their ko-fi account too.

[what-shitfuckery-is-this-ew]

Hi, I hope you are doing well🌹

Can you help by sharing my story, reblog, and donating if you can, to keep hope alive for me, I'm type 1 diabetes. I am calling on your humanity and kindness to help me raise $340.

This amount will enable the approval of an insulin pump that will help me better control my diabetes. Although I am happy that I have been approved the hardest part is the money to pay for the pump and equipment, please your contribution is important. Be blessed ♥️

SCAM

[iris-drawssandwiches]

Hello, this is a longshot saving life call, I am Imonje from Gaza. 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 diagnosed with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes and due to the 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, I might have sent this ask to you earlier but kindly consider donating and sharing. This is the only option I have at the moment to save my life from going into a coma.

I noticed the account seems to only have been active for about 3 days which is about as old as the thing asking for donations. I am also unsure how verification for Paypal works as far as donations. I don't really have any money so I don't have much reason to look into it too much. I just find it a bit odd on the age and the very little history of the blog. If you're going to donate then I suggest looking into things about the account and stuff. Maybe if you have more knowledge on paypal then see if it's well verified and stuff. I've seen many scummy scams in the past and wouldn't be too surprized if there was like donation scams around the stuff in Gaza. I don't know if this one here is a scam or just someone who made a Tumblr account and had something bad happen as soon as they made it. All I'm saying is just be a bit careful and check stuff around it. ------------------------------------------------------- To the asker: If you're able to then please give more proof if you're able. I am unsure if I can trust you or not. I pretty much nothing to work off of to figure out whether or not you're scammer.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

[neonbutchery]

FUNDRAISERS FOR PALESTINIANS THAT ARE LOW ON FUNDS

Here are some fundraisers of Palestinians in/from Gaza who've reached out to me and that are very low on funds. If you're able to donate, I encourage you to (even if it's a small quantity, it can make a huge difference); and if not, share this post as much as you can.

DISCLAIMER: These fundraisers mostly aren’t vetted by any reliable bloggers or organizations, or I haven’t been able to find proof of vetting for them. That being said, I feel confident including them in this list since everything about them points to them being legit (for example, there’s wide picture and video documentation, and the GFM’s receiver is located in one of the countries where you’re able to receive money through the platform). Whether you decide to donate or not, it’s up to you. If one of these fundraisers is indeed a scam, please reach out to me with evidence of it so I can remove it from this list.

Rebuilding Hope: A Gaza Family in Need of Your Help (@majedgaza1) - $1243/$70000 - Majed and his family were able to escape to safety in Egypt. However, they're in need of funds to get safe housing and to pay for the education of his children so they can keep studying.

Help Whadi get cancer treatment and evacuate his family - £1739/£100000 - Whadi is a 17-year-old teenager with stomach cancer who needs urgent funds to continue his treatment and afford his medication. This campaign was vetted by the volunteer collective beesandwatermelons on Instagram, and can be found in their spreadsheet at #11.

Help me get my family out of Gaza (@karim-rasha) - 1530€/50000€ - Rasha needs help evacuating his family, which includes his elderly parents and young siblings (10 and 12 years old), from Gaza. The Tumblr account is managed by Karim, the eldest sibling.

Help us to survive from this war (@moneerraed) - 100€/35000€ - Monir, his parents, and four siblings need funds in order to evacuate Gaza after losing their shop and home.

Help Ahmed and his family get out of Gaza (@save-ahmed-family1) - 1203€/20000€ - Ahmed lost his mother when she was unable to access medical treatment after the ongoing Israeli aggression started. He now needs help to evacuate to safety alongside his wife and young daughter.

Save my family in Gaza Strip.. Help my family's children (@sara-97a) - 672€/50000€ - Ahmed and his family need urgent help evacuating Gaza, as well as affording food and medicine for his elderly mother who's a stroke survivor with diabetes and can't currently access treatment. He's got three young children as well.

Regardless of how small it is, any donation is incredibly helpful. Your five or ten bucks can be the difference and help any of the people here afford food, medicine, evacuation, and be able to survive the ongoing genocide. If not, please reblog so these fundraisers can get more eyes on them and be able to reach their goal.

[dude-iloveu]

Hello this a long shot call, am 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 diagnosized 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. Am sorry if am sending you again this request, kindly donate any amount please. My donation link is in my pinned post🇵🇸

11 November update:

This is a scam. I've condensed this post so it is easier to read.

Current accounts: fuzzychildlight || deliciouslightpenguin || bitchygardenarcade || magnificentdragonengineer (blog is still up but the post is gone)

Past accounts: androgynousrunawaytree || deepesttragedyprince || atomiccollect29r || androgynousmusicpeace || generousreviewladdy || scrumptiouswastelandphantom || shinytastemakerphantom ||

Please report and inform anyone you see reblogging from them (report -> unlawful uses -> phishing. explain that the blog is not legitimate and their post is using the same story by past scam accounts). Check scambuster blogs like kyra45 for guides and updated list of scams.

Also as @/nabulsi mentioned in the notes, be aware of this profile picture as well as a few others. They have been reused multiple times when a scammer makes another account:

GFM posts are very rarely scams, and there are people who thoroughly vet them! Please take your time by donating and sharing these verified fundraisers instead.

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Mahmoud Khalaf's family reached the initial goal! Now the goal is raised to cover expenses that will be needed from moving to Ireland whenever they are able to.

Post: supportgaza

Verified by: el-shab-hussein & nabulsi (151, line 155)

Current amount: €33,873 out of €55,000.

GFM:

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Previous GFM that I included (mohammedayesh) has reached their goal! so here is Hossam's fundraiser that is shared by him.

Post: gaza-evacuation-funds

Verified by: nabulsi & el-shab-hussein (251, line 255)

Current amount: $26,389 CAD out of $30,000.

GFM:

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this person has reached out to me to share their campaign. The funds are going in very slowly, if you have $5 to spare please consider helping them! Abdulrahman is a skilled graphic designer and you can see his works in the link to his Behance account.

Post: abdulrahmanpixel

Verified by: nabulsi, Vetted Fundraiser Spreadsheed (225, line 229)

Current amount: $1,749 CAD out of $31,000.

GFM:

and all else do your daily click as well !

[parasiticstars]

If you see an ask with the starter “I know this is a long shot/shoot” then goes on about diabetes and insulin treatment, it’s a scam profiting off of Palestinians who actually need help.

Multiple different accounts have sent me the exact same story with only a few words changed and I’ve seen it boosted on others.

Do not boost or answer it.

A list of vetted donations.

[neechees]

Hello, I got an ask from the account @/ magicalbirddinosaur who claims to be a diabetic Palestinian. They only have a paypal listed, and I'm pretty sure you've debunked accounts very similar to this. I get bad vibes from the ask, but I figure it's better to check first

Scam. Their paypal name "Taheera Abdala" is already on the scam list. But just for good measure, here's some other proof they're a scam:

They claim to be "vetted and verified by 90s-ghost" but there is no evidence of this, and 90s-ghost has not reblogged from them or verbally confirmed them to be legitimate at all. Scammers were already lying about being vetted, but now they're lying by name dropping random Palestinian users doing the vetting, so let that be a reminder to check to see if a blogs claim of being vetted is true and corroborated by who they claim "vetted" them. If you see nothing, and this blog provides no evidence of their claim, assume it's not true.

Additionally, their @ of 90s-ghost doesn't link to his blog, which means either A) he's already blocked them or vice versa & so he can't confirm or deny if he's actually vetted them or not, and/or B) they made sure the link didn't properly work so that he won't see it again, so that he can't confirm or deny if this random person has actually been vetted.

Conveniently have me blocked already despite me never interacting with them lol

Their pfp is literally from this website where they probably googled "Muslim girl face hidden" because that's the page is was listed under

Common scam story of claiming to be a diabetic Palestinian, indicating that this is probably the Kenyan scammer who keeps reusing that story

They have no gofundme but has a paypal where they're asking for money in USD, and it's in a donation pool, which scammers try to use because the other type of link where they give their @ usually shows their ACTUAL location, which would make their story implausible. There's other (logical) reasons for why genuine Palestinians might use a paypal or ask for donations in USD or might not have a gfm, but with the other signs on this blog, we can tell they wouldn't apply

[mansbutchery]

PALESTINIAN FAMILY HAVING TO START OVER.

@ahedalshaer is a 22-year-old dentistry student who was in her fourth year studying at Al-Azhar University in Ghazza, she was working hard to achieve her goal to become a dentist before the occupation came and halted her from furthering her education in peace.

This campaign is supporting seven people, Ahed, her parents and her siblings. Ahed’s campaign was at 9% of their goal but she unfortunately had to close down her previous campaign due to the person managing it scamming her and her family and running off with the money. They’re back at square one and they are EXTREMELY low on donations right now, the most recent donation was just a day ago, this family desperately needs you to help them survive.

Ahed’s parents are both ill. Her father is diabetic, and her mother is suffering from chest infections and due to the targeted bombing on hospitals they literally cannot get access to the healthcare they need right now. With how expensive everything is in Ghazza we have no idea how long they can go on for. They have to live in a tent with disease ridden insects and the tent barely protects them from the scorching heat that makes them feel like they’re being cooked alive and the approaching winter.

All this family wants is to return to a peaceful life and evacuate to a safer place, please do anything you can to support them whether that be by donating, reblogging or making a post of your own, it could help a ton!! It doesn’t matter how little your donation is because it WILL have an impact, it could help them buy food for the day or help them purchase heavier clothing and blankets for the winter, it could help them evacuate.

she's been verified,

here , number 407 in this spreadsheet here , this post was made when Ahed still had her previous campaign but she was verified by them.

tagging for reach since i dont have a large platform.

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[kyra45]

Keys guide to scam spotting v3

What kind of scams are on tumblr? Quite a lot, actually! As a result, this post will link to posts I’ve made (or by others) that explain what kind of scams are out there. Please be aware these posts are quite long but give as much detail as possible. I’ll add them here as I write them or add ones I have found.

Pet donation scams - Scams that use stolen pet pictures and impersonate the owner.

Donation scams - Scams that use medical emergencies/etc and steal fundraising posts from Facebook/etc.

Romance scams - Romance isn’t always from someone with good intentions they might just want your money.

Commission scams - The high price offered isn’t true, unfortunately, and you’ll not get paid.

Fake check scams - The check isn’t real when they offer to send you support with it.

Mutual aid scams - No you don’t pay someone to share your campaign.

Gift card scams - Not too common but blogs who promise you can win these from a link aren’t legitimate.

Scams where someone pretends to be Palestinian - Sometimes the blog asking you for funds is stealing their content off a legitimate fundraiser for someone in Palestine. (Not all Palestine accounts with GoFundMe links are scams.)

Diabetes and Insulin themed scams - Written by my friend @12percentspider , this post explains how diabetes works and why the person asking you for $300 (claiming they need insulin and are down to their last pen) is a scammer.

[b-0-ngripper]

Update!

NEW SCAM ALERT

The typical diabetes donation scam has now changed formats. They now say that they are from Gaza instead of being an American mother. Please watch out

[mangocheesecakes]

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.