#scam busting

[vampirepiss]

Hi! I've been so ill this past few weeks and been hospitalized because of medical concerns.Found out that i have a tumor and it was already malignant.I have stage 2A cervical cancer and needs help ASAP.I hate to ask because I know we're all struggling, but I'd appreciate any donation.🙏

Thanks & Please share.😘

I feel very insulted that you think I'd fall for this stupid scam.

Looking up your paypal name reveals you've had a history of changing your story and username the moment you get caught.

Terrible behavior, do better.

[lovinglapislazuli]

Hello! I hope you’re doing well. Unfortunately, one of the posts you reblogged, @/janeursural is a scammer. You can search up their name in the search bar, and it should load some posts exposing them. (But you can look here , here , and here ,for reference.) They are actually stealing the text from another fundraiser, with some minor changes.

You should make sure to check if the fundraiser is verified. Some scams will say they are verified, but they don’t say by who, which is one of the warning signs of a scammer. (Another tactic they use is that they say they're vetted by made up usernames. Always check the account in case they mention a name.) Paypal is commonly used by scammers, and scammers will always use a private account instead of a public donation pool where you can see the raised funds. (example of a donation pool) There are so many common signs of scams, so I just recommend reading this guide.

I recommend to follow kyra45 or anonthescambuster, they document scams.

Hopefully you can take your reblog down as to not mislead people.

If you want to share verified fundraisers, then please look at el-shab-hussein’s list. Or this post if you want specific fundraisers. Those are all vetted.

Hello, I already removed the reblog and while I already knew some of these tactics to bust scammers I will be even more careful now. Thank you for all these resourceful links.

[sandflakedraws]

does hickory have insane climbing abilities like goats have? bc the hooves?

yes.

i'm also taking this ask to talk about a related headcanon for hickory i lean into.

like, the picture i wanna paint with him (the cliff-scaling hooves, the smidge-like strength, the crazy competency with tools and whatnot) is one where all the elements are working together to hide something he's compensating for;

hickory has brittle/sickly troll hair.

roll with me; we don't see him use his hair for anything, right? he doesn't leverage it when building the raft, or when attempting to fight chaz, or the funk bubble. and even though growly pete uses his hair like a lasso, hickory employs actual rope for it.

ergo! weak troll hair.

he can barely stretch it, it hurts when he does, and it's more likely to rip out of his scalp than pull something else in.

this is a closely guarded secret in the bounty hunting world. he's told very few people, and trusts even fewer to touch it.

[dakogutin]

beware of scammers posing as artists offering commissions

this user left a comment on my fic and followed up with this

their first comment (which i didnt include) already sounded bot-like (they talked only about the first scene and didn't leave comments on the other chapters despite saying my fic had 'great potential')

so i let them reach out to me on tumblr only to find an empty profile

so i browsed through their likes and found random posts from different fandoms. no themes or ships or anything.

very much bot behavior

then i found this warning under a post endorsing this person.

naturally i reached out. and they said this.

it's so disheartening that this exists in fandom spaces. i hope this would help caution others out there as i doubt it was a coincidence they reached out thru my ongoing fic that's fairly new and therefore has only a few hits and kudos-- making my profile vulnerable ig. i hope shtbags like them burn in hell:D

rb to spread the word

[fandomish]

[naivety]

not to be an ass but if you're giving so much to fundraisers spread around on tumblr dot com that you're out of money that is a you problem. most are asking for single digit donations or a share for other people to decide if they want to do the same. if they are a scam, make sure you lose money you can stand to lose, and if not, 100 people who can afford to donate $5 each will add up real quick for someone who needs it and will absolutely not be a waste to anybody anywhere. if you have time and energy to research multiple fundraisers yourself, awesome, and if you don't, $1 or $5 or $10 is not going to kill you, unless it is, in which case, you can simply not donate! nobody has a gun to your head. ultimately it is your decision and your judgement call if that's something you can afford to spend, scam or otherwise, vetted yourself or otherwise, as a grown ass adult with functioning free will. it is not that complicated, next question.

[neechees]

Also that scammer is pretending to be a Black, diabetic Palestinian while claiming that "insulin reading" photo is theirs (& they often steal photos from darker skinned Black people) but the hand in the photo is fucking white

[fadeintoyou1993]

good morning my mom got me new shorts

[vampirepiss]

Hi yall I'm a survivor of childhood sex trafficking from ages7 -16. I have chronic pain and a compromised immune system, I am in the streets fighting homelessness, humiliation. I am heartbroken going through very dark times, making daily life a struggle. Help me secure a safe and stable life. Now I'm looking for my own RV I try to raise $3800 but anything is appreciated🙏🙏

you've already tried this scam on me once. can you please stop? i dunno about you but i find that lying about being trafficked is disgusting.

for more information, visit @/kyra45 and look em up. this isn't the first time they've pulled this shtick. they've also scammed under the aliases: Edina Lazaro and Sara Homingo.

[dhampir-dyke]

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[notfa-mousyet]

I don't even think I have a PayPal anymore, I prefer Venmo. Scams are getting interesting, I almost want that to show up.

[face-mechon]

dumbest transphobic animal on the planet btw complete fucking asshole to me all week and it's definitely because I am transgender

[3rdstreetprince]

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[rightnewshindi]

जयपुर में मानव तस्करी का चौंकाने वाला खुलासा: 15,000 लड़कियों को बेचने वाली गायत्री गिरफ्तार, 16 साल की किशोरी ने खोली पोल

Rajasthan News: जयपुर में एक फर्जी NGO की आड़ में चल रहा मानव तस्करी का गंदा खेल पुलिस ने उजागर किया है। गायत्री सर्व समाज फाउंडेशन नामक संस्था की संचालिका गायत्री विश्वकर्मा को गिरफ्तार किया गया, जिसने पिछले 11 सालों में 15,000 से ज्यादा लड़कियों को सामूहिक विवाह के बहाने बेच डाला। इस सनसनीखेज मामले का पर्दाफाश तब हुआ, जब एक 16 साल की किशोरी अपने अपहरणकर्ताओं के चंगुल से भागकर पुलिस के पास…

[legalconservativepost]

Gang preparing fake financial documents busted

Just two days after the arrest of three persons involved in a fake C-form sale racket, the district police busted a gang involved in preparing fake financial documents here today.

City Police Commissioner Gaurav Yadav claimed that the gangsters were involved in preparing fake documents like bank statements and loan statements and were “facilitating” students for procuring study visa in different countries.

The racket was being run from the premise of Education Boutique, Prime Tower. On a tip-off, the police laid a trap and nabbed three persons, Atul Vashisht, resident of Panchkula, Kamal Sehgal of the local Wariana, and Naresh Kumar, resident of the local Preet Nagar, Ladowali Road, from the Prime Tower.

Yadav revealed that Atul Vashisht runs Daffodils Study Abroad, Sector 22-C, Chandigarh, Kamal Sehgal runs Taff Educations, Green Park, near Narinder Cinema, Jalandhar, while Naresh Kumar runs Worldwide Career Consultants, Badwal Complex, near Narinder Cinema, Jalandhar.

Their fourth accomplice Pavit Brar, a Director of Education Boutique, is yet to be arrested. The police had recovered fabricated documents, supposed to be issued by different banks, from the arrested persons.

The racketeers used to advertise through media and were offering “readymade” documents to students desirous of going abroad for higher studies in different foreign countries.

A case under sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 471 and 120-B of the IPC was registered at Navi Baradari police station.

[wannursyafiqah74]

I should probably clarify for anyone who needs insulin and DMing me, you're fine, I'm just wary of people like Steven Mwitta.

(Specifics under readmore)

In genral, this applies to any other person that:

Does not know how insulin works, at all

Is constantly saying something like "they're down to their last pen"

Never sharing updates, interactions can also consist of cursing people out instead of wanting to spread the word

Cursing people out after being called out. What is this, middle school?

Stealing images - including another person's art (which Steven is doing!)

-in terms of insulin fundraisers, especially when they constantly rebrand and keep using the same story. If it's actually urgent, I will reblog it. That's all.