#gofundme scam

[freegazafromhamas]

I just checked the #palestine tag sorted by latest post and...

No exaggeration over 9/10 posts are either gofundme scammers posting their scripts or propalestinians blogging the asks of said scammers and saying "I gotchu fam".

I knew the scambots were a problem but I didn't realize it was THAT prolific.

If i were a propal activist I would be pissed about this drowning out actual content on the topic. I'm not a propal activist and I'm still pissed off. Palestinians deserve better than to have their tumblr tag taken over by scambots trying to take advantage of the sensitivities of propal leftists on this website to make a quick buck...and it seems to be working, too.

If I didn't have a sense of ethics to live by I'd put serious thought into joining in. Seems real easy to separate these people from their money. Just as susceptible to grifters as the boomer MAGA crowd and this makes me sad ngl.

[girlmao]

I don’t share our story easily. Every time I do, it feels like reopening a wound 💔

I’m a student who believed education would secure a better future for my family. Now, instead of focusing only on my studies, I’m fighting to keep hope alive.

This campaign isn’t about comfort — it’s about stability, safety, and dignity 🤍

Donations have slowed down, but our needs haven’t. The silence is heavy, and it’s scary.

If you can help in any way — even a small donation or a simple share — it truly makes a difference 🙏

Your support could be the reason we keep going ✨

https://gofund.me/5cdd060e

To my followers: These asks and accounts are scams. Do not donate to these accounts. They are taking advantage of a genocide to scam well intentioned and moral people. Please be careful.

[trexandfriends]

https://www.tumblr.com/trexandfriends/812627121467981824

https://www.tumblr.com/trexandfriends/812627120425713664

https://www.tumblr.com/trexandfriends/812627118707064832

https://www.tumblr.com/trexandfriends/812627117029441536

https://www.tumblr.com/trexandfriends/812627115608571904

https://www.tumblr.com/trexandfriends/812627098631028736

https://www.tumblr.com/trexandfriends/812627084517244929

mycatamal / rachiil is a scam account profiting off of the genocide.

this is an archive of their account as rachiil: https://archive.ph/m3nRk

when they were rachiil their cat was named Rika, and there was no mention of being in Gaza because the pictures and story of Rika were stolen from this gofundme, organized by Rachel Lackey: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-rika-fight-kidney-disease

if you go to Rachel Lackey’s gofundme profile and scroll down, you can find an update to Rika’s fundraiser 3 days ago: https://www.gofundme.com/u/a20e5873-c749-47f0-819f-f4f9a87cf367

it says “I cannot change the fundraiser that I have going but Rika has since passed away.”

rachiil then switched usernames to mycatamal, and switched the cat’s name to Amal, but is still using the pictures and story of Rika, only also adding to the story that they live in Gaza. there is no mention of this cat having already passed days ago on their tumblr account nor on their chuffed account.

are you able to delete their scam from your blog, or clearly label it as a scam so it doesn't spread to others? remember you can use the tumblr search box to search the username/paypal account name/text used by people asking for money to check if they’ve been proven to be a scammer

all right, thank you

[parasiticstars]

Hey whumpblr I know you love and worship writing-prompt-s but they joined the bandwagon on mass reporting Palestinian accounts

Get 90s-ghost’s name out of your mouth; he’s human, he might make mistakes, but from what’s been shared on @ el-shab-hussein’s account, the vetting process is intense and leaves little room for deception.

I feel like most of y’all only care about Palestine when the people suffering are faceless, perfect victims, so poor and stupid and in need of a white savior they can’t possibly have their own thoughts and inner world and technology. All they should be to you is like those inspiration porn Starving Kids In Africa™.

As if them using a website they don’t know about in a language they have to machine translate and whole ass begging for donations isn’t bad enough.

Yes, there are scammers profiting off of a real time tragedy, but guess what? Guess fucking what? It’s pretty easy to check for yourself if a fundraiser is legit.

Anyways! A PSA!

You can easily check asks and fundraisers in your inbox by checking for their social media accs, which should definitely be older than their tumblr, searching their usernames on here and seeing if others have called them out, checking for their names on Strawberry Seed Collective, Operation Olive Branch, and this document, and going through their tumblr account and looking for stuff like frequent updates and news that’s not just a couple of super popular Palestinian news posts to pad out the blog length, reverse searching any pics they send, and copy pasting some of their story to see if other accounts have used their script.

Or you could also just ignore the asks either way since nobody’s can force you to donate anyways.

But don’t go out and accuse every single Palestinian on tumblr of being part of some massive fucking scam circle a lá “The Jews Are Controlling The Rich” conspiracy.

frankly, the biggest scammer is this one woman from Belgium (her first name is Laura) so I’d be wary of any based in Belgium unless you can find any other way to prove its validity.

[beta-lactam-allergic]

2 more scam bots pretending to be Gazans sent messages to me in the past few hours. So, to vent about this, I'm posting this poll.

How many scammers pretending to be Gazans have messaged you on Tumblr?

0 (you are so lucky)

1-5

6-10

11-15

16-20

21-25

more than 25

Voting ended onOct 8, 2024

[realitytvsnark]

EXCLUSIVE!! Kendra Duggar's Parents GoFundMe & Venmo FRAUDULENT SCHEME |...

[draconic-cuddles]

Just got this one in my inbox, and instead of just deleting it outright, let's go over some of the red flags that indicate this is a scam, shall we?

First, the biggest red flag which y'all can't immediately see here since I cropped out the username and GoFundMe link is that the account was created literally 2 days ago, as of this time of writing. That is usually a dead giveaway of a throwaway account that exists solely to promote a scam.

Secondly, "Mohammed". For some reason, that's the name 98% of these scam messages go with. Could it just be a coincidence that all of these "Palestinians in need" just happen to share the same name? Or is it more likely they just googled "common Palestinian names" and went with the first name on the list?

Also, why Euros? That seems particularly odd to me. From what I've been able to research, there are three different denominations of currency used in Palestine; Israeli shekels, US dollars, and Jordanian dinars. Notice which currency is NOT on that list?

It doesn't make sense for a Palestinian fundraiser to be asking for Euros, a currency not used in Palestine, unless the person making the fundraiser is trying to reach out to Europeans specifically... or is actually based in a European country that uses the Euro.

"Helping animals" is also extremely vague, but is a cause that most people can empathize with. It's also worth noting that this is not the first "I help the animals in Gaza during the harsh war" message I've seen, and I doubt it will be the last.

Anyway, learn to recognize the signs of a scammer. Don't blindly trust every fundraiser you see. Don't blindly promote every random stranger who comes into your inbox to ebeg.

[kaistrashbin]

GUYS I'M CACKLING, LOOK WHAT A PALESTINE GOFUNDME SCAM ACCOUNT SENT ME AFTER I CALLED THEM OUT- (btw please look at the entire post so you're aware of the situation, more below)

Breaking News! Filthy scammer gets angry they got caught!

I hope every last penny they've stolen is wiped from their account. They won't even see that because the Tumblr is gone but, the message is the same for all scammers. Fuck off, get help. You're sick and disgusting.

Here is the real GoFundMe page

Scammers on here (and possibly on other platforms, but I simply don't know for sure) continue to steal the story and images found on this GoFundMe and instead link personal PayPal accounts through linktree's titled "GoFundMe".

From my observations they mostly target ask boxes, and literally just copy paste their pinned post, which again, is just the stolen info from the real GoFundMe with the names changed. They also reblog Palestine related posts to try and make their blog more believable.

It is possible that other stolen stories may begin circulating

I've only seen Yasmeen's info being used, but others may start trying to use other families experiences as they start getting caught(if they haven't started already). That's why it's very important to investigate things like this. They spread like wildfire, and that's how scammers take advantage of real people in need.

I would say to tread very carefully and look for inconsistencies or things that seem suspicious. Like the linktree link. I have copy/pasted the entire stories into a search engine(which is how I found the real GoFundMe) to check as well. There are many more posts (much more informational, and widespread than this one) on the topic, and I ask you to please check them out. Please stay informed and aware of potential scammers, and think before you reblog!!

Friends, please spread this around, read up on this if you can.