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OP isn’t in Alabama, it’s the Philippines. Don’t donate to this thief they’re just stealing pictures from someone else.

Please help us get Charlie the help he needs. ‼️🚨

Tuesday night me and my husband Thomas came home to find Charlie in severe pain, vomiting, and poop all over the house. We rushed him to an emergency vet who said he had a urinary blockage. The estimate was more than we could afford so we paid to have his bladder drained and pain medicine administered. We brought him home and he was able to urinate the next day. Sadly he became blocked again so we rushed him to our Vet and their estimate came to a total of $919.66 which we do not have. They have drained his bladder but I am told he will die if we do not get him properly treated. Any little bit will help through paypal as my venmo isn't working right now. 🙏 PAYPAL HERE - please make sure to send it through the friends and family option that way we could avoid it being placed on hold for fourteen days.

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Before you accuse all Palestine gfm blogs of being scammers, please consider that the gfm website very clearly explains that people can fundraise for those in regions that are not permitted for it. This excuse that “well it doesn’t work in Gaza so it’s a scam” is ignorant of the fact multiple other countries can’t use it. If you actually read the website, you’d find all the information you need. But some clearly don’t and would rather point at one thing and call it a day.

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holywerewolfgiver is a scammer + sending harassing asks if you call them out in their ask they send you. Please block them to avoid getting harassed.

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The claims of verification and vetting is false (it’s been added to get more shares) and a lie do not donate to this person they’re a liar/scammer and are possibly Kenyan too older reblogs are vetted/verified by an account that didn’t exist.

Always search usernames of blogs who say someone vetted them and see if the account they listed has made a post about them being legitimate. This person isn’t vetted/verified and has changed urls several times to evade reports and scam warnings. Report their PayPal too as they are not Palestinian and have stolen their imagery off someone else.

DEAR FRIENDS AND SYMPATHIZERS, DONATE TO EVACUATE MY CHILDREN FROM THE DANGEROUS WAR IN GAZA .🚨🚨🚨

Fundraiser is vetted and verified:

By @gazavetters

I am asking for urgent help for myself and Creedh, a brave 4-year-old girl from Gaza, who is battling three congenital heart defects. Creedh journey has been filled with challenges, including a rare condition called CCTGA, which requires a complex heart surgery known as a Double Switch. Without this surgery, Creedh's life expectancy is limited, making your help essential.

Our Story: Right now we need to cross the border and go to Egypt for medical treatment and security against genocide, I have no support and hope my husband was captured by Israeli soldiers and disappeared until now, Creedh's perseverance and bravery has touched the hearts of everyone around with him. Despite the uncertainty and medical problems, she continues to fight with a smile, showing us the strength of hope and determination.

Why We Need Your Help: The financial burden of Creedh's medical needs, including surgery and ongoing care, is overwhelming. As a family, we are doing everything we can, but we need your help to make sure Creedh gets the treatment he needs quickly.

How Your Help Will Make a Difference: Your generosity will directly impact Creedh's life by paying for medical expenses, rehabilitation costs, and everyday needs. Additionally, it will reduce the financial burden on our family, allowing us to focus solely on Creedh's well-being and recovery.

Conclusion: Your contribution can transform this challenging chapter into a story of hope and victory. Please consider donating or sharing this campaign to help us reach our goal and give Creedh the space he deserves. Thank you for standing with us during this difficult time.

GOAL: $1,400/$15,000

HERE IS THE LINK TO DONATE TO EVACUATE MY CHILDREN FROM THE DANGEROUS WAR IN GAZA.

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Not every Palestinian gfm ask in your inbox is a scam or a bot. That is just a lie spread by people who would prefer to assume everything is a scam on sight instead of doing the bare minimum research into finding better information.

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Scam blogs (and how to spot them)

Unfortunately, scams do exist on tumblr. That is why it’s key to always try to search around when someone’s sent you a request for mutual aid. Not every account is trying to scam you and for the most part there is legitimate blogs who need your help. Sadly there are also scammers who pretend to be needing mutual aid as well so here is a simple guide to figuring out scams.

How old is the account? The pinned post usually is a good way to tell if the account contacting you is new or old. If you scroll the posts, you should see if they were made around the same time as the account.

How many posts are on the account? Most blogs will have more than just a few posts here and there. After all, a well used blog has thousands of posts for you to look at.

Are there more original posts? Usually someone needing help will have multiple posts of their own instead of a single post that’s pinned. They will also post updates regularly regarding their situation and answer asks clarifying details when necessary.

What does the link on the pinned post say? If it’s a linktree claiming to be a GoFundMe link, that’s something to be suspicious of because it’s likely not. If the link is an actual GoFundMe link that isn’t a linktree link then that usually means the account is legitimate and may have shared posts verifying who they are if you scroll a little.

Is the ask being mass sent to users? While this is done by legitimate accounts too, it’s unfortunately also commonly done by scammers. If you search the ask you got you may find it was sent to multiple accounts across several months and from several different senders with no changes to the overall text itself. Even the formatting errors are not fixed.

Are there any warnings out for the username? Try searching the senders username to see if anyone’s made a post claiming the account is a scam. There should at least be one post about them. If not, it’s likely that they are too new to have been reported yet.

Are you a well known account? How likely is it someone would find you without searching specific tags or posts for users to contact? Think about it. How often does someone send you asks for money that is a relatively new account with only a few reblogs and only one original post? If it’s almost daily, then you should be wary of the asks.

What do you find if you search part of the pinned post in your preferred search engine? If a fundraiser pops up using the same text and doesn’t mention using another mutual aid method, it’s highly likely the blog sending you the ask is impersonating a real person who needs support.

Does the mutual aid post make sense? Some scammers don’t know how medicine works and may list some that don’t work like claimed. They’ll just use whatever sounds ‘right’ without further research. Someone who needs medication will always know what their medicine does they don’t guess because they’ll usually have a doctors paper they go by.

If you have properly recognized a scammer and have fully been able to confirm that their a scammer with enough evidence, please report scam accounts and alert anyone whose shared the scam post.

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Please, if you are ever unsure about the legitimacy of a Palestine fundraiser, just search around and see if there’s any posts with confirmation of legitimacy or if their on a list of vetted fundraisers.

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VERIFIED AND VETTED FUNDRAISER,

Do not trust this from blogs with PayPal accounts who claim to be Palestinian. Always search urls to see if anyone’s vetted an account. Most blogs will tell you who verified them.

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Scam blogs (and how to spot them)

Unfortunately, scams do exist on tumblr. That is why it’s key to always try to search around when someone’s sent you a request for mutual aid. Not every account is trying to scam you and for the most part there is legitimate blogs who need your help. Sadly there are also scammers who pretend to be needing mutual aid as well so here is a simple guide to figuring out scams.

How old is the account? The pinned post usually is a good way to tell if the account contacting you is new or old. If you scroll the posts, you should see if they were made around the same time as the account.

How many posts are on the account? Most blogs will have more than just a few posts here and there. After all, a well used blog has thousands of posts for you to look at.

Are there more original posts? Usually someone needing help will have multiple posts of their own instead of a single post that’s pinned. They will also post updates regularly regarding their situation and answer asks clarifying details when necessary.

What does the link on the pinned post say? If it’s a linktree claiming to be a GoFundMe link, that’s something to be suspicious of because it’s likely not. If the link is an actual GoFundMe link that isn’t a linktree link then that usually means the account is legitimate and may have shared posts verifying who they are if you scroll a little.

Is the ask being mass sent to users? While this is done by legitimate accounts too, it’s unfortunately also commonly done by scammers. If you search the ask you got you may find it was sent to multiple accounts across several months and from several different senders with no changes to the overall text itself. Even the formatting errors are not fixed.

Are there any warnings out for the username? Try searching the senders username to see if anyone’s made a post claiming the account is a scam. There should at least be one post about them. If not, it’s likely that they are too new to have been reported yet.

Are you a well known account? How likely is it someone would find you without searching specific tags or posts for users to contact? Think about it. How often does someone send you asks for money that is a relatively new account with only a few reblogs and only one original post? If it’s almost daily, then you should be wary of the asks.

What do you find if you search part of the pinned post in your preferred search engine? If a fundraiser pops up using the same text and doesn’t mention using another mutual aid method, it’s highly likely the blog sending you the ask is impersonating a real person who needs support.

Does the mutual aid post make sense? Some scammers don’t know how medicine works and may list some that don’t work like claimed. They’ll just use whatever sounds ‘right’ without further research. Someone who needs medication will always know what their medicine does they don’t guess because they’ll usually have a doctors paper they go by.

If you have properly recognized a scammer and have fully been able to confirm that their a scammer with enough evidence, please report scam accounts and alert anyone whose shared the scam post.

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Also borrowed from a friend, here is the current known accounts that are pretending to be Palestinian but are actually scammers impersonating people. Some are also stealing the text from real fundraisers. I will also add the names their PayPal accounts use.

uniquemoonpirate (Raobh Tingo)

massivecolorlove (Sophia Magubo)

severetyrantllama (Jeff Owino)

fullkidtiger (Sharon Opiyo)

myllamatraveler (Nada,r Ab'r Hus'sein)

ladiydee (Jared Orwa)

shanzah (Zalka Yusuf)

technicallycrispycloud (Khriytine wambura)

devotedlypaledelusion (Ann Stephen)

atomiccollectorrladdy (Dorine nanjala)

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Borrowed from a friend, here is the current names that have been recorded for a scammer who pretends to be Palestinian. Please be aware that these names are likely stolen from real people who aren’t aware that someone’s impersonating them. To check names, click the PayPal link that a blog gives you. It’s often on linktree disguised as a GoFundMe link.

Rawan Abu'M (this name is impersonating a real person from a legitimate GoFundMe.) | maryline Otieno | Nicholas Ochieng | Jeff Owino | Grahy Marwa | Taheera Abdallah | Gloria Naomi | Amisi Twaleh | Salima Abdallah | Aisha Mahmood | Remmy Cheptau | Newton ombogo | Godwin Okoth | AHMED SHIMBIR | Wafula Valentine | Rahwan AbdiMahady (same reason as the above; Impersonating a name from a legitimate GoFundMe.) | Nada'r Ab hussein | DIANA MUTENYO | Hakim Malfadho | Leila Rajab | Elizabeth Omasete | George Ochieng | Cecil Wangila | Leila Rajab | Emmily Kimesis | hezron onyango | christine wambura | princereinhard baraka | Iyvon Wabuyele | Wafula Valentine | Raobh Tingo | Sophia Magubo | Sharon Opiyo | Nada,r Ab'r Hus'sein | Jared Orwa | Zalka Yusuf | Khriytine wambura | Ann Stephen | Niva Wangila

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Scam blogs (and how to spot them)

Unfortunately, scams do exist on tumblr. That is why it’s key to always try to search around when someone’s sent you a request for mutual aid. Not every account is trying to scam you and for the most part there is legitimate blogs who need your help. Sadly there are also scammers who pretend to be needing mutual aid as well so here is a simple guide to figuring out scams.

How old is the account? The pinned post usually is a good way to tell if the account contacting you is new or old. If you scroll the posts, you should see if they were made around the same time as the account.

How many posts are on the account? Most blogs will have more than just a few posts here and there. After all, a well used blog has thousands of posts for you to look at.

Are there more original posts? Usually someone needing help will have multiple posts of their own instead of a single post that’s pinned. They will also post updates regularly regarding their situation and answer asks clarifying details when necessary.

What does the link on the pinned post say? If it’s a linktree claiming to be a GoFundMe link, that’s something to be suspicious of because it’s likely not. If the link is an actual GoFundMe link that isn’t a linktree link then that usually means the account is legitimate and may have shared posts verifying who they are if you scroll a little.

Is the ask being mass sent to users? While this is done by legitimate accounts too, it’s unfortunately also commonly done by scammers. If you search the ask you got you may find it was sent to multiple accounts across several months and from several different senders with no changes to the overall text itself. Even the formatting errors are not fixed.

Are there any warnings out for the username? Try searching the senders username to see if anyone’s made a post claiming the account is a scam. There should at least be one post about them. If not, it’s likely that they are too new to have been reported yet.

Are you a well known account? How likely is it someone would find you without searching specific tags or posts for users to contact? Think about it. How often does someone send you asks for money that is a relatively new account with only a few reblogs and only one original post? If it’s almost daily, then you should be wary of the asks.

What do you find if you search part of the pinned post in your preferred search engine? If a fundraiser pops up using the same text and doesn’t mention using another mutual aid method, it’s highly likely the blog sending you the ask is impersonating a real person who needs support.

Does the mutual aid post make sense? Some scammers don’t know how medicine works and may list some that don’t work like claimed. They’ll just use whatever sounds ‘right’ without further research. Someone who needs medication will always know what their medicine does they don’t guess because they’ll usually have a doctors paper they go by.

If you have properly recognized a scammer and have fully been able to confirm that their a scammer with enough evidence, please report scam accounts and alert anyone whose shared the scam post.

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hey! thanks for letting me know that ask was a scam!

You are welcome~

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I know im probably like the hundredth person saying this but thanks for letting me know the ask I posted was a scam, I’ll definitely try to dig a bit deeper before posting things like that rather than relying on people morality to not take advantage of this.

Your welcome! It’s unfortunate scammers take advantage of things, but that is why there are guides written to explain what needs to be looked out for~

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Scammer pretending to be Palestinian v4

The purpose of this post is to compile a quick list of accounts confirmed to be stealing their information off of legitimate fundraisers or otherwise are shown to be taking their posts off Facebook and using it themselves. This list is intended to be a quick access point so if searched someone will see info explaining why the blog they shared from is a scam. Before asking if a blog is a scam, please refer to this post for better details regarding these particular scams:

Please keep in mind this post isn’t to say all Palestinian blogs needing aid are scammers; Rather, the purpose of this post is just to keep track of the accounts that scammers are using. As it goes on for months on end, this post may update accordingly with new urls so please make sure you’re checking the original post if viewing a reblog. You can see a few sources here for commonly used content stolen by scammers. You can find the third version of this list here.

As of 4/27/2024, here is the list of current scam accounts:

| fuzzyyouthcreation | nightpeacemaker | maddiemartines | shtunbsing | happilydopepirate | naomiglowy | severepandacomputer | reallyatomicinternet | scentedwinnerlady | oneahamdihamed | tenaciouspiratetyphoon

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Names below are associated with these scammers, and may appear across multiple accounts. This is an entirely new list as the other one may have names that no longer are used. These names often are from real people being impersonated. They are not linked,related to, or associated to the person they may claim to be.

Rawan Abu'M (this name is impersonating a real person from a legitimate GoFundMe.) | maryline Otieno | Nicholas Ochieng | Jeff Owino | Grahy Marwa | Taheera Abdallah | Gloria Naomi | Amisi Twaleh | Salima Abdallah

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To report scam accounts: Report -> Something Else -> Illegal uses or Content -> Phishing (If possible)

What else to do: Alert anyone sharing the scam posts and show them it’s a scam by linking to any post that explains how.

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yikes, thanks for letting me know one of my post was a scam! I was trying to research and make sure they were legit, but turns out not! That's how I found the gofundme in the first place... Thanks for letting me know!

You are welcome!~ Just try to take caution when getting asks like that in the future. The GoFundMes are generally what scammers stole text from if they don’t link to it in their own post. As legitimate accounts would link to it instead of a PayPal.

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thanks for that! thought i had been thorough in looking through their blog but guess not. appreciate it a ton! ^^

You are welcome!~