#sick cat scam

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

Reminder, if you ever get a random ask that's like "sorry for bothering you, but could you share my pinned post about my sick cat?" it's a scam.

Doesn't matter how convincing the blog looks, it's all fake.

DO NOT ENGAGE.

#scam #bot #ask #ask scam #pinned post #sick cat scam #sick cat #sick pet #pet scam

[aquitainequeen]

Hi! First of all I would like to apologize as I might really need your help, I know that you might find this ask weird and inappropriate at the same time but I do have huge favor to ask if you would be so kind to please check my pinned post, because its for my cat who needs an immediate life saving surgery and If you feel it in your heart to help me with this, please do boost or share it and I would be eternally grateful. 😭

Why yes, person that made their blog two days ago, with the fundraiser for your sick cat as literally the second post and a few currently trendy posts to flesh out your account. (Also, you mixed up your beloved pet's pronouns in your pinned post.) I'll give you a boost.

Watch out for these sick cat scams, friends; they'll usually look something like the ask above, from someone who's literally never interacted with you before, and they'll always ask you to pay through PayPal rather than a GoFundMe.

#sick cat scam #public service announcement

[dandelyle]

SCAM ALERT

If any of you get a message like this in your inbox, delete it immediately. This is a common scam going around tumblr right now. I've gotten 2 identical ones from different blogs in the last month. The blogs are very new, but have all the "right" elements so a gullible person would easily fall for this and be scammed.

The blog has a unique url, a pfp, a background, colors on their blog other than default, a convincing bio, and a smattering of posts. HOWEVER, the posts are never older than two days! For this particular blog, the oldest post was from just 1 hour ago!

[black is the scammer. names of all blogs have been censored to protect privacy of non-scammers and to prevent susceptible people from visiting the scammer's blog.]

These scammers prey on your emotions in order to steal your money. You'll feel good about "helping" some "poor little kitty" who likely doesn't exist. They may have "proof" including vet bills on the pinned post, but those can easily be faked.

#cc.txt #scam #scam alert #sick cat scam

[cleanlenins]

Hi there, im really sorry. I know its kinda inappropriate to ask for a favor like this but I just wanted to ask if you could possibly share or boost the post I pinned for my cat. We're in desperate need of help right now. I hope youd consider, if not I understand dont worry. Be safe always! Pls do send me a msg or answer this ask privately if possible <33

A quick reminder for my new followers.

This is a scam. A really common scam. They send an ask about how they have a sick pet and ask you to reblog the post about it in the hopes of using YOUR credibility to get people to donate. There a couple of really easy ways to spot it.

One, you should always be skeptical when sent something like this. Think about the kind of asks you get from normal people. Do they ask this? No, they don't.

Two, check their blog. Do they have any other posts on it besides them begging for money? Do the posts they have make sense or is it just a random hodgepog of posts they probably grabbed from the trending page?

Three, and probably the most definitive, how long has the blog been around? Because you can look at timestamps on posts. For example, this one above only started posting today. They have a ton of posts, but only starting today?

Yeah, a scam.

Make sure to block and report these blogs!

#sick cat scam #scam

[chocochococoffee]

Hiya !! I must apologize for being this direct! I know times are tough and I might sound desperate but I’m hoping that you would be so kind to please boost/share the post I pinned for my cat who’s kidneys aren’t functioning properly and needs urgent help care as we are trying to raise some funds for his needs. if you have some time to spare, pls check it out as it would be so meaningful to me as I’m praying it would reach more people! Thank you and have good day! <3🥹

took me some minutes of searching but guess what, you are featured here as part of a Pet Donation Scam https://www.tumblr.com/kyra45/727714788048879616/current-scam-accounts

so try to go somewhere else to catch fools in your stupid games and please do your best to kill yourself in the meanwhile, if possible by chugging acid

#pet donation scam #please block and report this user #sick cat scam #cat scam

[loupgawou]

beware tumblr user itsheeva

their blog is fresh, and they sent me an ask telling me to reblog their charity post, but answer the ask privately so that my signal boost looks genuine.

Please block and report this blog as 'spam'. And stay safe!

#itsheeva #sick cat scam #scam

[skarabrae-stone]

Don’t Fall for “Sick Cat” Phishing

Just a reminder that if someone you don’t know suddenly sends you a message asking for help paying vet fees for their sick pet, it’s almost certainly a scam. Don’t give them your money! And make sure to report them to Tumblr for phishing:

click the meatball menu for “report”

select “report something else”

select “unlawful uses or content”

select “phishing”

#avoiding scams #phishing #sick cats

[hawkeabelas]

Yo hello there! I’m very sorry to bother you at this time of the day but I’m kinda hoping if you’d be so kind to check the post that I pinned on my blog and maybe give it a little help by boosting/sharing it? it’s for my cat :((( and we need help to get him the tests that he needs. It would really mean the world to me and I understand if you don’t, still appreciate you and stay safe! Btw, please do send me a msg to reply or answer the ask privately instead as I dont want other blogs to think im a spambot or what, once again im sorry for asking this, praying you’d consider! 🥲🙏

THIS IS A SCAM. YOU ARE A SCAMMER.

In case any of my followers or followers-in-law gets something like this, this is a scam. This person scraped the photos off of a real fundraiser to try and profit off of peoples' sympathy, etc etc y'all know how people like this work.

Blazing red flags include:

You made your blog like five hours ago. Come on man.

You followed me and then IMMEDIATELY asked me for money??? And we don't even have similar blogs in any way so ??????

I looked up the name of "your" cat and it took me to the #scam tag and this is not your first attempt at making this exact same blog lmao

"uwu pweeeease don't post this publicly people might think I'm a scam" fuck all the way off please

blocked and reported to both tumblr and paypal.

I can't help right now, but if anyone would like to I'll link the ACTUAL FUNDRAISER by the person who ACTUALLY NEEDS THE MONEY FOR THEIR CAT below. Please help if you can, to offset losses from scammers like this one.

#ask #michevvous #scam alert #scam #you caught me on a day when i slept like shit #and i'm really pissed off #don't take advantage of peoples' sympathy #and desire to do good and help others #especially when it comes to sick cats #bless my wife for listening to me rant about this #the whole time i was making this post #sick animal cw

[crabussy]

Hi! First of all I would like to apologize as I might really need your help, I know that you might find this ask weird and inappropriate at the same time but I do have huge favor to ask if you would be so kind to please check my pinned post, because its for my cat who needs an immediate life saving surgery and If you feel it in your heart to help me with this, please do boost or share it and I would be eternally grateful. 😭

okay two day old account

#come on don't take advantage of people's charity and generosity that's just shitty #wish I could believe you but if you want to scam people by making them feel sorry for a sick cat that doesn't exist you need to try harder #scam #donation scam #localtreeeternity #its always the fucking. three random word urls

[glassdemons]

being poor fucking sucks and australia fucking sucks its just america lite

#the only reason i dont kms is bc my cat and partner would b sad #we dont really have healthcare bc why do i have to still pay hunderds of dollars in medical bills i even have insurance #and my insurance will literally dodge any way they can to help me pay for literally anything #its all a big fucking lie and scam im so fucking sick of it #every day is a waking nightmare i just want to get off this ride

[pumpernickel-simswood]

Hey everyone,

It seems that there might be a scam going on where someone will send you an ask for donations for medical assistance. Now, that's not suspicious on its own but if you hop over to their blog and scroll for awhile, you'll find something interesting.

Please be careful and keep an eye out for suspicious behavior. Don't let them guilt trip you out of your hard earned money!

#and maybe follow scam baiters like kitboga on youtube #please be careful everyone #totally unrelated but I sure do love the timestamps feature on this app #scam alert #one of these scammers tried to scam me by saying their cat was sick which is disgusting behavior

[polytropic-liar]

Hi there, im really sorry. I know its kinda inappropriate to ask for a favor like this but I just wanted to ask if you could possibly share or boost the post I pinned for my cat. We're in desperate need of help right now. I hope youd consider, if not I understand dont worry. Be safe always! Pls do send me a msg or answer this ask privately if possible <33

Y'all I was SO excited to finally get a follower that was not a bot, and then it immediately turned out to be a non-bot scam. T___T So out of sadness and disappointment, I am not only reporting them but also putting the word out: if you get a private message like this, look at the blog it was posted from. The blog will usually have a bunch of reblogs that look like a normal, eclectic, non-themed tumblr. However, they'll usually have started posting the same day as, or the day before, their pinned donation post was made. The donation post will also go to a private person's PayPal account, not a registered fundraiser. The language and pictures of the donation post itself may show up as stolen if you search it on the web, but may not.

When you see a post that matches this template, use the "Report" feature and report it as "unlawful content". In the description box, you can state that it matches fraudulent donation scams you have seen others post about. Tumblr will need your email to follow up on the report, but does not need your name.

Please signal boost this if you're up for it, let's not let anyone get taken in by these folks who prey on our empathy!

#scammers #pets #donations #cats #cats of tumblr #sick pet scam

[mynamewasstolenfrommenowimangry]

amount of asks ive gotten about a sick elder cat who needs immediate care: 2

and they were two different people

#ironically I actually have a sick elder cat that needs care #but seriously Sick Elder Cat™ is a common scam

[chocochococoffee]

Hi there, im really sorry. I know its kinda inappropriate to ask for a favor like this but I just wanted to ask if you could possibly share or boost the post I pinned for my cat. We're in desperate need of help right now. I hope youd consider, if not I understand dont worry. Be safe always! Pls do send me a msg or answer this ask privately if possible <33

guess who received the sick cat scam

fuck you

#sick cat scam #a reminder that this is the lowest of the low ways to scam you #using the loss of a dear family member to grab pennies

[bokatan]

Hey there!! I know that this is literally out of the blue but im asking for a favor or some help w/ my cats current situation. Please boost/share it for us so that we could get some traction or it could reach more people. I understand if its not okay, so sorry for taking some of your time and I wish you to be safe and healthy, xx.(Please considering answering my ask privately or probably send me a msg if its fine! 😭🙏

If this is actually your cat, I’d highly recommend posting your name and/or account ID so people can donate directly to the vet. There’s also some rescues and charities that might be able to assist with the bills- reach out to your local humane societies, see if your vet will accept other forms of payment like Scratch Pay and apply for that, and apply to vet assistance charities like Red Rover and Harley’s Hope Foundation to see if they can help.

You’ve had this blog for all of a week, made it after this cat’s emergency visit, have no other pictures of this cat, and you supposedly don’t have the energy to provide proof that this is your cat but you have the energy to cold message complete strangers to ask for visibility. This is 100% a scam unless you can prove otherwise.

#very bold of you to send shit like this to me considering 1: I work in vet med and 2: one of my cats has had an echo done #this is one of the lowest types of scams you could possibly do #if you need money just say it. don’t try to guilt trip people with a sick cat #patterbatson #patterson needs your help #catblr

[chickalupe]

Oh, just got an ask for the fabled “sick cat” scam I’ve seen so much about! 

...Does this mean I’m finally famous on Tumblr Dot Com?!?!

#this is sarcasm btw #i blocked and reported this blog immediately #i got a little chuckle tho #scam asks #fake sick cat scam #scammers #be careful out there y'all #oh tumblr you so crazy etc.