#turncoatrune

[coulsonlives]

PSA: CAT MEDICAL BILL SCAM

Please signal boost this if possible to inform your followers about these scams.

Earlier today, I got a message from the account nicole-loves-king, where they asked me to signal boost a post because their cat needed medical help. Here's the ask:

(And you can see the post in question here)

I looked at this post and was immediately put off because they were asking for people to send things through 'friends and family', which if you aren't aware, is a very insecure way to send someone funds using paypal, because you don't have the protections you would get if you used 'goods and services'. So scammers can make off w your money really easily.

I looked at their blog and scrolled down to the end, and I realized their blog was made today! And, all their posts (there weren't many posts to begin with lol) were of trending topics. I noted puss in boots, and welcome to nightvale among others. This is probably how they found me, because I reblogged some of that stuff recently.

Here's the time stamp from their oldest post (notice it says the time, not the date, which means the post was from today):

In their ask, they also tell you to answer privately. Hm, that seems sus. Why would someone not want you to publish a request for help?

So I have a policy where I don't signal boost posts from brand new blogs because, yknow, they could be scams. I posted this, and the scam account blocked me. They also blocked my friend when they replied to their ask and said their blog looked suspicious. I did some more digging, and I found a comment from someone that confirmed my suspicions:

This is in fact a scam!

@nicstonka is almost identical to the above account (nicole-loves-king). Look at the avatar, the pictures, and the paypal address, both accounts even have 'nic' (as in 'nicole') in the name. The only thing that is extremely different is the name of the cat! Yet both blogs also have the name of the cat in their url ('king' and 'tonka'). That should also be a red flag, because usually someone isn't gonna have the name of their pet in their url, only a few posts, and a signal boost for that exact (fake) pet.

Here's a side by side:

Looks at those paypal accounts: nbrunelle519, and nbrunelle391. Nope definitely not a scam /s

And the cat pictures side by side:

Tumblr's "scam" tag is actually full of these reports now, which you can see here. Or if there's nothing there anymore, click here and here for images.

And links to some older PSAs about other cat scams: 1 2 3

So if you see any blogs like this, where all they have is trending posts, it seems like they've copied and pasted an ask to you, or if they're asking you to send things via friends and family, vet them so so so carefully, because chances are you're walking into a scam. Don't just repost things without carefully checking! If you aren't in a position to check carefully, better safe than sorry: don't repost it! Don't let these scams spread.

Pro tip: If a blog is dash only, so you can't view their archive to see when their first post was made, and you're on desktop, you can just open the blog in its dashboard view, then click 'end' on your keyboard over and over until all their posts are loaded. Usually if it's a spam blog, you'll only need to click 'end' 5-6 times, sometimes a bit more, since they only post just enough times to give the appearance they're active, then there's absolutely nothing after that.

If you want more proof someone is a scammer, you can look at the currency they use their post (or the currency shown in the vet bill), then hover over the paypal link and inspect the part of the url that says 'country.x=AA'. The 'AA' is the abbreviation for the country your money is going to! If that country doesn't match the country of the currency shown in the post, it's a scam! Example: someone's post says '$' for USD/CAD dollars, but the country in their paypal link is 'PH', which stands for Philippines, where they use Philippine pesos, not dollars!

Also keep in mind that these are not bots! There is a real person behind these accounts. They have replied to people who wanted to confirm they were real, but their intentions are still to scam you, they just know it looks better if they reply.

Stay safe!!

Edit:

Updating this post to announce the scammer's made more blogs, and they're probably gonna keep doing it! Here's the list so far. This isn't up to date btw, go to @scamarchive and check their pinned post for the most recent detected blogs

turncoatrune, starlightdisc, xxmy, wxnt, eeyore-pg, coatedpeanbean, starrypanelstars, panelstars, scyllostyle, the-nonbinary-witch, aash-aash, leechness, ash-aahs, commandobutch, lovely-pages, pagefive-to-six, reconnecteed, five-and-fourty, stepsapphic, farmer-butch0, health-pages, turnersapphic, lxve, march-pls-be-good, emberful, imse7en, kassidymaygemz, kassidymaydream, dreamingkassidy, kasdream, live-march, confusedskulll, march-lives, criticaltuesday, quicksilvah, wrldy, quicksilveey, the-stucked-pan, flurrbum, o345, nxce, thls, hokkairi, sykdykee, furrtasticbu, bumfurry, supsense, wickdart, the90sbest

Keep in mind you may not receive an ask like the above ones. You may get something simpler like this, instead:

Most of these are cats, but there's been dogs and even people too.

If you wanna get even more info on all these accounts, there's an archive of this scammer's pinned posts and asks here, so you can see at a glance how similar they all are. You can also see a comprehensive list of scammer red flags specifically for tumblr here!

And lastly, you can report the scams using 'report something else' > 'unlawful uses or content' > 'phishing'

#psa #scam #scam warning #cat #cats #animals #tumblr psa #mutual aid #if you have any other urls leave the names in the comments or in a reblog i think there's a lot of em out there #scammer's known urls: #commandobutch #eeyore-pg #starlightdisc #xxmy #starrypanelstars #wxnt #turncoatrune #coatedpeanbean #scyllostyle #panelstars #the-nonbinary-witch #lovely-pages #aash-aash #ash-aahs #five-and-fourty #five and fourty #leechness #(urls list may not be complete because they're insanely persistent w making new blogs)

[oneshortgiraffe]

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

If anyone gets this ask and a follow from this person, THIS IS A SCAM.

Their pinned post is a copy-paste of a Gofundme run by a woman named Jessica Shock (Just search up any part of the post, such as “As many of you know Gus gus came into our family in July of 2022”)

But the Paypal link in their pinned post is for a Rosa Mae Pelingon, PLUS their blog is only 2 days old.

Don’t let scammers take advantage of your kindness, do your research well!

#turncoatrune

[kyra45]

turncoatrune/coatedpeanbean is a scam account

Hi! You may have received an ask from this account as seen below.

“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”

This is a scam ask. It’s worded urgently but asks you to answer privately despite the post being very public. This ask can be seen sent from other accounts as well. Answering it privately is just to hide it from search results should anyone look it up. However, Rosa Mae Pelingon (RAcanto1) does not own Gus Gus.

The scam post is stolen word from word from a gofundme post that I have posted to my other account here: Gus Gus

Please warn anyone who has shared the scam post and redirect them to the real fundraiser I’ve linked.

#scam #turncoatrune #justin’s scam list #pet donation scam

[kiichu]

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. Wishing you good health and peace! ❤️

Sure, no problem!! I hope for you to get the help you need!! <3

#asks #turncoatrune

[hexelein]

psst that gus post is a scam, user panspock made a post about it.

Ah thank you for letting me know ! I looked into it and apparently there are a bunch of scammers like this again ... This is such a fucked up thing to do ....

#report these blogs for spam and block them when you have found out about them people ! #this is about gus the cat post asking for funds by turncoatrune

[scamarchive]

WELCOME!

This is a reference archive for the fake fundraisers and associated blogs, posts, and asks of the Philippines-based pet scammer who is currently on tumblr. This scammer also makes non-pet scams from time to time.

All urls on this blog are (or were) run by the pet scammer, unless otherwise stated.

Below is a list of the pet scammer's urls, both previous and current. Earlier urls may not be listed. The urls at the bottom of the list are most recent, so please look there first! Older urls will have been terminated by tumblr.

aueo, vanessxndwich, sygnell, vaneshys, plneapple, turncoatrune, starlightdisc, starlightexe, xxmy, wxnt, eeyore-pg, coatedpeanbean, starrypanelstars, panelstars, scyllostyle, the-nonbinary-witch, aash-aash, leechness, ash-aahs, commandobutch, lovely-pages, pagefive-to-six, reconnecteed, five-and-fourty, stepsapphic, farmer-butch0, health-pages, imse7en, lxve, march-pls-be-good, kassidymaygemz, kassidymaydream, emberful, dreamingkassidy, kasdream, confusedskull, confusedskulll, live-march, march-lives, criticaltuesday, quicksilvah, quicksilveey, wrldy, xcev, the-stucked-pan, nxce, flurrbum, thls, hokkairi, sykdykee, o345, furrtasticbu, bumfurry, supsense, wickdart, the90sbest, koppikopps, envydoors, catzeedy, falseyorac, hiveswamps, swiny, spoockypilgrims, sevend4ys1, 4kindadays, hereisjamieee, born-in-december, flnd, enernemesis, swagglecorn, swagglycorny, b0rn, panspain, wonderflyers, wonderflyby, bunjyqueue, klnder, kordilinga, stretchyourbody

November 2023 edit: this list is no longer being updated.

Click here to see the archive of blog/pinned captures

Click here to see the archive of scam ask captures

To see all captures related to a specific url, click the magnifying glass above this post and type in the url. You can also search by the paypal username (ie. kyoungton or aatuck1).

Resources: General red flags for tumblr pet scams

#scam #mutual aid #fundraiser #pet scam #pet donation scam #boost

[kyra45-but-animals]

Gus

Scam accounts below

turncoatrune/coatedpeanbean (Scam post link)

#cat #gofundme

[kyra45]

turncoatrune -> coatedpeanbean

#scam #scam alert #coatedpeanbean #turncoatrune

[kyra45]

Ok all of these people are scammers (barely old accounts spamming asks) and all of them are running around and [tumblr] still hasn’t got rid of them yet. So here’s a fun little poll. This isn’t a call to harass them or annoy them, but please warn anyone whose shared their posts :v

And yes their all scam accounts. There’s plenty of alerts posted for all of them. But their still active some are even a week old! So this poll will last a whole week and I bet you all of these accounts and more will still be around by then lol

#tumblr polls #polls #scam