Mutual aid spam is becoming a problem on the Fediverse.

And to be sure, I’m not against mutual aid. What I am against is spam.

This person has not verified who she is – or even if the profile picture is hers. Additional research on her name states she is a scammer with a record of grifting. I am therefore skeptical that any donations will help anyone in need.

Folks, please be cautious with mutual aid requests. Yes, people sometimes need help. But people also lie.

@fediverse@lemmy.world

  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    6 hours ago

    This is why I turn off Google spam filtering. My attention is worth nothing so everyone who can message me should be able to.

    • AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.mlEnglish
      22·
      6 hours ago

      Imagine being so dead inside that automated emails and human beings occupy the same part of your mind

      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 hour ago

        Imagine being so naive that you think that’s a real person.

        But if we’re not being snarky for a moment… It’s trivially easy to create a bot to do exactly what this person is doing. Spam others with begging for money and a bunch of sob stories.