On the #Fediverse, more and more grifters are exploiting the tragedy of #Gaza to scam well-meaning people out of their money.

Now how do I know this person is a grifter? Here’s the clues:

1. No verification of identity on her profile
2. The exact same message from this account has been posted to multiple accounts on Twitter – all claiming to be from “Esha Rluyth”. (🔗Proof).
3. Rluyth isn’t even an Arabic surname, and it’s unlikely to be Palestinian.
4. The profile photo has been scraped from Badoo, a dating site – and first appeared in 2017 targetting Morocco. (🔗Proof).
5. The same #spam message is being spammed again and again to multiple recipients within seconds.

I have already blocked and reported this person but everyone should know that grifters are exploiting Palestinian trauma for their own financial gain.

Now I know a few people will get angry with me saying this because they believe that we should give all requests of mutual aid the benefit of the doubt. But grifters lie, and they know they can take your money because of “the benefit of the doubt”.

More to the point, money should actually go to people in Gaza who have experienced harm.

These grifters should feel shame but they have absolutely no shame. They are absolute scum.

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