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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.

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[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 months ago

Was that a PM or a post?

i had helped 2 people through Mastodon who seemed to genuinely need it on Mastodon a few months ago. I think it is nice to know that I can help people who need and they might help in my time of need.It is functional.

[-] electric@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Isn't asthma medication pretty cheap and long lasting? From what little I know an inhaler can last many months. Also if they can't afford that, surely they have state medical insurance to help with it? Just seems so scammy.

[-] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

depends on how often you have to use it. also, most states won't give you insurance if you aren't below the poverty level. if you have a full-time job, even if you're barely making it paycheck to paycheck, you're probably ineligible for medicaid.

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[-] NastyNative@mander.xyz 0 points 4 months ago

Its tough cause we want to help people in need but also dont want to be scammed. Theres gotta be a better way to do this!

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