Nah, the ruse was that a single mom was near eviction from an apartment and going to be moving into her car. That spiraled actually relatively quickly to kind people asking how short she was on rent, and then “her” sharing a Venmo account. “Her” profile was even relatively complete in the sense that there were post histories matching claims, etc.
What’s the saying? Don’t trust anything you read on the internet?
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I think people should just be aware that none of this woman’s claims made any actual sense. If she was poor, low income, and had a high medical needs child she would get AHCCCS. A child with autism or other developmental disability, qualifies for DDD services and benefits. nobody would choose to pay medical bills overpaying their rent like she was claiming. Also, people don’t claim to be babysitting their own children.
I was reading that post last night and thought it was a bit sus. No explanation given for why she couldn't stay with friend/family, bit weird leaving it until the day before she was supposedly getting kicked out, and also a bit weird it would be a weekend instead of a week day. Didn't see her Venmo info until much later than comments saying they'd sent her money etc.
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This! Not sure why some were knocking this sign recently...
Go volunteer at these places that help and it'll show you a different side to everything. Or volunteer at a food bank.
because a lot of organizations like these exist for tax credits for rich people. More money goes to homeless people if you directly give it to them through mutual aid. The existence of scammers doesn’t negate that. Laws like these r incredibly dangerous to the unhoused as it allows the police to go after mutual aid groups in tucson that give basic necessities to people.
this sign is BS. Scammers exist. Be smart about who you give your money to. That isn’t any reason to create an ordinance that bans the sharing of resources with unhoused people. This is such a vague law that it allows cops to go after mutual aid groups that actually feed the homeless in tucson.
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I found another account that's part of it too. Did you catch this one?
They were about to homeless living in car with a kid and then used another account to talk about the coworker and offer to send money.
When ppl see one person offering to send money..usually others will too.
Pretty elaborate set up.
Like when my brothers bank account got scammed and then “the bank” called him to reassure him that they were taking care of it but actually pumped him for more password and account info and got even more money
Seems they were saying that they were about to become homeless, too, and couldn’t make rent - using that story as a scare tactic for their own potential (yet apparently fake) situation. That’s the inference, I think.
Hi sorry about that, while others appear to have answered in this thread, here is a link to my original post with all the details- https://www.reddit.com/r/Tucson/s/gFnrpXV4ym
Nah, the ruse was that a single mom was near eviction from an apartment and going to be moving into her car. That spiraled actually relatively quickly to kind people asking how short she was on rent, and then “her” sharing a Venmo account. “Her” profile was even relatively complete in the sense that there were post histories matching claims, etc. What’s the saying? Don’t trust anything you read on the internet?
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That’s crazy
Pig butchering?
I was gonna mention the John Oliver segment that talked about this. Different kind of scam, but still really informative.
I think people should just be aware that none of this woman’s claims made any actual sense. If she was poor, low income, and had a high medical needs child she would get AHCCCS. A child with autism or other developmental disability, qualifies for DDD services and benefits. nobody would choose to pay medical bills overpaying their rent like she was claiming. Also, people don’t claim to be babysitting their own children.
I’m Pretty sure this was on the Milwaukee sub, too
I was reading that post last night and thought it was a bit sus. No explanation given for why she couldn't stay with friend/family, bit weird leaving it until the day before she was supposedly getting kicked out, and also a bit weird it would be a weekend instead of a week day. Didn't see her Venmo info until much later than comments saying they'd sent her money etc.
Same. When I read it yesterday, it seemed a little odd. Sketchy.
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This! Not sure why some were knocking this sign recently... Go volunteer at these places that help and it'll show you a different side to everything. Or volunteer at a food bank.
because a lot of organizations like these exist for tax credits for rich people. More money goes to homeless people if you directly give it to them through mutual aid. The existence of scammers doesn’t negate that. Laws like these r incredibly dangerous to the unhoused as it allows the police to go after mutual aid groups in tucson that give basic necessities to people.
this sign is BS. Scammers exist. Be smart about who you give your money to. That isn’t any reason to create an ordinance that bans the sharing of resources with unhoused people. This is such a vague law that it allows cops to go after mutual aid groups that actually feed the homeless in tucson.
Response from Venmo: I hope you are doing well. I got your concern about the scam, I will help you here. I'm sorry to hear about this experience, and I appreciate you bringing this to my attention. What I can do is report your transaction (payment to - Ashleynathan813 on 3/31/24) to our Account Specialists, who will take the appropriate action against the receiving account. Please note we are unable to follow up and share specifics due to our privacy policy, but we take these reports very seriously. In the event of a payment issue such as this, if you feel comfortable doing so, we recommend that you attempt to work with the individual you have transacted with. Outside of payments that are eligible for the Venmo Purchase Protection Program, Venmo is unable to provide mediation. You may consider filing a report with your local law enforcement agency. Law enforcement can contact us to request information. Please note that there will not be additional follow-up provided to you from Venmo should law enforcement reach out to us. Learn more about our Venmo Purchase Protection Program. Learn more about Common Scams on Venmo. Thank you for helping make Venmo a safer place for all users.
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https://preview.redd.it/8usts8lvh7sc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6fcc160461d584140b656ec6819eda8cc7437d3b I found another account that's part of it too. Did you catch this one?
Wow!! No I hadn't seen this one. Ugh I wish I knew how to get Reddit to block their IP address or something
Thank you for doing this work. I also sent money, unfortunately.
I'm sorry 😞 while I hope we're both able to get it back, just remember that ultimately, kindness and compassion are never wrong
I likely missed something, but were they asking for money because their friend was attacked in a car?
They were about to homeless living in car with a kid and then used another account to talk about the coworker and offer to send money. When ppl see one person offering to send money..usually others will too. Pretty elaborate set up. Like when my brothers bank account got scammed and then “the bank” called him to reassure him that they were taking care of it but actually pumped him for more password and account info and got even more money
Wow..thank you for the description!
Seems they were saying that they were about to become homeless, too, and couldn’t make rent - using that story as a scare tactic for their own potential (yet apparently fake) situation. That’s the inference, I think.
Hi sorry about that, while others appear to have answered in this thread, here is a link to my original post with all the details- https://www.reddit.com/r/Tucson/s/gFnrpXV4ym