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An account specifically for making moderation lists for known scams and expanding on the mechanics of those scams. Support me on ko-fi if you want! https://ko-fi.com/keiistreams

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · Mar 24

ACTIVE STEVEN MWITA SCAM SCRIPTS

I figured it would be a good idea to compile these all in one thread. If someone you know gets targeted by these and reposts it, I would ask that you kindly inform them it's a scam and link them here, and also to take a look at my scammer list:

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 16h

marked as spam

SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 16h

more info:

SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · May 4

RETINOBLASTOMA SCAM
- A variant of the above, with graphic images that I won't repost
- Scammer claims to have a son with retinoblastoma, posts the same three images. All of them can be reverse image searched
- The name attached to this is usually "Rose Nyahiri" but others have done it too

Text of scam as follows:

‼️MUTUAL AID REQUEST: PLEASE SUPPORT‼️

We're poor and hardly eat. The community around and everyone have refused to support my son undergo surgery. My son suffers from retinoblastoma (cancer of the eye)
$1200 needed ‼️
Anything helps🙏

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 16h

steven mwita is back! i think he got his wires crossed because he's doing the retinoblastoma scam with the wrong paypal name, but it makes spotting him that much easier

post by uydnmh.bsky.social claiming to have a sick son with retinoblastoma

paypal information provided by the scammer, using the name "Steven mwitar" and the paypal ID VLKTR648QWZ2A

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 9d

I'll be taking an extended vacation from this account for a bit to sort out some IRL stuff. Feel free to send me updates/tips via DM but it may be some time before I get to them!

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 24d

good deal!

SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 24d

hey just so you know you're talking to a scammer impersonating @frostpebble.bsky.social (look at the zero in the @)

SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 26d

heads-up - this reply in the screenshot below is from a scammer impersonating @futurewas8bit.bsky.social with a similar but different @ - please do not send anything to this paypal

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 26d

the short answer is i know this scammer intimately and we've butted heads many times over the last year

SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 27d

just making sure 👍

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 27d

heads-up this is not @monkeykg.bsky.social

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 27d

here's a post on tumblr where this same scammer alias was caught across multiple accounts, with an archive for posterity:

Post by @kyra45

💬 0 🔁 2 ❤️ 5 · vainlynocturnalsiren - Paspika Habuba (here is cruelwraithisland using the same paypal account https://archive.li/0QGap ) Thanks!

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 27d

new steven mwita scammer, this is the script used by the aliases tabitha chacha/damaris maroa with slightly updated wording and with a new alias

an image by the scammer, asking for 700 euros and linking to a paypal by the name "Paspika Habuba"

scammer's paypal. ID is WX39W7Y7WW6U8, name is "Paspika Habuba"

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 27d

thank you for the information! i unfortunately don't know much about masto except that sometimes they can bridge posts to bsky but i will continue to keep an eye out, the information is very much appreciated!

SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 29d

marked as spam

SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · 29d

new steven mwita (been a while)

post from the scammer asking for donations, showing the name "steven mwitar"

scammer's paypal, showing the ID VLKTR648QWZ2A and the name "Steven mwitar"

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · Sep 19

heads-up - this reply in the screenshot below is from a scammer impersonating @cookiehalo.bsky.social with a similar but different @ - please do not send anything to this paypal

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · Sep 19

no problem!

SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · Sep 18

heads-up - this reply in the screenshot below is from a scammer impersonating @chincherriirl.bsky.social with a similar but different @ - please do not anything to this paypal

SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · Sep 18

they were suspended, but also they block you before doing this so you don't know you're being impersonated

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · Sep 18

heads-up - this reply in the screenshot below is from a scammer impersonating @xxcuteemmyxx.bsky.social with a similar but different @ - please do not send anything to this paypal

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · Sep 18

this one is marked as spam but be wary of anyone using the name "hellen oloo" going forward (the scammer is likely to change their paypal alias in a few days)

SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · Sep 18

the steven mwita scammers impersonating anas have decided to come back to bluesky - this is not him, this account is fake, and it is not vetted by molly. please report

scammer's paypal, showing the name "HELLEN OLOO" and the paypal ID 5MJACQMR6MYWA

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · Sep 17

heads-up - this reply in the screenshot below is from a scammer impersonating @yaminoneko.bsky.social with a similar but different @ to try and steal your money - please do not send anything to this paypal

SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · Sep 17

heads-up - this reply in the screenshot below is from a scammer impersonating @yellowdogantiques.bsky.social with a similar but different @ - please do not send anything to this paypal

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SkySleuth @skysleuth.bsky.social · Sep 17

heads-up - this reply in the screenshot below is from a scammer impersonating @akanemnon.bsky.social with a similar but different @ - please do not send anything to this paypal

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