Hey, quick note to everyone. If you get a random message from 'Mawa' or someone from Kakuma Refugee Camp, you should know that there's a 95% chance it's a scam. They will repeatedly talk about injustices and horrible things happening and then they will push their GoFundMe on you unrelentingly.
They were outright banned from various different LGBTQ+ subreddits because they were found to be scamming. Nothing they said about them personally could be corroborated and they were often using outdated news or news articles that couldn't be verified. I am sure there are awful things happening in refugee camps but these pushes are not even remotely close to legitimate.
They also typically operate by sending you private messages, asking you to help and then pushing that gofundme on you. You'll also be able to spot them because they care more about money than they do about publicity to their cause. Seems sort of counter intuitive when that cause could gain money money through publicity.
This is the second person to message me on Mastodon over this already. They're openly preying on the kindness and generosity of people. Be careful and cautious!
#ScamWatch