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.
Imagine being so naive that you think that’s a real person.
But if we’re not being snarky for a moment… It’s trivially easy to create a bot to do exactly what this person is doing. Spam others with begging for money and a bunch of sob stories.