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u/pupfairytails is a scammer impersonating the real Bark About It Rescue organization.
DO NOT donate; they’re posting a link to a donation page for themselves.
This scumbag is stealing potential money that could go to dying/sick dogs, so report them to reddit!
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
Thanks for your comment! This scammer is also stealing from all good hearted people that are fighting to change a truly horrific situation - donors, rescuers and everyone else working to connect and organise help.
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u/B0ssc0 Mar 28 '26
Can Reddit do something about them if they’re trying to get money under false pretences?
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
They should, but PP might have their ID and bank info. Thank you for your comment!
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
Never send any $ to those accounts:
This is not the the real Rescue Bark About It https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=28A7E58QV9DK4
Another account of the same scammer Furryfriends0895@gmail.com
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u/one_of_the_millions Mar 28 '26
It's easy to see why people would be fooled by something like this. Shame on them!
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u/nuclearcowgirl Mar 28 '26
I wish this person would be permanently banned from reddit already... this is exhausting and disgusting
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
Let’s keep raising awareness until it happens! Thank you for your comment!
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u/Reasonable-Newt4079 Mar 28 '26
I called them out for a scam post yesterday and was blocked immediately. I messaged the mods and asked them to ban the person but haven’t gotten a response.
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
Thank you very much for your help! In the meantime, let’s make people aware!
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u/Reasonable-Newt4079 Mar 28 '26
Nevermind my comment called out u/lovefordogshelter they are another fake account trying to scam people
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
Link is not working…
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u/Reasonable-Newt4079 Mar 28 '26
Thank you so much for the award!! ❤️ I’m just horrified scammers are targeting these groups so much, but I’m glad it looks like this account has been banned at least!
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
Banned or not they will always exist, let’s warn people! Thank you for your comments and support!
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u/Mouser05 Mar 28 '26
Assholes like this make people hesitant to donate to any worthwhile charity and poor animals suffer.
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u/BanditY77 Networker Mar 28 '26
Repeating what everyone else said:
u/pupfairytails is a scammer impersonating the real Bark About It Rescue organization.
DO NOT donate; they’re posting a link to a donation page for themselves.
This scumbag is stealing potential money that could go to dying/sick dogs, so report them to reddit!
Never send money to a random PayPal account. If a dog is rescued, there will ALWAYS be a link to the official website of the rescue with verifiable information that you can check.
Do not trust accounts that are only days or weeks old!
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u/MoxieMarina Mar 30 '26
So glad I saw other people saying the account was shut down. Thanks for the reminder to be aware of scam accounts. It's bad enough that there are a lot of "retail rescues" out there that are technically legit but don't really care about helping dogs in need as much as just getting "high-value" dogs who bring in big adoption fees.. We shouldn't have to also deal with worrying about these full-on scammers taking funds away from dogs in danger on top of everything else! 😡
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u/Lucia_UK Mar 30 '26
Thank you very much for your comment and support! I agree with everything you said. If you spot them, take screenshots, copy the links to their posts and profile, let's expose them, they are not only stealing people, but they are taking away the last chance the abandoned dogs have to live.
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u/fugueink Volunteer Mar 28 '26
Sadly, banning only puts an end to one of their income streams.
This looks like the scammer @Lucia_UK has been fighting for two years, I think it is now. There will be a new username.
I don't know how to actually stop them. Anyone here know anything about cybercrime?
Until then, we'll have to be careful before donating and be glad that there are good people like Lucia_UK on our side and help her how we can.
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
Thank you for your support and kind words. They will be back tomorrow and we will keep raising awareness so they don’t steal from good people, dogs that could have been saved and everyone that is working hard to make this world a better place for our best friends.
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u/Panda_Ma-na-ma-na Mar 28 '26
I really can’t stand these lazy scumbags. Thank you for the heads up.
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u/q-xlr8-p Mar 28 '26
Help spread the word!!!
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
Let’s do that, thank you for your help! Could you please visit my last post? https://www.reddit.com/r/rescuedogs/s/YmOIr4yiMy
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Mar 28 '26
REDDIT DO BETTER - stop letting these scammers steal and further hurt these poor dogs and rescues!!!!!!! PEOPLE STAY ALERT FOR THESE DISGUSTING HUMANS. there’s a special place in hell from people who steal from rescues and use hurt animals for clickbait
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
Thank you very for your comment and support! If you have time, please help us here https://www.reddit.com/r/rescuedogs/s/YmOIr4yiMy
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u/Terrible_Telephone21 Mar 28 '26
The piece of trash blocked me, I really hope people do their due diligence.
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
They deleted that account but soon they will be back. I agree with you, every time people boosts and upvote posts without checking the source they might be increasing the credibility of a scammer. Thank you for your support!
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u/greenvelvette Mar 28 '26
Wow! Awful
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
That’s the first thing people need to check when they see someone asking for $. Thank you for your support!
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u/greenvelvette Mar 28 '26
Thank you for what you do!! Together we can stay informed to do the right thing
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
Thank you very much for your words! You are helping too with your visit and comments. When you spot a scammer, please take notes of their PP accounts, copy links to their profiles and take screenshots, we can’t prevent them to create new profiles, but we can help them to become famous!
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u/Powermansuha Mar 28 '26
Always needs to be verified
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 28 '26
Exactly, it doesn’t matter how cute/sad the dogs look! Thank you for your comment!
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u/LandotheTerrible Mar 29 '26
Spreading the word. This is terrible.
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 29 '26
Thank you for comment and support. They will be back tomorrow and we will keep raising awareness so they don’t steal from good people, dogs that could have been saved and everyone that is working hard to make this world a better place for our best friends.
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u/-LetThereBeLight- Mar 29 '26
Thank you for your comment and support. They will be back tomorrow and we will keep raising awareness so they don’t steal from good people, dogs that could have been saved and everyone that is working hard to make this world a better place for our best friends.
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