Post AwtESujDehxfrEPByK by Microplastics101@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #Awt77uGnSvL0fw9A8m by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-08-06T08:52:48Z
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A precautionary warning about the @doaaalbaz0 Mastodon account at https://mas.to/@doaaalbaz0 that claims to be a journalist in Gaza.The account followed me and immediately sent a DM. It appears to have done so to others as I saw two failed DMed with exact same text. Talked to them here and gave them my Signal. Asked them on Signal if they could add their Mastodon account to their Instagram bio as a means of verification as we’ve just had another journalist impersonated here.No reply and I got blocked here.I’ve contacted +972 magazine who she has written for to see if they can get in touch and ask her. (She has an Instagram but I don’t so I can’t contact her there. If someone else can, please do, but please coordinate among yourselves in the replies before doing so so she doesn’t get a dozen messages but just one.)In the meanwhile, please exercise caution.Unlike the other account, this one doesn’t have a donation URL but might be asking for personal info, etc., in direct messages.@palestine #Palestine #Gaza #FediCaution
(DIR) Post #AwtAkR42HlkFFeF2TA by xuid0@aus.social
2025-08-06T09:32:08Z
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@aral @doaaalbaz0 @palestine I had a similar thing happen I just assumed it was a scammer in the end. This was in the last two weeks same happened.
(DIR) Post #AwtESujDehxfrEPByK by Microplastics101@mstdn.social
2025-08-06T10:14:56Z
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@aral @doaaalbaz0 @palestine I have had a couple of "journalists" from Palestine follow me. No followers. I wonder if they think they can monetise mastodon.