r/rescuecats • u/cashbev1961 • Aug 15 '24

COMMUNITY ALERT/ AWARENESS ⚠️ UPDATE: to yesterdays “heads up” post 👀

It has been confirmed as of this morning that yesterday’s user in question is in-fact a scammer! We had our suspicions and ALOT of unanswered questions and this is why they were banned from our sub a while back. Thanks to the due diligence of our team, we’ve successfully caught another scammer, helping to keep our community safe. While they may be good, we’re better. Sometimes it requires us to dig deep, and that takes time. If you ever have any doubts, please speak up. By doing so, you help us ensure that donations go to legitimate rescues and cats in need. Together, we can protect and support those who truly need it.

We will always conduct a thorough verification process, but any red flags will prompt our team to follow the clues. This includes directly contacting the vet, checking for photoshopped images, and using Google reverse image searches. Our older members know what the community has been through, and for our new members, rest assured that we go down every rabbit hole to ensure your money goes to those who are truly legit.

Please be cautious.

As always, thankyou for your support and co-operation.

Your ModTeam u/monkittyruccia22 & u/cashbev1961 + our behind the scenes team😉💞🐾

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u/Sleeplessmi Aug 15 '24

I think I can speak for (almost) all of us that we really appreciate the mods being so diligent in vetting rescuers that need financial help. Thank you for making it possible for us to directly help rescuers and all the cats that they take care of!!

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u/BostonBluestocking Aug 16 '24

As someone who has been scammed, I could not agree with you more! I feel safe donating here because of the tireless efforts of our awesome mods!