Bluesky's Paypal Impersonators — molinarts/pypal & copycat

These TWO scamming Impersonators has been going around Bluesky for months now and impersonating users to con money out of people. They do this by:

1. Blocking the user they're impersonating.
2. Replies to someone that mentions any exchange of money of sorts (eg. donations, commissions, art auction bids etc.) with their own paypal address.
3. OR.... They DM followers of user's impersonating them in order to con money of of them.
4. They'll ask to send the money to them via Paypal as "friends and family" to make it impossible to get the money back.

So, ALWAYS check it's the real user before sending anyone anything.

1. Report them to @moderation.bsky.app so Bluesky Mod team ACTUALLY suspends their accounts.
2. Report to @arttheft.bsky.social and @sky-clearer.bsky.social so, they could label their accounts for "impersonation".
3. Subscribe to the blocklist to block all their accounts ➡️ https://bsky.app/profile/n0ttoday.satan.social/lists/3lfkjcpexzq2q

 
I HEAVILY RECOMMEND suscribing to the following labelers to avoid this scammer:

• @arttheft.bsky.social - they label each accounts of this scammer that's reported to them.
• @profile-labels.bossett.social - automatically labels accounts that changes handles and only does replies, great indicator of someone scamming usually.
• @sky-clearer.bsky.social - they help label accounts/posts that @moderation.bsky.app is taking ages to do something about.

Impersonator #1: THE "PYPAL" Scammer aka molinarts/molinarts2/mol-arts email Addresses:

BlueSky WATCH OUT FEED to keep track of this scammer: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ixw6l672ic52kfnhqzlgjj2c/feed/watchout

sulmenakabuoch@gmail.com
samuelkaloki020@gmail.com
edwingichohi31@gmail.com
ongoronyangau@outlook.com
mypaypal2018@outlook.com
kashesha99@gmail.com
mypalpay2018@outlook.com
canny2232@outlook.com
akry2232@outlook.com
mypalpay9898@gmail.com
orisscott36@gmail.com
eskih4665@gmail.com
michaelagenga1@gmail.com
emlan4041@gmail.com
catgerin1@outlook.com
telly27843@gmail.com
kofi22320129@outlook.com
cc53737388382@gmail.com
gnaxdaggy2232@gmail.com
pm40412986@outlook.com
cc36964341@outlook.com
dd22320129@outlook.com
mm25058539@outlook.com
sokomatt@outlook.com
mattsaken@outlook.com
lm22320129@outlook.com
kelyt2320129@outlook.com
kk35383@aol.com
mysirname9898@outlook.com
them2232@outlook.com
chemy3696@outlook.com
surebrianobino@gmail.com
hek2232@outlook.com

NOTE: Impersonator #1 is going as the following discord usernames (impersonating artists and other users etc):
molinarts aka "mol-arts" - see real-time profile data: https://www.nicheprowler.com/tools/discord/discord-id-lookup?query=1328851020645793802
molinarts2 - See real-time profile data: https://www.nicheprowler.com/tools/discord/discord-id-lookup?query=1323267663971090555

He seems to changing these account's names occasionally to the people he is impersonating:

Discord ID #: 1384495804831502478 - https://www.nicheprowler.com/tools/discord/discord-id-lookup?query=1384495804831502478
Discord ID #: 1383000101219209316 - https://www.nicheprowler.com/tools/discord/discord-id-lookup?query=1383000101219209316

NEW molinarts account!!! ---> Discord ID #: 1387062737766715493 - https://www.nicheprowler.com/tools/discord/discord-id-lookup?query=1387062737766715493

Impersonator #1 PYPAL & Cashapp Link DO NOT SEND ANYTHING - JUST REPORT IT WHEN YOU CAN:

• Adote Matthews - https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=B2JQDB2CNENCG
• beatrice abuya - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=9ZXERZ9SBTRMY
• roise muindi - https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UFLAY663SYEL6
• wanza musila - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=7T3X94HV7MC78 
• Lir Obertinca paypal name 
• cash.app/$ekgoodwin
• Cashapp; $CreatorJae
• Cashapp: $PO0LS
• Ko-fi while impersonating a user - ko-fi.com/htyle

New Paypal account he is scamming with evidence from the victim:

Originally posted over here.

           ***On Paypal they've been reported to go under the name "Ian Kiplangat".

They will try to reach out to you via Discord, Whatsapp or Telegram if they can't reach out to you on Bluesky.

On Telegram impersonating another artist: 


Telegram ID Number  - reminder, Impersonator frequently changes usernames to

impersonates artists etc but the TG ID Number of his account is 7458466429



Screenshots showing Impersonator #1 has a Kenyan Number

Impersonator #2 aka copycat ('cos this popped up as a pypal copycat to start with).

yoxat12176@owube.com
donaldg@jmvoice.com

j8817759@gmail.com
*** Often generates bogus emails from namesilo.

On Discord (while impersonating an artist- click the ID to see their current usernames):

Discord ID: 1253464480814338051
Discord ID: 1335576219806339094
Discord ID: 1253351218655400050

Discord ID: 1255128520816988192
Discord ID: 1347285869983174656
Discord ID: 1325958408146260074

Discord ID: 1370885610986016779

ON TELEGRAM:

Telegram ID Number  - reminder, Impersonator frequently changes usernames to

impersonates artists etc but the TG ID Number of his account is 7746591068

Paypal.me links scammer uses - please DO NOT SEND ANYTHING to them just be aware and report.

• John Paul Valentino - paypal.me/GComsG
• Maria Thomas - paypal.me/fireseekerarts
• Donald Paul Garcia 
• Vance Stephanie on CashApp

NOTES: Often uses excuses of family members being hospitalised or passing away as their sob story.