Impersonator/Scammer Update: Fake Patreon Taken Down!
Hello all,
This is a continuation of the post that I made a few months ago about a specific Sameko Saba impersonator. That post served as a reminder and added information for a PSA post I made originally.
I found out today that this person who continues to impersonate Saba on Instagram* had their Patreon taken down. They made a Patreon to raise money for server moderation (for a server that just barely clarified was unofficial). Honestly, it doesn't cost anything to have people volunteer their time for something as simple as moderating a community Discord server. Not to mention that all of the moderators that were volunteering weren't even getting paid (I verified that with each one), so it was supposedly a Patreon created for server events instead. And it's also very suspicious that they continued to use Saba's branding for this as well. However, it seems that it was taken down.
Messages from Sameko Saba impersonator about losing their Patreon.
Keep in mind that this is the same person who made a Throne account and made money off of donations, asked for pictures of people and their kids in Halloween costumes for a competition that likely never happened, used Saba's name on Discord in various patterns to give off the idea to people that they were actually Saba, and originally used Saba's whole identity on Discord until Saba herself clarified that she doesn't use Discord. I would argue they definitely lean on the side of scamming people through misleading information and a misleading identity on social media.
I feel bad for those in that Discord server. I remember seeing many leave it once they found out the one running it was an imposter. I remember those that still defended this person for what they were doing. There were many genuine fans of Saba there, and it sucks to see them be misled. The moderators are also turning a blind eye, which is also very unfortunate. But hey, I guess anything to be a moderator there.
Please stay vigilant with malicious users in the community. There's also another Sameko Saba Instagram that proudly titles itself as official, and a fake TikTok account deceiving people during "live streams." Remember that Saba is only on YouTube and Twitter unless she says something else. It's also extremely disrespectful that these people are doing all of this while she is unwell and in general.
Hooray that there is a W for the community with that Patreon getting taken down, but there's still some bad actors in the community.
*Note that the Instagram account now states "(im not)" in the bio after complaints in their Discord server. This was added once before as well, and then removed. I wouldn't be surprised if people still thought that the account was actually Saba's.