Scam? Muskaan Bawa Starts Ketto Crowdfunding For Harvard Education, People Call It A Racket
People on the internet are criticising Humans of Bombay for promoting a model's education loan on different donation websites.
An alleged 22-year-old Muskaan Bawa who has apparently been accepted to the prestigious Harvard University to complete her Master's Degree has caused outrage online. In a video posted online, Muskaan says how she has a single mother and she is the youngest Indian accepted into Harvard. A claim that we have not been able to verify.
Muskaan Bawa Harvard University crowdfunding
However, she mentions how the fees of this course are 23 lakhs - which is quite expensive for her. So she is requesting people to donate for her education on the Ketto website.
Muskaan is 22 years old & requires Rs. 23 lakhs to complete her Master¡¯s education at Harvard. Let¡¯s help her fulfill her dream. Donate via the link below:https://t.co/J6qFq5riGS@ketto #fundraiser #education #Donations #help #humansofbombay pic.twitter.com/UaPpyNRiXn
¡ª Humans Of Bombay (@HumansOfBombay) July 13, 2022
People call out the scam.
But here's why people are criticising this particular story. The girl Muskaan is not only asking for donations on the crowdfunding site Ketto but also is asking for donations on another crowdfunding site - Milaap. She is asking people to donate Rs 23 lakhs on Ketto and Rs 25 lakh on Milaap. Not just that, some users also pointed out how she portrays to be from Chandigarh in Ketto and from Dharamshala in Milaap.
Milaap and Ketto
Muskaan Bawa is collecting ?25 Lakh in Milaap and ?23.62 Lakh in Ketto for her 'Education'.
¡ª Facts (@BefittingFacts) July 16, 2022
In Milaap she is from Dharmshala and in Ketto she is from Chandigarh.@dir_ed @FinMinIndia pic.twitter.com/zRh3ankVZI
People are calling this a scam for this reason. But this is not where it ends. People have also found out that Muskaan is already a model with a modelling agency.
Humans of Bombay So a 23 yr old needs 24 lakhs to study at Harvard. Google sabki kundali rakhta hai. Nice way of minting money. pic.twitter.com/T3FPpLwDAl
¡ª Meghna (@Meghna_venture) July 16, 2022
Here is what people have to say about this entire episode. While many are asking if the girl is scamming people or if she is just a medium to get money.
Crowdfunding is the new money laundering scheme. Humans of bombay is the client or part of the mafia we need to know.
¡ª Wasim (@bongtimes) July 16, 2022
Hey @LinkedIn these @HumansOfBombay
¡ª Nishant Desai (@sharpnish) July 16, 2022
guys are running some sort of fraud.. The woman here is a model.. They are running some major scam it seems, fooling innocent netizens with staged videos. Kindly do not encourage such frauds to flourish on your platform.https://t.co/wQRAnfdwiP
Literally E-Bhikhari ! @HumansOfBombay That basterds only steal your money as take this girl as a meduim. All the info. Regarding this girl are totally fake. https://t.co/vBHVH1S1oz
¡ª ???????? (@heyshaann) July 16, 2022
Hi, I am unemployed and want to take my family of four on Europe tour. Need 20 lakhs as per following details
¡ª Mahesh Jagga (@MaheshJagga) July 16, 2022
Package cost : 8.6 lakhs
Shopping & aiyashi : 11.4 lakhs
Will arrange taxi fare to & from Mumbai airport on my own
Donate at freeloader@anybank#Ketto #humansofbombay pic.twitter.com/RKKrA7eSog
Most people won't get the satirical irony here..
¡ª DR MAYANK SINGH (@DRMAYANK_SINGH) July 16, 2022
Its about humans of Bombay asking donations for some muskaan for completing her degree in Harvard..
That fundraiser is very suspicious..
A little investigation on the web shows:
¡ª ram. (@thelifeofraam) July 16, 2022
- She is a model
- She has already raised money from @milaapdotorg claiming to be from Dharamshala, HP
- Another campaign through @ketto.
Nice da @HumansOfBombay. Vittaa kaadhu melaiye eri... https://t.co/6Oh6Kp9sZC
Totally Scammer https://t.co/ue2UNQTkOo
¡ª Amit ?? (@equtian) July 16, 2022
But after the backlash, the publication has come forward to settle the matter. They mentioned how they interviewed the girl and verified every document including the Harvard letter, fee structure and rent agreement. They also mentioned facts about the location.
Shedding light on the Muskan-Harvard fundraiser.
¡ª Humans Of Bombay (@HumansOfBombay) July 16, 2022
You can find all vetted documents related to the fund raiser here -https://t.co/Vzv1S01Whz pic.twitter.com/fHDTZke73k
People however want to know why she can't just take a student loan
Modern way of begging haan? There would be more than a million people in Mumbai itself who have taken an EDUCATION LOAN & are now working hard to repay that. So tell Muskan to take that 'normal' route like others & forget her plans to reach USA for free!https://t.co/7mI3D0E0dS
¡ª James Bhaand (@JamesBhaaand) July 15, 2022
The reason she didn¡¯t chose bank is because she have to pay back, while donation 1 baar aya ki khatam! Kaun puchne wala hai Harvard gayi ya nahi!
¡ª ?????? ????? ?? (@IshitaJoshi) July 16, 2022
No tension of returning the money too!
This ketto campaign has given some people bright ideas.
I am 32 years old & require Rs 5000 crore to beat Lalit Modi and date Sushmita Sen. Help me fulfil my dream. https://t.co/vzT3sZRU1r
¡ª #Mehtaverse (@KhotteDePuttar) July 16, 2022
I just pre-booked #MacbookAirM2 .
¡ª ????? ??????? (@journolinc) July 16, 2022
Already paid 5000 rs advance booking amount.
Just need 1,15,000 rs more. ?
Please help me fulfill my dream to use a mac. ?@ketto @HumansOfBombay https://t.co/2AXtO56Wmg
What are your thoughts? You think this is a scam? Let us know in the comments
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