A black female Muslim activist who went viral online for making claims that she had been assaulted by a man with a brick in Houston has been accused of raising thousands in a GoFundMe scam. On her TikTok profile, she shows off designer clothes and weaves.
Roda Osman, 33, was charged with theft by deception after she raised over $42,000 with a fraudulent GoFundMe page online after claiming she was hit by a man with a brick while walking on Schumacher Lane in Houston, Texas.
After the alleged scam took place, she has been posting videos to TikTok of her going on vacations to Jamaica and showing off designer clothes and weaves.
source: https://www.tiktok.com/@rho.reports8
The since-deleted GoFundMe page stated, “My good friend Roda was viciously attacked with a brick by a man she refused to give her number. She was surrounded by onlookers who stood by and did nothing to help her – not even calling an ambulance. The video is now viral all over Twitter, IG, and TikTok.”
“Roda is a single mother and student. She is a beautiful person who is always there for others,” the GoFundMe page goes on. “Because of this vicious attack she will have to manage hospital bills, therapy, and time away from work, school and childcare while she heals mentally and physically. Unfortunately, no one stepped in to help her that night – it would mean so much if we could step up and help her as she heals.”
The GoFundMe linked to a video posted to Instagram, in which Osman said a man hit her in the head with a brick and the other men “just watch[ed]” the event happen. She appears to have a large contusion on the side of her face in the video. She said the reason for the supposed assault was because she wouldn’t give him her phone number.
In a video uploaded to her TikTok for her trip to Jamaica, she says, “Four months ago, when this incident happened, I was afraid to check my mailbox,” Osman said. “I didn’t think that I could ever go out by myself.”
“Here I am on a solo trip, that I decided five days ago that I was gonna go on and I’m here and I feel protected,” Osmon commented. “I wish that for all black women across the diaspora because – black women – we created this world!”
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