11 Comments
User's avatar
Janet Goh's avatar

It is my joy to share, Colin! 😊

Nope, not a single cent of the hundreds of thousands. Lol 🤣

Wowww! That's so cool.

With you around, I feel so safe here. 🙏

Btw, You should promote your books here!👍

Expand full comment
Melanie J Wilson's avatar

Hi, Janet! ( there's no sunflowers on this keyboard, sorry) I reported an account just this morning from the same guy, 3 diff email addresses, using the same jargon you listed above! This is a very helpful post for anyone unfamiliar with their bylines!

Expand full comment
Nick Reynolds's avatar

Hi, Janet! Yep, these scammers are everywhere. I get fake accounts private messaging me all the time on every social media account that I use. I got another one yesterday, as a matter of fact.

Expand full comment
Janet Goh's avatar

Yo, Nick. 👋

Exactly, they are so persistent n so many gimmicks.

That's the reason I deleted most of my social media acc. Lol 🤣

Expand full comment
Colin Durrant's avatar

Hey Janet. Thanks for sharing your useful tips. I’m so sorry you got scammed in the past. Did you get any money back? I’m not sure if you know but I actually work in cybersecurity and have written a few books on it 😇

Expand full comment
Susan Kuenzi's avatar

Janet, so sad to hear you were taken advantage of, and I think your honesty will help others. Someone I helped in my work had a parent lose thousands to fake love interests. So so sad these creeps prey on people.

Expand full comment
Janet Goh's avatar

Susan, thank you for your concern! 🙏🥰

Yap! Sharing my stories to others to help them avoid the same trap is the whole point of my post!✌️

And it's truly sad to see people get scammed! I hope more people will be aware n careful to spot the red flags! 🫶🫰👍💪😊

Expand full comment
Susan Kuenzi's avatar

It’s tragic there are so many crooks out there. But hopefully you will always be safe from now on.

Expand full comment
Janet Goh's avatar

Ikr! They are across all the social media platforms! The one you know n can think of, they are really incredible I must say.🤦‍♀️

Thank you for your well wishes! Your concern is very much appreciated! 🙏🥰

Expand full comment
Janet Goh's avatar

Hey Melanie, no worries about the sunflower! 🌻😊

Thank goodness! This is very encouraging to hear that my post can be of help! 🙏

I'm so glad you managed to spot the scammer n reported them, well done! 👍💪✌️👏👐

Expand full comment
User's avatar
Comment deleted
May 25, 2024
Comment deleted
Expand full comment
Janet Goh's avatar

I agree with your theory of scammers using AI images to trick people. However, if you cannot find an exact match of a picture/image, there is also something you need to be cautious of, especially if they are re-imaging your family's picture to extort money from you.

Pardon me, but in my opinion, we should be extra cautious n vigilant instead of going into a paranoid state. Lol 🤣

Expand full comment