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Anissa Ljanta's avatar

Oof, super stressful. I'm glad you got it sorted. I heard exactly the same story from other content creators I follow. All super smart people doing great work in the world who thought they had done their due diligence. Like the Brother Boys. They didn't get their page back after years of building a huge audience. I appreciate you raising awareness so others of us are aware of what to look out for. Appreciate you!

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Owen Hodges's avatar

Dr Fisher!

I love your work. I am once again impressed by your honesty and courage! I had a similar experience last year, and the hardest part for me was admitting to it, just saying out loud to myself. It felt like I had done something wrong! I know you have people in your life who support you, but I also hope you feel the support of your online community from randos like me!

Thank you for sharing your experience!

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Louise Stevenson's avatar

Wow, these hackers are getting super clever!! I lost access to our business facebook page and ad account a couple of years ago and in the end I gave up trying to get it back - Meta make it nearly impossible to reclaim! I'm so sorry you had to go through this but thank you for sharing - I can't believe how thorough these scams are becoming!

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Dr Emma Katz's avatar

A perfect example of how the highly intelligent can be scammed. Being tricked by someone very manipulative can happen to anyone, including the most clever people. I say this to point out that victim blaming of all kinds is irrational. I'm really glad you got your page back in the end.

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Josie marsh's avatar

They are incredible deceptive and so difficult to spot. Sorry that happened to you Naiomi . You won’t be the last I’m sure . Note to self xx

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Dr James Mannion's avatar

Thanks for sharing Naomi. Will restack. Good to be aware!

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Dr James Mannion's avatar

Thanks for sharing Naomi. Will restack. Good to be aware!

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Steph Curtis's avatar

Thanks for sharing this to help others - the scammers seem to have ever more crafty and believable ways of getting to people online. I'm sure I would have easily fallen for this too!

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Julieta Duvall's avatar

Thank you for sharing such a vulnerable story! I’m a podcaster and, like you, it would have been easier for me to follow their cues.

I’m glad you were able to sort things out. I often think about how easy it is to loose content and the community you pour your time into without having a lot of options.

Grateful for your post and reminder to follow our intuition!!!

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