Hi Durgesh, thank you so much for documenting this situation. Medium should have distributed this story to broader audience. I only found it after you serendipitously approached me today. This is a growing problem and very concerning for the community. I wrote about my thoughts and feelings as I experienced very complicated scam in 2022 causing to seek solace in helpline. I link my detailed story here so that hope some readers find it.

https://medium.com/illumination-curated/scam-and-spam-accounts-on-medium-are-as-bad-as-hate-speech-and-defamation-for-writers-6c92c5dda74b

I also linked your story in mine hoping my future audience find it and learn from it.