Thank you for your feedback and sharing your experience, Joseph. Scamming has skyrocketed after pandemic. It even affected me despite my awareness of the topic for a long time.

https://medium.com/sensible-biohacking-transhumanism/heres-why-i-called-a-lifeline-first-time-in-my-life-today-9b480b9e22c3

My recent concern is its proliferation on large platforms like YouTube.

https://medium.com/illumination/heres-why-i-m-concerned-about-youtube-ads-even-though-i-marvel-the-platform-s-value-177b1206d1ba