thanks Shayla. I feel the same. Yes it is and they cloned me again yesterday and the Medium Staff followed the scam account while support staff couldn't remove it for 24 hours. A new reader who trusted me lost $150 and asking me when the program starts. I wrote a new story about it hoping Medium would see it but it looks like they stop its distribution as no one seems to read except direct links.

https://medium.com/illumination/part-ii-bravo-support-staff-your-neglect-deserves-a-standing-ovation-e76ee56900e9

And these scammers keep changing tactics as Mike identified recently

https://medium.com/illumination-curated/battling-scams-my-heartfelt-struggle-against-5-medium-attacks-in-a-week-unveiling-their-latest-b498b836ef50