This Is How to Recognise Cloned Accounts On Medium

And what you should do to the twisted little money-grubbers

Malky McEwan
E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

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Man hiding behind a mask.
Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash

I’ve been scammed.

“Let’s have children,” she said. “It’ll be fine,” she promised.

And now I’ve got three little scammers who fleece me at every opportunity.

Seriously though

My profile has been cloned.

Several of you have alerted me to messages they received. Comments purportedly from me, asking them to contact me through WhatsApp. It will be a message like this —

Screenshot of scammers message
Screenshot

It’s not me, it’s a scammer.

You may have noticed an increase in the number of scammers on Medium recently. Even CEO Tony Stubblebine mentioned it in his address on Medium Day.

I’ve been cloned several times, but this scammer is particularly stupid. He sent three comments asking me to contact him on WhatsApp via a cloned account of me.

It’s easy to tell

If you are suspicious, click on their profile and check their followers. They have none or one or two max…

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Malky McEwan
E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Born storyteller. Born curious. Fascinated with what makes people tick and how the world works. https://malkymcewan.medium.com/subscribe