THEY ARE BASTARDS!
We just got an email sent to MSE. The spelling was awful, and it was quite tough to understand. Lower down, the writer later explained she was 78 and her disability had stopped her being able to spell. So perhaps it is a stroke, or something similar.
I've tidied it and summarised below, changing some identifying details. In a nutshell, it was this...
"I invested, Martin, with Quotum when you first announced it on TV. What an opportunity for me to buy my own flat. My manager there passed me through to a nice man who asked me for £350 more. He showed me it was growing. I did what he told me to do."
She then goes on to explain how she really wanted her flat and she gave more and more money. And she has nothing left to help with her disability.
I'm honestly in tears typing this. These types of scam ads have now been going on for a decade. I have spent my career trying to help people with their finances. It feels visceral to get this, and to feel that this reputation has been perverted by criminals to steal from someone who is clearly so vulnerable leaves me feeling nauseous.
So many people, both vulnerable and not, lose money and see their lives and wellbeing destroyed. It's now seven years since I sued Facebook. And yet still nothing is being done.
Big tech makes £3bn a year from these scammers. We have a law in place to make them responsible for these ads they're paid to publish, yet it isn't implemented. How many more of these do I have to receive - and far worse, how many more people have to go through this?
This is relentless. It is wrong. Government has to take action! I wrote to the PM just two weeks ago on this very issue. I've not heard back yet.
(We are, of course, going to try and point her in the right direction to get help, but that will be stressful for her too)
REMINDER, SAVE THE WORLD XP CHANGES EVERY BR SEASON
Save the World's XP rates will be changing when C7S3 releases later this week.
Cap hasn't changed for a while, but the XP per mission usually changes every season.
“That headline of £220 pounds is just factually wrong”
Financial Journalist and Broadcaster @MartinSLewis says ‘we need to change how people report the price cap’ as it is ‘misleading for consumers’
#Peston
If you enjoyed this week's posts by me and would like to support me, I actually own a creator code "Southie" :D
It means A LOT and the support is very much so appreciated 🙏🙏🙏
1/3 Please give a warm welcome to Veneta, Sassadee and Sprint who have just arrived from partners at @SoiDogPhuket 👋
Veneta was found with terrible wounds on his body.
Most of the dogs that get sterilised on their record breaking CNVR work get released back to the streets. But there are some who wouldn’t do well and these go to their sanctuary.
#rescuesworkingtogether @SoiDogUKOffici1
If I'm honest did I think I'd really be tucking Rocky into bed looking this cozy for his fourth night with us? I really didn't.
Look at the way his whole body shape and confidence is changing.
Many tough days ahead but we’ll take this for now as the win that it is ❤️
How do I see the Power Level 160 Missions and the Weekly Quest?
To unlock 160s and the Weekly Quest you need to:
- Finish the Canny Valley Questline
- Complete all 10 Twine Peaks Storm Shield Defenses
- Be Power Level 124 or higher
NOTE: Deliver the Bomb DOES NOT COUNT for the Weekly Quest
@archer_fortnite Given this change I’m excited for what the possibilities could be and the future road map for STW. My only concern is that they don’t over engineer something that puts those of us on older PC graphics cards or processors at risk of not being able to play the game.
@JoellJoelly For me missions keep defaulting to fill rather than no-fill. Doesn’t matter what I do, I may be missing something but as a primarily solo player it’s annoying.
Welcome new Commanders to Save the World! 🌩️⛏️
Save the World missions can sometimes have Mini-Bosses that spawn in towards the end of the defense, these Mini-Bosses will have a combination of different Modifiers!
- Elemental 🔥💧⚡
- The Mini-Boss will have an element
- Acid Pools🧪
- The Mini-Boss will leave Acid Pools that damage the player when they stand in them
- Berserker😡
- The Mini-Boss will get stronger and faster at below 50% health
- Building Blocker🚫
- The Mini-Boss will create trails of tendrils that prevent you from building
- Corrosive🟢
- The Mini-Boss will apply corrosion to builds that makes them take more damage from enemies
- Damage Pulse💥
- The Mini-Boss has a pulsing ring of damage that hurts players and builds
- Frenzied🏃
- The Mini-Boss has increased movement speed
- Healer❤️🩹
- The Mini-Boss will heal nearby enemies and itself
- ⚠️Ricochet🔁
- The Mini-Boss will reflect damage from Ranged Weapons, use Melee Weapons on these
- Slowing Pools🐢
- The Mini-Boss will leave trails of slowing goop, that slow the player.
- Shield Breaker⚔️
- The Mini-Boss can 1 hit the players shield
- ⚠️Smoke Screen💨
- The Mini-Boss has a smoke cloud around it making itself and nearby enemies in the cloud take significantly reduced damage from Ranged Weapons, use Melee Weapons on these
- ⚠️Trap Vulnerable🪤
- The Mini-Boss takes 99% less damage from Weapons and Abilities, but takes 99% more damage from Traps
- Tank🧱
- The Mini-Boss has extremely high damage resistance.
- Wall Weakening🪓
- The Mini-Boss will cause hit builds to corrode and take more damage from enemies
- Vampiric🧛
- The Mini-Boss has life-leech, healing itself upon hitting a player
- Shielded🛡️
- The Mini-Boss has a spinning split shield that reduces incoming damage
- Volcanic🌋
- The Mini-Boss will spawn lava pools under the player
- Knockback➡️
- The Mini-Boss has extremely high knockback against the player
- Vortex⬅️
- The Mini-Boss will pull in nearby players
If you want to support me, my code is "archer_uwu" 💚 (EpicPartner)
Welcome all the new Commanders to Save the World! ⛏️🌩️
Save the World has seasons just like BR does, but STW's seasons are on a rotation with a different season rotating in every 2.5-3 months!
Save the World has 5 different seasons that each bring their own rewards, Ventures Zone, and event mode!
Save the World has 2 different "Storm Types"; Mutant and Mini-Boss. During Mutant Seasons almost every mission with an Alert Reward will be the same Element Type, while during Mini-Boss seasons almost every mission with an Alert will have a Mini-Boss and increased chances for higher tier rewards (Like V-Bucks/X-Ray Tickets) [V-Bucks are only available for Founders]
🍁Flannel Falls (Mini-Boss) runs from mid-January to early-April. Flannel Falls brings with it the Lunar Llamas which contain the Chinese New Year Heroes and Schematics! This season also has Dungeons as it's event mode, a fast pace dungeon crawling mission where you are encouraged to go as fast as you can!
🏴☠️Scurvy Shoals (Nature Mutant) runs from early-April to mid-June. Scurvy Shoals brings with it the Pirate Llamas which contain the Pirate Heroes and Schematics! This season also has Survive the Horde as it's event mode, a wave-based survival mode where you defend 3 objectives for 15 waves while only using resources from Supply Drops between each wave!
🌵Blasted Badlands (Fire Mutant) runs from mid-June to early-September. Blasted Badlands brings with it the Rad Llamas which contain the Rad Heroes and Schematics! This season also has Hit the Road as it's event mode, a payload based mission where you escort a truck to a radio tower while making pit-stops throughout the mission ending in 1 final defense at the radio tower! Blasted Badlands also includes the yearly Birthday Event where you can earn Birthday Llamas that can give you a chance to get a copy of almost any item in the game! (Birthday Llamas do not include Starter Pack Heroes or Schematics)
🎃Hexsylvania (Mini-Boss) runs from early-September to mid-November. Hexsylvania brings with it the Fortnitemares Llamas which contain the Black Metal Schematics, Fortnitemares Heroes, and Costume Party Survivors! This season also has Dungeons as it's event mode, a fast pace dungeon crawling mission where you are encouraged to go as fast as you can!
🎄Frozen Fjords (Water Mutant) runs from mid-November to mid-January. Frozen Fjords brings with it the Holiday Llamas which contain the Holiday Heroes and Schematics. This season also has Frostnite as it's event mode, a wave based mission where you defend a BluGlo Burner for 20 waves while gathering resources from the map to build defenses!
SAVE THE WORLD TWITCH DROPS
Celebrate the free-to-play launch with Twitch Drops available from April 16 at 9 AM ET to April 20 at 11:59 PM ET. Watch a Save the World stream in the Fortnite category to unlock:
- Save the World Mood Emoticon (watch for 30 minutes cumulative)
- Storm Chasers Spray (watch for 1 hour cumulative)
- Legendary Urban Assault Headhunter Hero (watch for 4 hours cumulative)
The most heartwarming thing you will see today is the arrival of Leo 🐶 at our kennel-free rescue. Watching him meet our pack of rescue dogs is a joy 🐕🐕🐕
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by what is happening in the world right now, but together we can make a difference - one dog at a time. Leo's bright future is proof of that.
Thanks to our Golden Paw Club members we could step in when his rescue space fell through. If you want to make a difference too all it takes is £5.
https://t.co/sAVrRF8LWh
Please send Leo some love in the comments 💜