Michaela

Michaela, 33 - Crohn’s fighter 👊🏼 & Mum of 1

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

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)

[Cardi B @iamcardib]

Girl it’s YOUR SON BIRTHDAY why are you on twitter dedicating essays to me??? For the love of god go to chuckie cheese

[Tia Kofi @TiaKofi]

This is an incredible loss to the British drag community and to the world. Viv represented UK drag at its absolute finest on stage and screen internationally. She was a mentor, an inspiration and a friend. This shock will be felt deeply by us all. Love you Viv 💖

[bria celest @55mmbae]

This actually just blew my mind about that Rihanna song LMAO what!

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Antoni Gaudí was born 172 years ago today.

He's one of the most beloved architects in the world, and that makes sense — his style is utterly unique.

But Gaudí only designed 17 buildings...

[Seatfrog @Seatfrog]

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[Michaela @michaelawalls]

Babies = breezy, toddlers = testing 🫠

[Stoma Babe @stomababe]

People speculating that Kate Middleton has a stoma…can you please be sensitive how you discuss this subject if you have no experience of living with one. We are people, we have jobs, we have partners, we have lives!

[Michaela @michaelawalls]

Nail biting stuff 🇮🇪 🇳🇿

[Michaela @michaelawalls]

In the night garden is so fucking weird but my child is mesmerised 🫠😂

[Michaela @michaelawalls]

The last few mins of wales matches always sends me 😭 - the pressure. What a game though #WALvFIJ

[Michaela @michaelawalls]

Great start from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 then boom 😳, Fiji

[Michaela @michaelawalls]

@JoshyJonesBeaa So good, me & Daniel are taking Beauden to see the live show in hull next year. Think it’s more for us 😂

[Michaela @michaelawalls]

@JakeGoodison1 they’re only babies for 2 mins it’s ridiculous 😭

[Michaela @michaelawalls]

@Rosie2424 She is ❤️😊

[Michaela @michaelawalls]

Ahh Elton, what a show ❤️

[Michaela @michaelawalls]

@GarethJCampbell Haha I read a good tweet earlier about how we establish our music taste in late teens/early 20’s and don’t really change it, and rarely get into ‘new stuff’ past the age of 34 😂

[Michaela @michaelawalls]

Also for all the negative articles I’ve read about Arctic Monkeys today, I’ve just watched a few songs on catch-up and there’s nothing wrong with it !?