This is hard to admit, but I got scammed out of $1.25 million.

The money is gone, and I can't get it back. But instead of hiding, I've decided to share my story. My recent post on X about the $1.25 million scam went viral with more than 4 million views and thousands of reposts and comments.

MrBeast even chimed in that he would give a $100,000 reward to anyone who could help track down the scammers.

Now that I've had even more time to process the situation, I think it's time to share the lessons I've learned from my $1.25 million mistake.

How it began

A few years ago, I donated $1.2 million to MrBeast's #TeamSeas campaign to help clean up the oceans. After the donation, I was invited to spend a few days with Jimmy (MrBeast) and his team.

So, when they reached out to me again for

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