Welcome to thread #7 With a little bit of luck, I can sell some witchy shite ![Poop :poop: :poop:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Thanks to @skronkywildcat for the title of this thread - mad that we're onto thread 7, but with something this rich, I'm also not surprised.
Previous thread here
(@Thetruthwillout I've used some of your great recap from the last thread as you're excellent at compiling everything
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In summary:
- Sarah Akwisombe partners (more on that later) with Llewy D to run online courses for her audience
- Claimed she was going to make a million in lockdown and show everyone how she did it
- At the same time, picks up 1-2-1 coaching clients despite not being a coach
- Service levels for both group coaching/courses and private clients fall short. People are unhappy
- All falls apart and transpires Sarah didn't really "make a milli", they had misrepresented booked business in there too
- Turns out Sarah and Llewy were having an affair
- Apparently no refunds as Llewy took the money off Sarah and was blackmailing her
- Sarah starts blocking anyone who questions her or calls her out
- Shitstorm kicks off with lots of ex clients going public, mainstream media coverage exposing her
- Sarah gets even more difficult in light of this
- Sarah is launching a tarot card business then says they aren't tarot cards
- Unequivocal evidence she used a designer from Fiverr to design them on the cheap. Ethics issues about this
- Sarah starts trying to play hearts and minds whole haemorrhaging followers
- Llewy reappears and absolutely check mates her
- Brands like Vodafone, Dell etc who SA has partnered with recently all get tagged in links to news articles about her
- Women On Top Pod, Metro, Vice and a number of other press publications have come out with articles about Instagram coaches and have named Sarah and her practices
- Some people have been able to reclaim refunds from their banks, which is good news
- She is now trying to launch a line of tarot cards, sorry, oracle cards... wait - does anyone know what these are?
- Openly touting her 'Croydon Bad Girl' image with references to smoking weed on her Instagram
- Jason is trying to grow a backbone by using his IG Stories to mansplain feminism
- Sarah actively watches these threads and takes notes for her own social media content
- Her social media following and engagement is dropping daily
- She has been trying to delete things from her social media, but you can still view everything on undelete
Press articles around Sarah and her practices:
Metro:
https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/04/why-...3696780/#metro-comments-container?ito=cbshare
Women on Top Pod:
Part 1: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment
Part 2: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment-part-2
Part 3: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment-podcast
Refinery 29:
www.refinery29.com
Vice:
www.vice.com
iNews:
inews.co.uk
A few other journalists are still looking into this story too, so more press coverage likely to come.
Have I missed anything?
Thanks to @skronkywildcat for the title of this thread - mad that we're onto thread 7, but with something this rich, I'm also not surprised.
Previous thread here
(@Thetruthwillout I've used some of your great recap from the last thread as you're excellent at compiling everything
In summary:
- Sarah Akwisombe partners (more on that later) with Llewy D to run online courses for her audience
- Claimed she was going to make a million in lockdown and show everyone how she did it
- At the same time, picks up 1-2-1 coaching clients despite not being a coach
- Service levels for both group coaching/courses and private clients fall short. People are unhappy
- All falls apart and transpires Sarah didn't really "make a milli", they had misrepresented booked business in there too
- Turns out Sarah and Llewy were having an affair
- Apparently no refunds as Llewy took the money off Sarah and was blackmailing her
- Sarah starts blocking anyone who questions her or calls her out
- Shitstorm kicks off with lots of ex clients going public, mainstream media coverage exposing her
- Sarah gets even more difficult in light of this
- Sarah is launching a tarot card business then says they aren't tarot cards
- Unequivocal evidence she used a designer from Fiverr to design them on the cheap. Ethics issues about this
- Sarah starts trying to play hearts and minds whole haemorrhaging followers
- Llewy reappears and absolutely check mates her
- Brands like Vodafone, Dell etc who SA has partnered with recently all get tagged in links to news articles about her
- Women On Top Pod, Metro, Vice and a number of other press publications have come out with articles about Instagram coaches and have named Sarah and her practices
- Some people have been able to reclaim refunds from their banks, which is good news
- She is now trying to launch a line of tarot cards, sorry, oracle cards... wait - does anyone know what these are?
- Openly touting her 'Croydon Bad Girl' image with references to smoking weed on her Instagram
- Jason is trying to grow a backbone by using his IG Stories to mansplain feminism
- Sarah actively watches these threads and takes notes for her own social media content
- Her social media following and engagement is dropping daily
- She has been trying to delete things from her social media, but you can still view everything on undelete
Press articles around Sarah and her practices:
Metro:
https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/04/why-...3696780/#metro-comments-container?ito=cbshare
Women on Top Pod:
Part 1: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment
Part 2: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment-part-2
Part 3: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment-podcast
Refinery 29:
![www.refinery29.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.refinery29.com%2Fimages%2F10113795.jpg%3Fcrop%3D2000%252C1050%252Cx0%252Cy816&hash=169897d6fe3a6f24c238aa13bde6661d&return_error=1)
These Women Paid An Instagram Influencer To Help Them Manifest Money. Now They're Not Happy
Instagram is full of people offering life coaching but it can go seriously wrong.
Vice:
![www.vice.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fvideo-images.vice.com%2Farticles%2F5fbcf513f03afc009577cf81%2Flede%2F1606220221449-andrew-boyers-reuters.jpeg%3Fimage-resize-opts%3DY3JvcD0xeHc6MC45OTkyNzg1OTM5MTM5NTU5eGg7Y2VudGVyLGNlbnRlciZyZXNpemU9MTIwMDoqJnJlc2l6ZT0xMjAwOio&hash=f0018b917123b2888b169be23a4c279e&return_error=1)
Does Manifesting Money Really Work?
Abundance experts and manifestation coaches claim you can attract cash
![www.vice.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fvice-web-statics-cdn.vice.com%2Ffavicons%2Fvice%2Fapple-touch-icon-57x57.png&hash=371884fc772913d3be2c9335a513249e&return_error=1)
iNews:
![inews.co.uk](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.inews.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F10%2FPRI_170393524.jpg%3Fw%3D553%26h%3D524%26crop%3D1&hash=8e47b5e9befc33b24527eb4f35b46630&return_error=1)
I spent years trusting the money I needed would come, but I ended up £27,000 in debt
As I’ve learned the hard way, critical thought is absolutely vital when it comes to making sound financial decisions
![inews.co.uk](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Finews.co.uk%2Fstatic%2Fimages%2Ffavicon%2F16x16.png&hash=1f397773e39533530c1f3df1b6b5eaea&return_error=1)
A few other journalists are still looking into this story too, so more press coverage likely to come.
Have I missed anything?
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