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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Can anyone help with this?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Fred Grossberg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> leverettconnects@groups.io <leverettconnects@groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Louise Antony via groups.io<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 21, 2024 3:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> Leverett Connects <leverettconnects@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> [LeverettConnects] Hassle from "Gain Rep"? An inquiry and a warning<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Neighbors,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm wondering if any of you have had any experience with a platform called "Gain Rep"? It seems on the surface to be a networking app, like LinkedIn, but my experience with it makes me think there is something very sketchy going on.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I received an invitation to join this network from a casual acquaintance, and thought why not, so I clicked and said yes. But shortly thereafter, I began getting lots of emails from folks who had received "invitations" ostensibly from me. Some of these people were people I barely knew; others were friends and professional acquaintances. Many of them wanted to know whether I had actually sent this "invitation," which I absolutely had not. (I wish I had checked with the person I received my "invitation" from -- it turns out she herself had been victimized in the same way I had.)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am spending about an hour a day writing apologies and explanations, and I'm sick of it. (Plus I'm very upset that so many people are being bothered with this!). I have tried to get myself off of the platform, but the website doesn't really explain how -- one has to "sign in" to one's "network" and I am loathe to give it any more information or encouragement. I don't know what the scam is, how they got into my contacts list, and what they are trying to accomplish, but I've decided that something stinks<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If anyone knows anything about this, and especially if anyone knows how to sever connections with it, I'd be very grateful to hear from you.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>All best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Louise Antony<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Hear the latest from Brooklyn-based performer Rachel Lark:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g0WUELDYkQ" target="_blank">Nothing to Chase</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEAlNDCaHgE" target="_blank">The World is F*cked, But This Show Will Be Pretty Good</a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZNRriHkJsI&t=111s" target="_blank">I Wanna Lose Five Pounds</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kWS6jMYxZA" target="_blank">National Emergency</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk03SoCPCJMugSDWem6of48ddgzD6rA%3A1601579134063&ei=fih2X6S-A8mtytMPuL-uoA0&q=rachel+lark+unicorn&oq=rachel+&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgCMgQIIxAnMgQIIxAnMgQIIxAnMgUIABCRAjIECC4QQzIICC4QsQMQkQIyBAgAEEMyBAgAEEMyBAgAEEMyDQguELEDEIMBEBQQhwI6BAgAEEc6BwgjEOoCECc6BwguEOoCECc6CAguEMcBEK8BOgIIADoCCC46CAguEMcBEKMCOg0ILhCxAxDHARCjAhBDOgUILhCRAlDMQliIT2CPX2gBcAJ4AIABcIgBigWSAQM1LjKYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6sAEKyAEIwAEB&sclient=psy-ab" target="_blank">The Unicorn Song</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Contact information:</b> louise.antony at <a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>This is my personal email account. If you wish to contact me about professional matters, please use my academic address, available at the U Mass Amherst Philosophy Department website: <a href="http://www.umass.edu/philosophy/faculty/faculty-pages/antony.htm" target="_blank">http://www.umass.edu/philosophy/faculty/faculty-pages/antony.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>Groups.io Links:<o:p></o:p></p><p>You receive all messages sent to this group. <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://groups.io/g/leverettconnects/message/29239" target="_blank">View/Reply Online (#29239)</a> | <a href="mailto:louise.antony@gmail.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5BLeverettConnects%5D%20Hassle%20from%20%22Gain%20Rep%22%3F%20An%20inquiry%20and%20a%20warning" target="_blank">Reply to Sender</a> | <a href="mailto:leverettconnects@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5BLeverettConnects%5D%20Hassle%20from%20%22Gain%20Rep%22%3F%20An%20inquiry%20and%20a%20warning" target="_blank">Reply to Group</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/mt/110235032/4078775" target="_blank">Mute This Topic</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/leverettconnects/post">New Topic</a> <o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="25%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>Link to Service Recommendations wiki: <a href="https://groups.io/g/leverettconnects/wiki/22044" target="_blank">https://groups.io/g/leverettconnects/wiki/22044</a><br>Contact the moderator team: <a href="mailto:leverettconnects+owner@groups.io">leverettconnects+owner@groups.io</a><br><br>Please remember:<br>We are all neighbors! <br>Please respond with kindness and respect. 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