I was a victim of a scam, and now my dreams are crushed

Dear friends, family and compassionate strangers,

My name is ash, I am 27 years old and I have a fiance.

I work as a disability and aged care support worker in victoria. Unfortunately, this year has presented numerous challenges, including the loss of loved ones, pets, and recently lost $35,000 to an online investment scam.

I had hopes of trying to earn more money to go towards a bigger car, medical surgery, our wedding and landscaping for our house. Losing this amount has significantly impacted my mental health and our financial goals and stability.

My goals this year after completing my cert 4 in disability and age care was to become an individual support worker to help enable me to support as many people as possible. Purchasing a second hand larger car to enable me to fit wheelchairs, and other mobility aids in my car, which my current small car can’t accommodate, so l'm limited to those I can help.

As a support worker, I am very passionate about giving back to the community whether it's my beautiful clients, a homeless person or a stranger on the street.

I'm never usually one to ask for help but this has really affected myself, my partner, my mental health and our finances.

With continuous compassion towards others, i have come to the decision to see if the community could help me.

Thank you in advance for any contributions

In addition to this, i'm very aware that so many other people have been affected by scams and i know i'm not the only one. I really want to start raising more awareness around how people can be easily tricked into these scams and how many different kinds of scams there are!

Please check in on your loved ones and friends and make sure they are not going to be the next victim!