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It all started this morning I had just turned off my phone alarm and per usual I logged into our Instagram and looked at the Search section for pictures I may like and accounts suggested to me when I see my very own picture staring at me.
WHAT THE HECK!!!!! I had a flurry of emotions from anger, to flattered, to confused
This chick had the nerve to post my picture as her own! I mean the caption is in itself hilarious “Finally arrived”
She claims to be a marketing and branding student which is again HILARIOUS!!!! This chick I swear
I was so distraught on what to do, I put our account on private, blocked her, and then spoke with Josie.
I had to get my son ready for school so I couldn’t immediately look into it but thank goodness for Josie. She filed a claim, sent me an email on what to do, I also filed a claim, and Instagram successfully took down the picture!!
Josie let me know she got the email that they took it down 🙂
If this ever happens to you please click on this link and file a claim too
https://help.instagram.com/contact/391888707564685
Thank goodness for Josie’s quick thinking and a huge thank you for Romy from Ymor Beauty for also messaging this girl and tweeting about it. I swear the friends you meet on here are amazing!!!
I was so happy how fast Instagram handled the matter and I love them even more for this ❤
I also find it funny her “friends” are trying to follow us on Instagram now and it is just crazy.
I sit here thinking why did this girl do this, but more importantly why do people in general do this?
The need to want to seem like they have more when they don’t is so weird to me.
I didn’t grow up with much. I am grateful I had a roof over my head. We ate beans and eggs for breakfast and dinner and for years I ate cold mac and cheese for lunch (which again is still really nice compared to people who don’t have anything.) I didn’t have a lot and always had hand me down boy clothes since I grew up with 3 older brothers. Never had Barbies or a lot of toys in general. My mom would drop me off at the library and that is where I got to read and dream. I didn’t have many friends or got to go outside. I didn’t mind too much since by nature I think I was a loner. Our shoes were Payless which I am not complaining, I still love Payless and always will but I remember the wanting of new Nikes or Reeboks, or anything name brand. I remember wanting a new dress or clothes that actually fit me. I remember the years my brothers and I would sit in a row and clean our gym shoes with toothbrushes to make them look cooler than they were.
Never in my life would I even consider stealing or pretending to be something I wasn’t. I dreamed and I worked all the time. I remember my first job I was 6 years old and I offered to clean my neighbor’s yard I got $10 and that was a lot to me. I saved it and then I went to my other neighbors and it began my small business. My brothers would shovel to make money in the winter and I would clean the cars. We didn’t make a lot but it was fun and something we could make our own money. As I got older I worked at my high school for minimum wage, Marshalls and waitressing for college, then I got my sales jobs and I still waitressed. I worked 2-3 jobs at a time, I never wanted to depend on anyone and I paid for what I wanted and saved.
So for someone to steal from me angers me because I know how hard it is to get something and for someone just to take it is WRONG!!!
I am sorry I am just babbling but I can’t even really express my frustration. I can’t really express what my childhood was like or even what it is now. Not to be confusing but I did enjoy my childhood I learned early on a lot of things that I am forever grateful for.
I am just hurt and I know this won’t be the last time something like this happens, but this was the first I caught it and so I will sit and be mad for a bit then as I normally do put it behind me and move on.
I thoroughly enjoy posting on Instagram and might start to watermark my pictures I don’t know but for now I will just write this post to vent.
If this ever happens to you let us know we will rally behind you and support you because we know how it feels. Do not hesitate to contact us or ask questions. Stuff like this happens constantly but there is something we can do as it was shown today thanks to Instagram
xoxox
Janet
Alexis Ruiz said:
Wow I am so sorry to hear that Janandjot! You do take really good pictures so it’s no surprise. I am glad Instagram has taken action and I will also successfully block this woman. I would try and see this as a form of flattery since the issue has been resolved. I don’t understand why people don’t credit people for their work, it’s not bad and is actually better to do so… (: Have a wonderful day, sorry this happened to you ♥
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janandjot said:
Thanks so much Alexis for your support, it means a lot. I am happy you blocked her too because her pictures of things look very suspicious and it seems she has stolen from others. It is flattering I agree just messed up lololol. I mean had she asked to use it I would have happily said yes I don’t mind sharing at all just ask but whatevs, thank goodness for IG for sure. Have a good day too ❤
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Alexis Ruiz said:
Yes and honestly I wouldn’t want her to be apart of anybody’s feed because her stuff could be stolen :/! Also I noticed that too as I was scrolling, who knows what else she could have stolen. I wanted to leave her a not so nice message, but I didn’t… If her friends are harassing you though, let me know!! I would love to block them too! Also if you need any kind words or encouragement too, let me know I am here to support you! I can’t imagine how you must have felt, but I can sympathize (: ♥
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janandjot said:
I will definitely keep everyone updated if anything happens because this is very unsettling. People are just so crazy sometimes. You are so sweet Alexis it’s great making such awesome friends and meeting people from all over the place to connect and support ❤
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karenmillerthekiller said:
Wow, how frustrating! Sorry that happened. 😦
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janandjot said:
❤ Thank you Karen! Yes very frustrating and happy IG did something about it
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theworldofcos said:
Janet, I am sorry this happened to you! That is so wrong. I am glad that Josie got it resolved and thank you for sharing this information.
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janandjot said:
Yes it was terrible and so weird, I didn’t know what to do and I am very happy Josie was able to find something to do right away and handled matters. Let us know if this ever happens to you because we will right away help you ❤
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theworldofcos said:
Thanks! Let us all keep each others backs and let one another know if we see something like this. Thanks again for sharing this post.
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janandjot said:
Yes, I am happy by sheer luck I stumbled upon it and I will for sure notify if I see anything from anyone’s account. It is wrong and people shouldn’t get away with it
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annie'sbeauty... said:
So happy everything it’s fine now! Some have the nerve to do this kind of things but there are also many more friends wiling to help you in a situation like this! Which is more important to be honest!
Cheer up my lovely! She did this simply because she thought your pic was amazing and worth posting it on her account, which is not as far as followed as yours! ( she thought that too and that she’d never be caught! LOL ) Silly!
Love your pics and your Insta! 👌😌
Lots of xx, Annie
http://www.anniesbeautyblog.com
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janandjot said:
Thank you Annie ❤ I completely agree so many more friends come to support us and I feel the love. I just cannot believe the nerve of some people 😦 Thank you for supporting us Annie, it means way more than words can properly express ❤ ❤ ❤
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annie'sbeauty... said:
You’re most welcome my lovelies!
It didn’t happened to me but I will definitely love my friends to stand up for me as well! Great people/friends we met here! I definitely agree!
😌👌
Lots of xx
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janandjot said:
❤ ❤ Thanks Annie!
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thepinkimpact said:
Oh my geez Janet, that is super frustrating and definitely a violation! I don’t understand people’s thought process in general, but this is a new low. I’m glad everything got sorted out and that it’s taken down now! Yay 🙂 💕💜
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janandjot said:
Thank you so much Leah for your support and yes completely agree a very new low. The way she made it seem like she got the product when she did not and just lie about it is crazy. Thank goodness for IG police and them taking it down. A win for the small people ❤
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thepinkimpact said:
It says she’s 19, so I guess what do you expect from a teenager? Yes, thank goodness for the IG police! (I didn’t even know there was one) xo
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janandjot said:
Yeah her whole profile just looks like a sham to me now and hilarious she got her friends to try to friend me on IG. It doesn’t take a genius to see you guys are friends. Yes there is and they are pretty efficient, if this ever happens to you let us know and we can help and support in whatever you need ❤
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thepinkimpact said:
Thank you so much for the support of it does happen. Knock on wood it doesn’t! Luckily, I don’t think my pics are that interesting to want to take, haha xo
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janandjot said:
Lololol all pictures matter ❤
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barbieify said:
This type of things happen a lot, I suggest you start marking your pictures with ur name “janandjot” that way no matter who tries to use it, your name would still be there
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janandjot said:
Yeah I am looking at apps right now to see which one I should start using to mark our pictures. It is just so low of people but like you said happens all the time 😦
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barbieify said:
Yes and expect more because you really take good pictures and the bigger you get ( which I know you will) the more your pictures spread around.
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janandjot said:
Thanks so much and that is so sweet of you to say ❤ I am going to post a picture today and practice watermarking ❤ ❤
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plus+beauty27 said:
I am so sorry this happened to you Janet. That is awful! You take such beautiful pictures and deserve all of the credit for them. This person sounds like a makeup catfish to me! Who knows if her profile picture is even her. Some people I tell ya. I’m glad to hear that you got the issue resolved though. ❤ xoxo
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janandjot said:
Thank you so much Katie for the support! Honestly I don’t know where I would be without such a great support system! And omg I was thinking the same thing about the Catfish!!! Her whole profile seems odd like maybe that is her but the pictures she claims to buy stuff are all cropped like she crops out people’s watermark or tries to make it look different when it isn’t, so bizarre. I would block her if I were you because who knows what else she will do. Yes, thank goodness for IG police ❤
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plus+beauty27 said:
I will make sure to block her then. She might have been looking at who follows you or who you follow, who knows. I don’t understand why people do this. Maybe because she can’t have access to these sort of items and she just wishes she did. I would be so freaked out if someone were to steal my pictures and pretend to be me lol. ❤
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janandjot said:
Oh I know its beyond crazy but that whole Catfishing in itself is crazy. Who has time to be someone else? I mean we are all different and creative in our own way. I wouldn’t want to be anyone but myself crazy and all. Her whole profile is just fishy and I hope she doesn’t steal anymore.
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plus+beauty27 said:
Well she hopefully she will have learned something because she got caught for once. I was checking out her profile and every picture just looks too perfect its weird.
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janandjot said:
Omg I am so happy you agree, Dan was telling me he thinks I am crazy but something is off!!! It’s so weird and I can’t place it. Hopefully if she is a marketing/branding student she doesn’t steal from someone important and then get sued for being a counterfeit. Well I hope to watermark my stuff moving forward and hope this doesn’t happen again
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plus+beauty27 said:
Yeah that’s all you can really do. Though I really look forward to seeing your IG pictures. 🙂
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janandjot said:
Thank you Katie again for being such a great friend and supporter ❤ ❤
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plus+beauty27 said:
Anytime Janet! ❤ ❤
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stephieestie said:
Again, so sorry this happened and like I said, the irony of her being a branding student. Hello, I am sure this is the FIRST thing you learn; you need to showcase YOUR OWN BRAND. And if it’s not taught, it ought to. I completely agree with you and your worth ethic. I was taught the importance of working hard for everything you earn/want and it’s sad when people think they can take other’s work and claim it as their own. In school, I came up with an idea of giving people samples to take home and my instructor turned around and said, “Guys, look what I found out.” Yeah, she only found out because I told her something she had no clue otherwise. I didn’t expect a standing ovation or gold star but at least give some credit, you know? 😦
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stephieestie said:
Thanks to you and Josie for providing the link too!
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janandjot said:
It is very sad that she is a marketing/branding student and doesn’t know the first thing about it. Ugh that really blows about your instructor credit should have been given to you and I also would have been very upset about that 😦 It is sad people don’t give credit where it is due and just think they can steal/take things. Hopefully this girl learned her lesson and will stop stealing 😦 You are very welcome for the link, Josie found it and knew it should be shared because you never know when this may arise again
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avibrantday said:
I’m so sorry this happened! I can only imagine how violating it must have felt :0(
Good work getting on top of it, you two!! And, it sounds like some good came from it because you brought true awareness to the issue. I will from here forward be using watermarks!
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ymorbeauty said:
Girl don’t even thank me, I was pissed! I’m glad you made a post.
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janandjot said:
Love you so much!
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ymorbeauty said:
BIG HUGS!!
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boobsandblonde said:
Omg girl!!! I wish I had seen this. Bitch is my middle name. Boobs bitch and blonde hahahahaha. I would have lost it on the picture!
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janandjot said:
LOLOLOLOL I love you! Yeah it was so bizarre I couldn’t believe it. Thank goodness IG took control and took down the picture. Crazy B’s whole profile is probably fake ugh. Hopefully this never happens again
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boobsandblonde said:
I was just going to say that. I bet her whole profile is fake!! You never know because all she has to do is steal pics and post. So crazy that you came across it!!
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janandjot said:
Yeah it was honestly sheer luck I did. Thanks IG for showing me pictures I would like lololol aka my own pictures I would like
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boobsandblonde said:
They clearly know what you like hahahaha 😅😅😅it’s kinda scary to think many other people could steal our pics and we would never know!!
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janandjot said:
I know!!! I was like wth people are so not creative and lazy and just want our pics. It gets me so mad. Ugh 😥
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boobsandblonde said:
I would have been so mad too!!!
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Reify said:
So glad this issue is solved now! I still can’t understand how poor someone has to be morally to create a pretend to have a life they don’t have. That girl must feel pretty boring and self-conscious to even bother making up a fake profile on instagram to make her feel better about herself. On the one hand I feel sorry for her but I’m sure that she’s aware that she must not steal other peoples pictures and act like they’re hers… There’s so many strange people on the internet…Let’s hope this never happens again!
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janandjot said:
I know I couldn’t believe this girl!!! I hope it never happens again but people are just crazy on the Internet 😩
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