Jan Marshall
Having spent 30 years in the IT industry Jan Marshall had reached a senior level in her professional field, earning a 6 figure income. After an interstate move in 2012, Jan looked to online dating to find a companion with whom to explore her new location. Unfortunately, this developed into an online romance scam where Jan lost more than $260,000 over several months. This lead to grief, shame, financial devastation, and a shattered self image. Jan credits having her Ragdoll cat Cookie with...See more
Having spent 30 years in the IT industry Jan Marshall had reached a senior level in her professional field, earning a 6 figure income. After an interstate move in 2012, Jan looked to online dating to find a companion with whom to explore her new location. Unfortunately, this developed into an online romance scam where Jan lost more than $260,000 over several months. This lead to grief, shame, financial devastation, and a shattered self image. Jan credits having her Ragdoll cat Cookie with helping her get through the tough recovery process, lasting over two years. After this time Jan decided she had to go public about what had happened to her. A journey of discovery that Jan began simply to help herself understand and come to terms with that had happened to her, became Jan's transformation from victim, to survivor, to advocate. Jan discovered within herself a level of courage that surprised even her! Jan is one of the rare few survivors of a romance scam who has the courage to speak up, and she does - loudly, eloquently and frequently! Jan is an accomplished Public Speaker, Advocate and Author. Her book, "Romance Scam Survivor, The Whole Sordid Story," doesn't hold back. If you've ever considered internet dating, this book is a must read - it might save you your life savings! In her spare time Jan paints in watercolour, and enjoys time walking and swimming. She remains single, having not venture back to online dating. For more information, check her Blog site: www.romancescamsurvivor.org. Twitter: @JanCarMar Web: www.janmarshall.com.au LinkedIn: https: //www.linkedin.com/in/janmarshall53/ See less