I was intensely stalked for YEARS after snapping one selfie - I changed my phone number and moved house but the culprit is still a mystery

I was intensely stalked for YEARS after snapping one selfie - I changed my phone number and moved house but the culprit is still a mystery
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I was intensely stalked for YEARS after snapping one selfie - I changed my phone number and moved house but the culprit is still a mystery
Published: Feb, 14 2025 16:20

Aged just 23 and freshly graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Hannah Mossman Moore was excited to attend her first London Fashion Week in 2015. She was starting her dream job with Alighieri, a jewellery start-up she'd been thrilled to land an internship with, and was excited to be surrounded by top fashion editors, designers and A-list celebrities. But underneath all the glitz and glamour, Hannah didn't realise that her life would soon begin to resemble something out of an episode of Black Mirror.

 [Hannah was stalked for years after snapping a selfie at London Fashion Week in 2015. Pictured on her Instagram account]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Hannah was stalked for years after snapping a selfie at London Fashion Week in 2015. Pictured on her Instagram account]

By taking one seemingly innocent selfie, Hannah would accidentally find herself the victim of a living hell - stalked to the extent she became terrified of her phone, and eventually distancing everyone in her life. For four years, she was relentlessly targeted by hackers who stole her identity and posed as her to her friends, family and work colleagues, threatening to destroy her life. They held private information about Hannah such as her full name, date of birth and address - along with personal details about her family. Meanwhile, she was told by police there wasn't enough evidence to investigate, and she feared it would never stop.

 [Hannah had been excited to start a career in her dream industry - but what followed was years of hell]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Hannah had been excited to start a career in her dream industry - but what followed was years of hell]

If Hannah tried to outsmart them by changing her phone number, they'd cancel her contract. If she went without her phone, they'd send her parcels. She even moved address - but still, they redirected her mail there. Years on from the initial selfie, the philosophy graduate has opened up about her terrifying ordeal to her ex-stepmother, investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr on BBC Sounds' podcast, Stalked, for the first time.

 [For four years, she was relentlessly targeted by hackers who stole her identity and posed as her to her friends, family and work colleagues, threatening to destroy her life]
Image Credit: Mail Online [For four years, she was relentlessly targeted by hackers who stole her identity and posed as her to her friends, family and work colleagues, threatening to destroy her life]

With police refusing to intervene further, Hannah and Carole hope the new series will help uncover who is behind the threatening messages once and for all. Hannah Mossman Moore (L) is pictured with her ex-stepmother Carole Cadwalladr (R) for BBC Sounds' podcast, Stalked. 'Whoever's behind this campaign knows a lot about Hannah. And they may even be listening to this podcast,' Carole explained. It all started back in 2015, when Hannah saw her friend from across the room on London Fashion Week with a man she didn't recognise. He was in his late 40s to early 50s, smelt like expensive perfume and had a certain 'presence' about him.

 [Hannah is speaking out about her story in full for the first time - in the hope to expose her stalker once and for all]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Hannah is speaking out about her story in full for the first time - in the hope to expose her stalker once and for all]

Intrigued by the mysterious man, Hannah - who was working in the designer showrooms where brands connect with potential clients - introduced herself. His name was 'Kin' - as he was referred to in the podcast - and Hannah was immediately impressed by him. Hannah said: 'This guy, Kin, came over with [my friend]. He told me he was connected to all the buyers in Asia and was big in the fashion world. He was dressed quite well, knew everyone and he had a real confidence about him.'.

 [It all begin after she met 'Kin' at London Fashion Week in 2015. Hannah pictured on Instagram]
Image Credit: Mail Online [It all begin after she met 'Kin' at London Fashion Week in 2015. Hannah pictured on Instagram]

Kin, who is from Hong Kong, told her that they would meet up later and have a chat about the industry, inviting her to an exclusive salon for VIPs. The pair met up later and got their hair done together, beaming as they took a glamorous selfie together to mark the beginning of a friendship. Kin wanted Hannah to send him the picture and said it hadn't come through on his messages, so instead asked her to ping it across via email.

 [Even now, she finds it hard to talk about what happened, due to still being in the dark herself]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Even now, she finds it hard to talk about what happened, due to still being in the dark herself]

Hannah was stalked for years after snapping a selfie at London Fashion Week in 2015. Pictured on her Instagram account. The interaction seemed harmless. But for Hannah, this picture was the start of years of torment and heartache for her and everyone she was connected to. 'It was because of her connection with Kin that a strange ensemble of characters - or hackers - would start contacting her,' Carole said.

 [Hannah became increasingly agitated when the stalker began posing as her to friends and family]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Hannah became increasingly agitated when the stalker began posing as her to friends and family]

Hannah said: 'I wish at this moment someone had said to me, "Turn around".'. As she got closer to Kin, doors opened for her and instead of running around and getting coffees as an intern, she found herself sat on the front row for prestigious shows. Hannah said: 'We were keeping in touch via email. He'd ask me how I am, give me a bit of advice. 'I found it comforting to have someone older who knew the industry. I knew he was attracted to me.

 [By age 26, Hannah went phone-free in an attempt to enjoy a more peaceful life where she couldn't be harassed online]
Image Credit: Mail Online [By age 26, Hannah went phone-free in an attempt to enjoy a more peaceful life where she couldn't be harassed online]

'We really got on, we had a really good connection, we had fun together we made each other laugh and I thought that I could steer that into a friendship. 'Being an intern for a jewellery brand, you'd be sent out to get the coffee, you wouldn't be in on the exciting meetings. But all of a sudden Kin believed in me and wanted to mentor me, that felt really good.'. Hannah had been excited to start a career in her dream industry - but what followed was years of hell.

But, in April 2016, eight months after they first met, an email arrived from Kin's address but it wasn't from him. Instead, it was from a person who claimed to be Kin's girlfriend. Hannah said: 'This is the first I heard about a girlfriend. He never spoke about a girlfriend, he was never with a girlfriend, he was always free.'. When she went to respond, Hannah then got numerous other emails from people claiming to be connected to Kin romantically, such as his boyfriend.

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