Terribly disappointed in Instagram's account security and recovery processes

A friends account was compromised on Instagram and I was one of the targets of a very popular scam. I realized immediately I was being scammed, and started documenting as I always do, but this time I did indeed lose my account - my bad.

Unfortunately,friends of mine are now beginning to fall prey, so I wanted to claim back my account for not wanting to ruin my long-held friendships and relationships. It's been absolutely terrible. I can empathize with so many celebrities I followed who went through this atrocious experience occasionally.

Sharing everything I documented, including the response from the company.