Since the advent of the Internet there have been a panoply (I intend to overuse this word until I have successfully made it part of the regular vernacular of the peasantry, much the way my daughter engineered the popularity of the word Cheugy) of Internet scammers.
With way too much time on my hands, I have made it a regular habit to scam the scammers. It's officially known as scambaiting and while some collect Tiki Mugs, rebuild old cars, or trim tiny little bonsai trees, scambaiting is a hobby of mine.
Who can forget Tuesdays with Mantu, My Adventures with a Nigerian Con Artist?
Or my many escapades with Illuminati -- Just pop Illuminati in the blog search button for all those entries?
And one of my prouder moments when I was tried to gain membership at the Doral Country Club and Golf Course, an esteemed Trump property in South Florida? Or is it esteamed?
Lately there's been a rash of postings on my Facebook page, maybe yours as well, to the effect of: " I really like what you post and want to know you better. Can you send me a friend request?"
These are clear fraudsters and way to tempting to pass up, as they usually come from very attractive young women and are targeted to old men like myself. BTW, Deb never had a problem with my flirtatious correspondence and would often joke:
"How many times do I have to tell you Rich, if you can find another woman on this Earth to put up with you, she's more than welcome :)."
So when Sophia Lin came knocking, I knocked back. I didn't send her a friend request. I didn't have to. She she sent me a private DM.
How slick of me to pivot on people with evil internet intentions? I'm pretty wonderful aren't I?
Sensing she's got a live one on the hook, Sophia, unsolicited, begins to add chum to the water with miniskirt pictures. Who doesn't love miniskirt pictures?
2 comments:
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Rich, I. hav e had the same experience with a very similar women in many of her aspects such as look, where they live, what they do and how they prefer to use WhatsApp. You handled it very well and cautiously. Unfortunately too many people take her....or it....seriously and get taken for money or hacking. Thanks for sharing.
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