It's a trap

 I don't know about you, but apparently I'm fascinating.

At least that's what I've been told by women like Sloan. And Kim. And Tiffany. And Lee Ann.

That, in and of itself, is not all that surprising. OK, hold the wisecracks. What is surprising is that all these young women are in their late 20's or early 30's. 

And they're all Asian.

And they're all from Singapore.

And they all attended Stanford University.

And they all work for Estee Lauder Marketing.

And they're attending a conference in Toronto but will be visiting your (insert your hometown here) to visit their parents and may be available for a "date" in the very near future.

One more thing, they all are under the mistaken belief that I, a man in his sunset years, would be susceptible to unwarranted flattery and not be able to spot an online scam when he sees one. 

Maybe you get these linkedin professional invites as much as I do. I get two to three of these a week. Or maybe the algorithm has assembled all my little data bits (widowed, bald, owner of a 70's style porn stache) and identified me as the perfect gullible candidate for their titillating little con game. 

If you are on the receiving end of these laughable invites, I'm sure you discard them right away. 

Me? Well, as many of you know I authored a book Tuesdays with Mantu, My Adventures with a Nigerian Con Artist years ago, and possess a 9th degree black belt in scambaiting. 

That is, I live to egg these people on.

Here for instance is just a small snippet of my interaction with Gy Nm.

OMG, You're thinking. This can't be real, can it?

Of course it can, reader who does not know me that well.

Are there more of these ridiculous overseas interactions? Sadly, I have quite a few of these on my hard drive. I know you'd like to see them. But while I clearly have TOO MUCH free time on my hand, I don't have enough time to go through my messy, unorganized files.

I wonder what Sloan is up to this morning?