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Saturday Musings - Fun with a scammer!

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Saturday, 28 March 2020

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I thought I’d lighten the mood this Saturday and recount a recent experience I had with a scammer. He contacted me via skype and inspired by renown comedian James Veitch, I thought that I’d have a little bit of fun with him…..after all he wanted to invest over a billion dollars into my toaster company.

I think that sometimes in these trying times we can forget to have a little bit of a laugh. Being human is about surviving through the tumultuous times and having a giggle as you do so. Remember, if you get serious with life then life may get serious with you.

Have a great weekend!
Michael

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vanclute on 29 March 2020

OMG this was downright painful. Reminds me of...

https://www.ted.com/talks/james_veitch_this_is_what_happens_when_you_reply_to_spam_email?language=en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Uc-cztsJo

Also just reminds me of how often I have explained to people how email actually works, and how horrendously insecure it is. Very few people ever get it. lol

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mgilmour on 30 March 2020

Yep - The toasters was inspired by James...:-)

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