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Threesome (Part 2)

I was beset and besieged by 2 wrong number scammers at once. The first one kept denying there was a script while staying on it.

Or four… Nana, Erin, Erin2, and me. Two simultaneous wrong number chats. The second to arrive sent me two photos of her: I think you’ll agree they’re not the same person. So, epic fail. The best part of this was, I complimented her on her hairstyle which the first started with. Might as well useContinue reading “Threesome! (Part 1)”

Forget the Ruse…Back to the Script

When I started to get the wrong number text scams, they at least tried to stay on script for awhile. Now, the present the introduction and—violating the first rule of improv—say, “Yes, but” to themselves. There’s no continuity to the idea that this is a wrong number…unless they are psychic and read my mind toContinue reading “Forget the Ruse…Back to the Script”

Stephen/Not Stephen

Sometimes the wrong number texters really let me play. Well, they don’t let me; they prompt me. And when I prompt them to insult me in obscure ways, even better. (Read to the end for your new favorite insulting epithet.)

WhatsUpp??

For awhile now, I’ve been documenting the “wrong number” scam. They text me, suggesting I’m someone they know and, when I say I’m not that person, they follow their script, apologizing and then asking questions to “know me better.“ The middle game seems to be to get connected on WhatsApp or Telegram, but lately they’veContinue reading “WhatsUpp??”

Wrong Number & Mood Swings

Labor Day 2024 wasn’t a holiday for the wrong number callers. I think this was #5. And how they hate—literally!—when you point out that you know what they’re doing.

You’re a Character—Or Two

Another wrong number text message hit my phone this past weekend. “She” started on the offensive (there’s probably some chess gambit I could refer to here) but I hit back immediately. You have to admire them for only wanting to be friends. Anytime the conversation goes sexual, they deflect. I should probably be grateful forContinue reading “You’re a Character—Or Two”

And Just Then…

When I thought I might have a day off from the wrong number scammers, here comes this one. I was impressed that the opening gambit differed from previous ones; usually they tell me I’m some Asian woman and that they’re a friend of mine. Here “she “uses my name, but flips the script and saysContinue reading “And Just Then…”

Short-Circuit the Scam

Last week I had a half dozen of those wrong number scam messages. Frequent readers of my blog know that I usually like to play along with them. But lately I’ve decided to play against them and see what happens. This is an example of attempting to short-circuit their script. I did expect some sortContinue reading “Short-Circuit the Scam”

Scammy Oysters

From Alice in Wonderland, in “The Walrus and the Carpenter” poem regarding the oysters: “And thick and fast they came at last, and more and more and more!” This describes my current week with the wrong number scammers, but one had a notable difference. Instead of following the playbook as usual, they went rogue andContinue reading “Scammy Oysters”