My latest wrong number scammer put up a valiant attempt at sticking to the script, but ultimately failed in the key principle of improv: “Yes, and…” You see, in improv, you always take what the other person gives you and then build on that. You don’t go off on tangents, and you don’t contradict theContinue reading “Stick to the Script!”
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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”
More Mobile Game Ad BS
I continue to rail against the ads that appear when I play certain games. These continue to astound me in their ridiculousness, and I would think that, in most businesses, they would have no success or people would be fired. But maybe no one really cares anymore. The first ad I want to mention appearedContinue reading “More Mobile Game Ad BS”
Comme Ci Comme Ca
My last blog post railed against universities cracking down on protestors; I’m following that up by attacking free speech in the form of these ridiculous spam texts I keep getting. This person didn’t even try to address me pretending to be the person in Miami there were supposedly contacting. He/She just went right for theContinue reading “Comme Ci Comme Ca”
Improv Now? No….
Last week was a banner week for the surprise texters. Most notable were the two who wanted me to think it was a wrong number, and one who found me on a dating site I had never heard of before. She at least kept the conversation going, but the one I include below wasn’t upContinue reading “Improv Now? No….”
I Know You! Or Do You…?
Yesterday I encountered a variation of the scam text. Usually they purport to have contacted me by a wrong number, but this one knew who I was. It’s how she said she knew me that was the problem. I had to Google to find out that there is indeed a dating site called Tagged. ToContinue reading “I Know You! Or Do You…?”
Promises, Promises
Pardon me if I continue to rail against the false promises of large sums of money from mobile game apps. I begin with this image: They give you $3000 just to sign up? That sounds great! Wait…what’s the small font/fine print at the bottom? I wonder if that’s a disclaimer? Or just contradicts the aboveContinue reading “Promises, Promises”
Eclipsed by Scammers
On a day that was to be dedicated to celebrating the solar eclipse (though only partial here), I was instead shadowed by scammers. Three tried their routines on me but I wasn’t patient enough to play with the first two. Here’s #1, a classic: I do wonder what “Roman dishes” means. Italian? #2 also usesContinue reading “Eclipsed by Scammers”
Dueling Scammers (Part 2)
In my previous post I wrote about a failed “wrong number” scammer. This one was better, and could handle the improv longer. And thus ended another convo. And may I add: 🥰
Dueling Scammers (Part 1)
One day, within 25 minutes of each other, I received two of those scammy “do I have the right number?” kinds of texts. However, in spite of the temporal proximity of the messages, the senders were very different. We begin with the failure. At least “she” asks if it’s my phone number. But her abilityContinue reading “Dueling Scammers (Part 1)”
