People continually ask me how is it I attract so many scammers. I don’t believe they are targeting me differently than their computer programs seek out any other account. Similar to the random number generators that dial spam phone calls. Unlike most people, I am willing to engage with anyone who contacts me. To me, they are just humans seeking out connections. Be it a nefarious connections. Nevertheless, my virtual door is always unlocked for strangers to walk in and make themselves feel comfortable.

Let us all welcome Mr. Marcel Banks Jr. He works as an online claims agent in Facebook’s Lottery Claim Department.

Our new friend Banks must have missed the field trip to the desert world of Tatooine. “Dead horizon is all my macro-binoculars see. Moisture farming all my life and not a drop spilt sippin’ blue milk.”

I can over look Mr. Banks not catching an obscure reference to the Luke Skywalker’s adoptive family business. From the looks of his Facebook ID card our phisherman is a member of the Greatest Generation.

Credentials go a long way in the process to build rapport; and this cat is serious about presenting a legitimate front. He better… I ain’t going to put pants on for just any two-bit shlubb claiming internet millions. I NEED TO SEE YO PAPERS!

Oh crap! This might be a silly spambot… The computer A.I. scammers deploy has advanced over the years. However, most Nigerian outfits go cheap with their sarcasm translator. Bots lock up when simple “no or yes” questions are answered with subtle snark.

To this point I haven’t invested much time. Let’s poke around a little more before jettisoning.

Hook. Line. Sinker. We got a live one, folks!

I hope you enjoy what follows…

… and just like that, I am blocked, deleted, and the curtains are drawn.