Spam, Scam, Thank You Ma’am

Lately it seems I have a big old target painted on my back, and the bullseye says GULLIBLE in great block letters.

Last weekend as I left an arts festival in Tallahassee a young woman tried to solicit a ride from me saying she lived only a short distance from the park and her cell phone had died. She was well-dressed and in seemingly good health. The weather was absolutely unimpeachable.

I began thinking, if it’s so close why can’t she just walk? Before I could even respond to her request, she began striding to the passenger side of my car. I said, “Whoa there, little missy. Not this time.”

Her anger was immediate. I might’ve been called a terrible name or two. It appears I made the right decision. The more I thought on this the more I wondered what she’d been planning. Was she going to give me a sob story and ask for money? Did she plan on making a claim that I’d tried to harm her? 

Then this week I fielded a couple of email spam letters. 

The first was supposedly from iTunes. On the surface, it appeared almost legitimate, but on closer inspection I found more than one error.  
Today, I found this in my inbox:

  
Not nearly as well executed as the first email, this one doesn’t even have an attempt at a name in the greeting. “Dear,” seems awfully chummy. Next they’ll say, “Honey,” or “Darling.”

The grammar is less than perfect, and there are errors in typing. The best part is, this was supposedly sent out by PayPal. I don’t even have an account with PayPal.

Now I’m no spring chicken, but I am fairly savvy about Internet hoaxes and obnoxious spam mail. My worries are for the little elderly folks who will fall for these scams. 

And what about my would-be passenger? She looked like the all-American kid, but certainly was up to mischief of some sort. A more vulnerable person might have taken her at face value. 

Whatever’s up with my bullseye, it’s certainly given me an enhanced awareness of my surroundings. 

Be kind, be informed, be aware. This is a public service message from Nana Noyz. Please send your charitable donations to me so I can continue providing this valuable service. 

What? It was worth a try!

Addendum: I just got another email! They’re getting progressively worse.

Peace, people.

Author: nananoyz

I'm a semi-retired crazy person with one husband and two cats. View all posts by nananoyz