Scammers
Anyone else notice an uptick in the number of attempted scams on SA? There seem to be a lot lately.
My favourite was from a year ago. I arranged for a meet and greet with a potential SB. We had a nice lunch and she departed by saying that we should meet again.
Twenty minutes later she texts me to say she was in a car accident.
"Oh, that's awful," I respond, already smelling trouble.
"Yes, it's bad," she replies. "The tow truck came and I am at the body shop now. The manager says the repair is going to cost $1,050. I don't have enough money - can you lend me $500 and I can make it up when we meet next?"
"Wait a minute," I say. "You only only left our lunch 20 minutes ago and in that time the accident happened, the tow truck came and the manager instantly gave you an estimate?"
"Yes, exactly," she says.
"Well, I find that hard to believe," I text back, using my best Get Smart imitation.
"It's true! Can you help me out?"
"Umm .... no."
More back and forth before I finally block her.
I laughed so hard at the pathetic attempted scam. It was an annoying but fun experience.