You get a phone call and the number is so close to yours, it's crazy. The same area code, the same first three numbers, it's so weird! Here's what's happening.
Once the holidays are over, it seems like people either chill at home or go shopping with Christmas money and gift cards. If you're someone who goes shopping, be aware.
You know how it is on Facebook. It's all about the "likes". People blindly "like" every Tom, Dick, Harry or Sue on the planet - many times without the slightest clue as to who they are liking. And that, my Facebook friends, is where our story begins!
You want to talk about the lowest of the lowest of the low? They are scammers - people who especially use a tragedy to attempt to profit off it. I can't BELIEVE that I even have to spread the word about this, but as a public service....
This was written partly for comic relief, but also partly as a warning to all out there. The scammers are running rampant, and at a time when everyone's loose with their money, the opportunities are ripe! Here's a warning in rhyming form
You know what phishing is, right? Someone sends you a letter "fishing" for information from you - be it your social security number or bank account information. I'm getting sick to death of these things, so I'm going to start publishing these fake emails so you can watch out as well.