I have cell phone coverage through Verizon. It’s a love-hate relationship with Verizon, sometimes they treat me like I’m just a bill-paying schlub, and there are other times when they barely acknowledge even that. But yesterday, they sent me a gift through my cell phone. Well, “Verizon” sent me a gift. Let me show you…
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The catfished fan and the sucker-punched wrestler.
The interactions between pro wrestling fans and pro wrestlers is equal parts close and distant. When wrestlers compete in an arena, fans are encouraged to cheer or boo, to bring signs and take photos. What they’re not encouraged to do, however, is jump the guardrails and try to attack a wrestler, or to interfere in…
Read MoreHey, Scammers – I’ve got itches in my pants!
Ah, it never ceases to amaze me. The scammers will call any day or night, hoping to get me hooked into purchasing some extended vehicle warranty that’s worthless, or they’ll try to sucker me into a vacation to the sunny shores of Utica. One of the tactics these scammers will employ is to have a…
Read MoreHey, Scammers – you’re trying too hard. And failing too easily.
It was less than a month ago when someone contacted me, claiming that I had poached some of their photos for my blog. Upon a little careful discovery, I found that this “person” was a scammer, who was trying to fool me into clicking on a link that would have installed horrible ransomware on my…
Read MoreHey there, First name!
I’m telling you, scammers must either think I’m dumber than a bag of wet mice, or that someone in the quality control department at Scam Central must have been on a bathroom break when they sent out this latest blast. This came to me via a text message. Now, my BlackBerry KEYone is smart enough…
Read MoreWhy is Express Scripts calling me for exciting offers?
Cold-call scammers are in my Top 5 of people that I can do without. They are the usual ilk of “Your car warranty has expired,” or “We have an exciting travel offer for you,” or “Hydroxychloroquine can be the new Viagra, let me tell you about the possibilities.” So when I started receiving cold calls…
Read MoreHey Scammers – let me tell you about “my ex-wife.”
So yesterday, through the crisis and chaos of the Trumpian terrorists who staged an insurrection into the Capitol … in the middle of all that … I got a call from a scammer. And it’s a repeat call. How do I know? Well, on Monday, this scammer asked me about what car I drove and…
Read MoreHey scammers – you got a problem with my Lambo?
At the suggestion of one of my blog readers, cp retiree, who thought yesterday’s blog post was of good quality, he suggested that the next time these phone scammers call and ask about purchasing an extended vehicle service contract, I should tell them that I own a luxury car. Specifically, a Lamborghini Gran Turismo Omologato.…
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