The Bait of the Scammer, or, May The Farce Be With You [vanity]

Me, via Facebook | 7/6/15 | Me, as "Hopalong Ginsberg"

[Slings and Arrows]

A few weeks ago on Facebook, a scammer I had unwisely friended began to ask me intrusive personal questions. I *hate* intrusive personal questions. (I also don't like being scammed.) After a few subtle hints to the scammer to *BLEEP* OFF didn't work, I decided to get...less subtle.

P.S. The Fen among you will catch my references to Larry Correia's Monster Hunters International series. If you haven't read it, do so! The first title may be downloaded for free at http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Hunter-International-Hunters-Book-ebook/dp/B00APAH7PQ/ref=sr_1_1_twi_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438912469&sr=1-1.

[Slings and Arrows]

[Slings and Arrows]

It's amazing what you can buy on eBay.

[GeronL]

Someone on FB tried to tell me my name was on a list of winners for the FB random profile lottery (no such thing), I already read about that scam. *blocked*

[rockrr]

May I ask what possessed you to “friend” him/her in the first place? I use Farcebook to look but don’t have followers.

[Slings and Arrows]

Damn, that one wasn’t even trying.

[Slings and Arrows]

I use Facebelch to, among other things, get my music in the public eye. More “friends” = more potential listeners. (I also screen posts to my timeline, and unfriend people if they get creepy/scammy/etc.)

[rockrr]

OK - totally understand. I have a music project but it is in the name of the project (separate account) and kept strictly to the project.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

That Rocks!

I once used the story line of Richard Rahl from David Gemmel’s Sword of Truth series.

They unfriended me when I described killing my fater, Darken Rahl, and sentencing my foster brother to death by beheading.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

So as a professional monster hunter, how do you dispose of a dybbuk?

[Slings and Arrows]

If things ever really start taking off I’ll start a professional page, but at the moment there’s not much point. In the meantime, I’m trying to build a rep as a funny guy and have a good time doing it.

[Nifster]

I don’t get it...why would you friend someone on Facebook who you have NO idea who it is???

You may hate scammers but you walked right into this one

[Nifster]

The only ‘friends’ I have on Facebook are actually my friends. Folks I have known for years but we live in different states.

[Slings and Arrows]

So as a professional monster hunter, how do you dispose of a dybbuk?

I don't - there's no carcass, so there's no bounty. I'd probably refer that one to Chabad.

[Slings and Arrows]

See post #6.

[Slings and Arrows]

That Rocks!

Thanks!

I once used the story line of Richard Rahl from David Gemmel’s Sword of Truth series.They unfriended me when I described killing my fater, Darken Rahl, and sentencing my foster brother to death by beheading.

Wussies.

[Salamander]

“May I ask what possessed you to “friend” him/her in the first place?”

Person probably had a lot of cat photos on their profile.

/running like Hell

[Slings and Arrows]

Person probably had a lot of cat photos on their profile.

You misspelled "enormous knockers."

[rockrr]

Why do I get the impression that I’ve stumbled into the middle of a private joke? ;’)

[Salamander]

The joke creeps in on little cat feet...

[pigsmith]

"Live long and prosper."

My favorite.