A phone call with a friend I haven't talked to in a while started like this today: "Hey, you do all of that computer stuff. Could you help me figure this thing out?" This is going to be an adventure.
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This is the document he got, via text from a second person over text instead of Facebook messenger. Because he gave them them his number. And his address. And his full name.pic.twitter.com/HaPAssvfSD
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Finally, after about 140 messages across text and Facebook, I found the "hard proof" he needed to finally accept this wasn't real. But it was more because he didn't have the money and was looking for another way around it.pic.twitter.com/w0HIadSvrk
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I just... The Real Mark Zuckerberg texts you, gotta stop what you're doing.pic.twitter.com/FIUSq3sAm1
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I just... keep an eye on your friends and family, ok? When people are hurting for cash, they'll believe just about anything. Including, apparently, Stella. Who started this pitch after 12 messages calling him handsome and sweetie.pic.twitter.com/HoVdAUPuoY
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So now he needs you to be a lawyer too?
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I also pump gas and can repair small chips in most daggers.
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Sometimes you just gotta let them fly on their own. Wash your hands of it.... and lose their phone number.pic.twitter.com/M9GcBbA6DU
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They need to literally bring the "certificate" to you? I mean, I guess at this point they don't know how cameras work...
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