Anita from Senegal (when scamming backfires)

[May want to get to the original post that also includes all the screens]

Well, in the age of internet, scamming people for money or for personal information like credit card details is really common. Nevertheless, there comes a time when you decide that you just won’t delete the next e-mail that comes your way. You decide to answer it and take the game to the next level…

It was a fine afternoon on August 30th, 2016, when Anita found me. I won’t rob her of her own words, so I will leave a screenshot here for you to enjoy.

 After briefly considering to close my LinkedIn account, I really thought this message through. As you can see, if “Hi” (or any other word ending in “i”), is followed by “I am”, the “I” is omitted and one “i” is enough for both words. Hence, “Hi Am Anita” instead of “Hi, I am Anita”. Then I thought that she may as well know a thing or two about me, since she knows what my “usual” time is. And then, I was captivated by the mystery behind those “personal reasons”! So, filled with hope and anticipation, I deployed a similar version of english and wrote my answer…

Usually, after something like that, if the scammer has even the lowest IQ possible, they stop sending. No. Anita is determined! Here’s what she answered!  (mail subject: “With Love and Trust.”)

Due to resolution issues, cannot add more images here. Please visit the original post on my blog to see what happened... HERE