Tag Archives: Catfish

It Wasn’t Me

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Will S.

I received a security email today from Facebook in response to a password reset request that someone submitted (the email came to me from security@facebookmail.com). I received a simultaneous text message too. If you don’t know, Facebookmail.com is the domain … Continue reading →

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More Scam! or is it More Spam?

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Will S.

Once in a while, I look in my spam folder, because my email handler will send legitimate messages there, messages that should not have been labeled as spam. One day, I’ll tell you about an important, non-spam message that was … Continue reading →

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Little Black Book: Scammer’s Scripts

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Will S.

Warning…Warning…Warning: This is a long one. I ramble a bit, but I make some important points. From time to time, I get friend requests or inbox messages (DMs) via social media from scammers. I know they are scammers because, well … Continue reading →

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On Being Cynt Marshall

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Will S.

I received another one of those friend requests from a fake bitcoin account. They are unrelenting. Some of them are real people doing the scamming while others are bot accounts set up to do so automatically, without human action but … Continue reading →

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Catfish Chronicles: Part Two

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Will S.

Three times this year, since February, I’ve gotten propositioned by random Words with Friends opponents. In each instance, it was a stranger, and the first time it caught me off guard. I was prepared when it happened subsequently. The most … Continue reading →

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Catfish Chronicles

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Will S.

I love it when someone tries to catfish me, and I personally know the individual they are pretending to be. I have written about this catfish issue before in a post Have You Been Catfished? and Catfish Catfish Catfish.  Someone … Continue reading →

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What’s In A Name?

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Will S.

To begin with, this post may not be very orderly like most of my writings, and it could go off on a tangent. I’m just espousing some ideas that I was thinking about, so bear with me as it unfolds. … Continue reading →

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Bigfoot: Real or Fiction? by Will Saunders

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Will S.

Lots of people believe Bigfoot is real. There are many delegations that go on expeditions looking for this creature that, I think, is nothing but mythical-level folklore. But many don’t view it as folklore. Whether they call it Bigfoot, Yeti, … Continue reading →

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Have You Been Catfished?

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Will S.
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Mayweather v. Pacquiao

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Will S.

Everyone has been talking about the Mayweather v. Pacquiao pay-per-view fight that airs tonight.  I suppose it will be a good one. The sports analysts are calling it the fight of the century. I don’t know if I’d classify it … Continue reading →

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