Amira jewellery,

 Don't be fooled

                                                   SCAMBUSTER

Scams

Last night was another failed attempt to scam me, Amira jewellery, a company I never heard of, that doesn't mean a lot. Texted me on Twitter to say I had won a BMW as a prize for posts on their Facebook page.

They could be honest, but I go by the rule of "It's better to be safe than sorry." Besides what would I do with a new BMW, I can't drive, I am a disabled pensioner, and struggling to pay my bills. The last thing I need is a petrol guzzling car.

This may appear far-fetched, but it is far from the weirdest tale I was told 🤣🤣.

Years ago, I had a series of scam attempts put to me.

Several times I was told I'd won a lottery I didn't know about in the USA. I was told a Mininster had told his parishoners to help the poor, how did they know me, I never mention finanaces online, that is a 👎👎, as soon as people ask about my money, I block them.

There is the sugar momma, a lady claiming to be so rich, she feels she needs to help those less well off. The best is I was told I appeared in three ladies dreams.

One scam I tell freinds about is the Evan Kate scam. 

The usual approach goes like this, you'll get a text along the lines of my father has just died, and I have taken over his business. The next phase is they will send you some photos they "claim" are from their factories. You can't prove they aren't, and they can't prove they are from their factories. The images could just as easily be downloaded from any page online. The stage at which I didn't get passed is when they ask, what would you do with $20,000?

At this point, the next stage would have been to ask for bank details.

I could have been wrong, I don't think I was, I have seen many pages with the name Evan Kate attached in some form, including one attached to Pamela Olsted aka Clara Kent, who took me for $1,0000 pretnding to be in love with me. PO has a police record for identity theft in the USA. At the time I saw her name attached to Evan Kate I wasn't sure what to think, as I knew Evan Kate to be a scam.

An outrageous SCAM

 SCAMBUSTER

                                                         I smell a rat

Scambusted

Last night, Amira jewellery, a company I've never heard of told me, I had won a new BMW in a draw on their Facebook page.

I didn't get off the last boat from Stupidville, not to see this SCAM.

I haven't had a FB page for years, I don't have a driving license, and I can't afford a car being a disabled pensioner.

I am sure some foolish people will fall for this scam, but not this guy 😎😎

Bestselling Author scam

 Scambusted

SCAMBUSTER

If you get contacted by a person "claiming" to be a bestselling writer, it is usually a scam, how do I know?

Ask yourself, then the other person, how did you find out about me?

The most common reply I got was "I follow other writers, on Twitter." The other reply is " I can't tell you why."

Before you rush into anything, remember these things; if they are a bestseller, they would not know about you. They are busy writing their next book, and anyone with a but of IT know-how can download images from the internet, and create a false profile.

Book Promoter Scam

Until recently, I was plagued by people "claiming" to be a book promoter, and telling me they could influence my eBook sales, if I paid them for promotion.

The things to remeber here are anyone can make a banner to post online, and claim they are someone they are not. If you are paying a person to promote your work, you are out-of-pocket before you start. A true publisher will give you an advance on how they feel your book will sell. Most of the people "claiming" to be promoters are in Nigeria - the SCAM capital - they claim to have a degree, but the highest ranked University in the country is ranked lower than 800, making it tlower than a high school in the USA.

The X-box scam

  I knew what was coming

                                                      Gal Gadot

I am old, but not senile.

I saw through the SCAM before the lady played her cards.

When an attractive lady 20 years, or more, younger approaches me on either Facebook, or Twitter, I smell a scam attempt, and SCAMBUSTER is rarely wrong.

Last years, actress Gal Gadot (Wonderwoman) tried to get me to buy her chidren a $100 X-box game card. That is one reason I stopped supporting Israel.

Another SCAM broken

 SCAMBUSTER

The offer could be genuine, but as soon as a person who I don't know asks for money, I smell SCAM coming.

I wish one day I was wrong, better safe than sorry though.

SCAMBUSTER

One more down 

They never learn

Tonight, I blocked another attempt to scam me via Facebook, and Google, but I was ahead of the game as usual.

The quick way I can tell what is coming is why would an attractive young lady wish to contact me, then keep complimenting my appearance?

I don't consider myself unattractive, on the other hand I don't consider myself worthy of endless praises from young ladies.