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Showing posts with label It is a joke. Show all posts
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Monday, 31 August 2026

F.B.I. v Alan Place

 I got accused of being a scammer

Alan Place - Noir Writer

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Twice I was accused of being a scammer by young ladies online, both times I made the person look like a fool.
The first person was a young lady from San Diego, who said she was studying to be a nurse, in a university in Canada. I thought this odd, but not unusual, as many foreign students study where there are courses.
We'd been chatting for about two months, when she asked for $100 to pay for a flight home to see her mother, during half-term. When I refused, she said she'd report me to the F.B.I. as a scamer.
This was beyond ridiculous, I had to point out as I am in the UK, the F.B.I. has no authority to investigate me, unless I enter the USA. I then pointed out, they would have to get authority from the Police in the UK to proceed. This was assuming she could get the F.B.I. to take the case, as the ammount was so small, finally, I pointed out they would check our chat, to find she's been asking me for the money. After that, she backed down, and our chats dried up.
The second time was when a person said she'd report me as a scammer for not answering her video call, I pointed out I don't reply to people I don't know, and said, "If you do report me, they'll see, you asked me for the money as 10 minutes ago, I didn't know of you." Again, that was the end of the matter.

Friday, 25 October 2024

Bestselling Writers on Twitter

 The Great Irony


It is a joke
For some inexplicable reason, for the second time this year, I have been approached on Twitter by another bestselling writer.
I find it laughable that these people know about me, when I have given up on writing.
What don't they understand that after a struggle for 15-years, this year is the end. Also amusing is the wording of the request for me to continue; it is almost as if they copy/paste a section of a speech.
They all have the best agent, this agent can boost my online visibility, and sell my books.
In desperation, I believed this rubbish in June of this year, and it cost me £140 for nothing.
Another aspect of this joke is I am now being approached by several book promoters pushing to improve their online visibility.

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