How do you sleep at night?
What of the lives your crimes affect?
Do they mean nothing to you?
I am a living, breathing person.
Your attempt to swindle me makes me physically sick.
Had you succeeded, I’d have lost more than money.
Dignity. Trust in basic human decency. A home. The feeling that I had some level of cyber-safety given all the measures I take.
You are slime.
I hope you are caught and punished.
I hope you are swindled out of something of true value to you so you know how it feels.
Are you even human?
Or are you just a crumb?
Inspired by The Daily Post Daily Word Prompt: crumb and a nefarious internet email hacking scam attempt on me yesterday. It was targeted and personal.
If you or someone you know has experienced an attempt at fraud, report it at the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Life On The Skinny Branches 
Calling these swindlers “just a crumb” is overstating their worth.
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Spec?
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Teeny, tiny, deplorable spec!
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Thanks for the heads up about your experience. Guess we can never be too careful. It’s scary and I’m always feeling paranoid – our technology has made us vulnerable in ways never imagined.
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Yes, it is terrible. A Supreme Court judge lost 1 million in June in NYC this way.
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My e mail got “phished” last year and some clients of mine lost $000’s. I thankfully only lost a lot of time mopping up and apologising for something I didn’t do. I said at the time it was like having your house robbed while you were in it.
There are worse crimes I know, but its the invisible callous nature of it. Stealing peoples savings and disappearing into the ether.
Parasites rather than crumbs…
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I am so sorry that happened to you. It is truly disgusting. Truly.
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Sorry for you too. The internet gives us all so many opportunities – well we are communicating right now after all. We just need to be careful how we use it. Thieves have been around forever….
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You are right. I am grateful and angry.
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That’s terrible! And the sense of violation hangs around, whether in real life or online… I hope you feel safe again soon
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I feel relieved I dodged a bullet, but angry that they weren’t caught.
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Feels like there is no hiding place these days.
PS. Love your tag line:) Thanks for the follow.
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Thank you for reading and sharing!
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