You’re Full of Crap

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I wish I had actually been awake.

This morning I received a call from the U.S. Customs Service informing me that there were two checks for $125,000.00 that had been intercepted on my behalf. My first question was “You’re with the U.S. Customs service?”

“Yes, I am with the Department of Homeland Security,” he said in a very radio-performer-as-official type way. After a dramatic pause, he continued “You mean you didn’t know about this?”

My entire response was “You’re full of crap” as I hung up the phone.

Had I actually been awake I may have played with the guy. Or contacted the FBI after setting him up. (I’m not all that sure they would have been interested.) I think he knew the jig was up when I turned out to not be 80 years old.

It’s the elderly who are primarily the targets of this scam. (But us sharecroppers will do in a pinch.) He got my name through one of the contests that I have entered. As opposed to being from U.S. Customs our quite professional sounding pal was probably a biker looking dude operating out of a cubical in Las Vegas. That’s where about 90% of this “industry” is located. Speaking of which, the next Ajax Telegram cover story will be on fraudulent contests. Oh, I have plenty of material. The problem at this point is finding time to set it down.

The new web site should be up in a few days. It is all done except for some details. As time permits, a few of the features will be updated. A new free game and another installment of Mister Fun will be listed in the near future.