playing CIA for fun!
Sunday, October 21st, 2007 an hour ago, i was playing the sidney bristow role.
i was in my room when my celphone beeped twice, indicating that a long message had entered in my inbox. the number was new. the message contained: D’AUDITORS OF PHIL.CHARITY FOUNDATION inform u dat ur Celphone no.Won Php950,000.00 2nd prize Winner draw last:OCT./15/07. Pls Call Me Now. I’m, CHRIS LIM COA.
well, mr. coa, it seemed you had the wrong person to fool around with. i dialed his number but my load wasn’t enough for a call. talking about getting unlucky! but then again, i extended an effort of going outside and got my phone loaded. when he answered my call, i quickly introduced myself as anna magno of cebu. he greeted me with so much delight in his voice. so at first i played the innocent, naive person. he didn’t ask me to deposit a certain amount of money in an account…yet. but i was pretty sure that’s how a text scam works. so i brought up the topic. i asked where his location was so i can send the money i need to deposit in order for me to get my oh-so-big-2nd prize cash. he said that he was in his office. i asked particularly where. then he started to stutter saying he’ll send the address through text. i didnt insist but before i ended the call, i told him that i had to send his number to the national bureau of investigation to counter-check the validity of his claims. while he explained that it was no longer necessary for me to do, in a more stuttering voice, i was on my bed laughing silently. then i told him that there was nothing to be fussed about. it was just a protocol any person should do. and that’s when i started talking about text scams and he hanged up on me. gotcha!
his number is 09165436615. i wonder how many texters there are who seriously take his bluff. but if there’s anything im sure of, it’s his subscription to globe unlimited texting!
