More of the Same

I guess, like the rest of the world, I continue to get my share of scam emails. These things seem to come in spurts. I'm not sure if these people have some sort of monthly quota or what, but lately, they seem to be particularly active.

Here's one I got yesterday. This is another one from my friend, Fake Chase...

I have to give him credit. Even though he continues to struggle with spelling and grammar, he's not giving up. I say, good for him!

And here's another one. This one just came in this morning...

This one almost got me. At first I thought, How flattering is this, that Google has choosed me for their Google poster? Finally! Someone has recognized my photographic skills! Thank you Google Poster Committee!

But then I noticed that, while this appears to come from "Google Photo Share", the actual email address reads: "dean.parker@jct600.co.uk".

Interestingly enough, I used to know a real life Dean Parker, but he didn't work for Google and he was about as likely to move to the UK as I am. (No offense, UK. I just don't like to travel.) I dunno, maybe you can get a UK email address without moving there. I haven't looked into it.

Anyway, out of curiosity, I right clicked on the "View Albums" button to get the link information. Imagine my bitter disappointment when I saw the address was from somewhere called "mixmeat.ru/assets forward slash something, forward slash something". I'm not positive, but I don't think "mixmeat" is a legit email from the Google Poster Committee - even if they are from Russia.

I hate to say this, but it looks like my photographic skills will continue to be ignored. But, just like my good friend, Fake Chase, I think the lesson here is to keep on trying. It's bound to pay off someday.