SCAM Warning to those new to social media

WOW! I was almost suckered into it! He spent the past few weeks working on me. I didn't listen to my first gut instinct asking why this man of such importance found me interesting,..not to say I'm not, but he should be way too busy to be spending time on G+ socializing. Recently, I read about these guys who pose as military men and do this to women who are looking for romance, but hey...they do change the script. When I didn't fall for the romance gig, he changed his focus onto my philanthropic ideals, asking that I order & accept meds for the people in Afghanistan who can't go to a doctor and the soldiers that can't get the meds they need....total deposit expected, which was emailed to me from person #2 who 'works' for a large international pharmaceutical company was ONLY 20% of a discounted amt of 25% for a grand total of $20K+! HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Do ya think big red flags went up then??

So, dear social media newbies, be most careful as a lot of these scammers are much more proficient at what they do than mine was. And BTW, be sure you save all pertinent info on these folks and report them to www.justice.gov/spam. I'm not saying that will hep though. A lot of the articles and posts I read said that their hands are basically tied, since most of these scams are perpetrated from Nigeria.

I was lucky...I was skeptical all along. Many people who should be, aren't. Don't be one of those. Question anyone who wants any sort of personal information, or wants you to send money to them or a 3rd party. If you are scammed, don't be too embarrassed to report them immediately. Hopefully, it may help you and those in the future.