Took the bait, hook, line and sinker
Published in Lifestyles
I took the bait and I'm not even embarrassed to say what the bait was.
It was a fishing scam. Not trout, bass, anything you throw back in the water, or cook on the grill -- fishing with a "ph." Phishing.
Phishing is when online fraudsters try to scam you out of money by enticing you to open an email or text without first checking the web address to see who sent it.
It's a "too good to be true" concept. It's the powerful lure of F-R-E-E.
The truth is, we can all be hooked with the right bait.
What's your bait? Sometimes you don't know what your bait is until it appears on a screen before you.
The husband, who frequently lectures others about not falling for scams, took a tumble himself. The email was from a chain drug store we frequent. The bait was a free Ring doorbell.
The doorbell we have doesn't even ding half the time. Naturally, the thought of a doorbell that would ding, show who was at the door and record video of people not picking up their dog poo was simply too good to be true. Is this a great country or what?
He clicked. And then he kicked himself.
A young man we know who is extremely sharp and very tech savvy, fell for free concert tickets.
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