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"BE JOLLY THROUGH AWARENESS, THIS CHRISTMAS"

"BE AWARE OF SCAMMERS"

By Vicki Lawana Trusselli Published 2 years ago 1 min read

Today is so mellow.

I sat down to talk to myself.

I wanted to write a letter

to myself to say keep your chin up.

Keep writing when you feel blue.

Keep writing when you feel down,

as you know there are people who

make you blue, who don't love you.

The faux imposters texting saying I love you,

are just that faux.

They want what they can take.

The imposters ask for personal information,

then phish for money.

One imposter said, "Give me your bank account number. I will deposit 500 grand."

I block, report another loose cannon on the make

of faux words, fake people,

modern day robbers

of people's dignity and on the take

for money and a minute of fame

as they pretend to be a person of fortune and fame.

They manipulate people online.

They steal from innocent people

and their precious time.

They lie. They cheat.

They falsify faux persona of their own

mastermind of thievery and lies to

steal money.

They say they love me.

I block. I report

all the crime of the faux imposters hiding behind the internet.

They create faux videos with AI and voice enhancers to sound like

the person they claim to be.

But I see

and block and report

this anomaly of the internet.

Yet I write, I create.

I love the internet of AI of

news, movies, et all.

So, I am happy as can be

that I can create and contemplate

to be me

on my PC.

I am mellow.

I stream music.

I am saying to be aware

of so many scammers out there

this jolly Christmas season.

So, I keep my sanity one more year,

never fear.

WRITTEN BY

VICKI LAWANA TRUSSELLI

DECEMBER 12, 2023

AS ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST,

I WAVED THE 500 GRAND GOODBYE

AS I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO TRUST

THE FAUX PERSON SO I CALLED IT A LIE

WROTE THIS PROSE

TO COMPOSE

TO BE AWARE OF

IMPOSTERS OUT THERE.

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About the Creator

Vicki Lawana Trusselli

Welcome to My Portal

I am a storyteller. This is where memory meets mysticism, music, multi-media, video, paranormal, rebellion, art, and life.

I nursing, business, & journalism in college. I worked in the film & music industry in LA, CA.

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago

    So glad you didn't fall for the scam. They always come up with new ways to scam people!

  • These scammers/thieves are horrible. They are everywhere and unfortunately there are people that fall for their scam. Thank you for spreading awareness of this issue!!!

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