Con-Fessions: Sussing Out Social Media Shams

Summary

Scam Goddess – Con-Fessions: Sussing Out Social Media Shams

Date: June 10, 2021
Host: Laci Mosley
Guest Host: Priscilla Davies

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Episode Overview

In this lively and comedic “Con-Fessions” installment, host Laci Mosley and regular co-host Priscilla Davies dig into real-life scam stories submitted by listeners, with a special focus on the many social media hustles and digital frauds that snare unsuspecting folks. From FAFSA fibs and influencer swindles to Instagram dead-grandpa messages, the duo sheds light—through jokes—on how scams exploit our hopes, habits, and tech naiveté, sharing both personal anecdotes and practical advice for dodging con artists online.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Confession #1: FAFSA Fibs & Second-Gen Scamming

[00:56 – 02:28]

• Listener “Buddha” submits her story: Denied financial aid for college because her parents never filed legal taxes, Buddha “stretched the truth” on her FAFSA application and scored a full ride—including a merit scholarship.
• Laci and Priscilla riff on generational “scam genes” but quickly absolve Buddha:
  • “Scams do be in the genetics sometimes.” – Laci [01:22]
  • “Don’t be ashamed, Daddy. Government—that’s all he do to us, is scam us.” – Laci [01:38]
• They reflect on the broader reality that the U.S. educational system and student loans are themselves a “scam.”
• “Most of us probably didn’t need college to do what we’re doing professionally...those are the only two things I learned that are honestly worth it: how to hook up bootleg cable and how to roll a blunt.” – Priscilla [02:41]
• Bittersweet humor about finding “real” value in college outside the classroom.

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2. Professors’ Self-Promo Scams & Group Project Fails

[03:26 – 06:32]

• Laci remembers a business class where the professor forced students to buy his overpriced, self-published textbook.
  • “This shit was a leaflet, honey...probably like $75, like, for this shit for real.” – Laci [04:08]
• Discussion of group project freeloaders; Laci details exposing a classmate for plagiarism and warning about group work pitfalls.
  • “If anything, can we get extra credit? Can we have his grade as well?” – Laci [06:10]
• Priscilla shares she never really had group project issues, possibly “aging herself” by reminiscing about pre-internet days.
  • “When I was in high school, the internet just became a thing...all we ever did was download music lyrics.” – Priscilla [07:07]

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3. Confession #2: Instagram “Influencer” Jewelry Scam

[08:43 – 19:21]

Anatomy of a Common Social Media Scam:

• Listener “Sara Tilly” details a typical online influencer scam:
  • A “brand” DMs her (misspellings and odd syntax abound), promising four free pieces of jewelry in exchange for a post.
  • The message gets more suspicious with errors:
    • “Jewelries arrives, tag and mention us on our main page.” [09:36]
    • “Allow me to send you the link for a 100% off discount” (instead of just free) [14:19]
• Laci points out:
  • “If somebody is trying to do business with you and they don’t have the space and opportunity to run a spell check—that is a big red flag, y’all.” [09:43]
• Priscilla chimes in on how real small businesses should handle deposits and professionalism—pro tips on running a service.
  • “There’s a million and one business phrases that you can literally just repeat over and over again to get your point across.” – Priscilla [12:13]
• Scam’s “twist”: “Free” jewelry—except for “international shipping and taxes” ($18–$28). Classic bait-and-switch.
• Multiple jokes about the vague, sketchy wording:
  • “We know this watch got accepted into Cornell at 7 years old. It’s a smart watch, okay?” – Laci [13:44]
  • “It’s giving Google Translate.” – Laci [14:45]
• Advice: Anyone can be targeted, not just big accounts. Real brands use legitimate channels, not generic DMs.

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4. Confession #3: Dead Grandpa Facebook Message

[20:11 – 27:16]

• “Latrice” describes getting an Instagram message from her (deceased) grandfather’s name and photo—someone cloned his profile.
  • “Seems legit, right? Except for he’s been dead for about a year and a half.” – Laci [21:39]
• Laci and Priscilla joke about Facebook merging “all platforms,” joking about the afterlife and Beelzebub sending emails [22:00].
• Real issue: these scams use hacked or cloned accounts to trick family members into sending money (“Western Union” or prepaid cards).
• Tips:
  • Report fake accounts.
  • Don’t list family members publicly on Facebook—it's a goldmine for scammers.
• Laci shares her own experience with blocking abusive DMs in the wake of her iCarly casting.
  • “So there’s many different ways you can call people n-word...stop listing your family members on Facebook. It’s just ripe for scammers.” – Laci [23:47], [23:56]
• Priscilla notes, if you wouldn’t give out info to a stranger on the street, don’t do it on Facebook.

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5. Practical Social Media Security Tips

[26:33 – 27:34]

• Don’t post in real time when you’re on vacation—wait until you return.
• Don’t post pictures of the front of your house.
• Be selective with accepting friends/followers—especially random or international names.
  • “If you’re not taking notes, then you’re a jokes.” – Priscilla (rhymes, and Laci teases her) [27:34]
• Report and block suspicious messages/accounts, especially those with poor spelling or impersonating deceased relatives.

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6. Why Do People Keep Falling for These Scams?

[28:07 – 29:01]

• Frustration about never-ending robocalls, DMs, and spam.
• Laci points out that people unplugged from constant news remain easy scam targets.
  • “There’s people who are still reading the hard copy of the newspaper that the paper boy throws at their home every day.” – Laci [28:48]
• The importance of spreading awareness and staying vigilant.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Laci on FAFSA scamming: “Don’t be ashamed, Daddy. Government—that’s all he do to us, is scam us.” [01:38]
• Priscilla on useless college learning: “...the two most important things I learned in university was how to hook up bootleg cable and how to roll a blunt.” [02:41]
• On “smart” influencer offers: “We know this watch is in Mensa. Got accepted into Cornell at 7 years old.” – Laci [13:44]
• Red flags in DMs: “If somebody is trying to do business with you and they don’t have the space and opportunity to run a spell check...that is a big red flag, y’all.” [09:43]
• On posting vacation pics: “Don’t post on Facebook when you’re going on vacation...You can totally post all your vacation pics. Nobody knows when you went on the vacation.” – Laci [26:33]
• On scammers using family ties: “Stop listing your family members on Facebook. Stop. It’s just ripe for scammers.” – Laci [23:56]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:56 | Buddha’s FAFSA scam confession
• 03:26 | Professors forcing students to buy personal textbooks
• 05:38 | Exposing group project plagiarists
• 08:43 | Instagram influencer jewelry scam story begins
• 13:44 | Joking about “smart” watches and scam phrasing
• 20:11 | Dead grandfather Facebook/Instagram scam
• 23:56 | Laci’s social media blocking advice and experience
• 26:33 | Essential privacy/protection tips for social media
• 28:07 | Discussion on why these scams persist

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Tone & Format Notes

• Language: Candid, playful, and irreverent, with authentic reactions from both Laci and Priscilla.
• Approach: Mix of comedy and practical guidance; stories and advice always delivered with flair and mutual teasing.

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Useful Takeaways

• Watch for poor spelling/grammar in DMs.
• Don’t respond to offers that ask for “shipping/handling” for “free” stuff.
• Be careful sharing personal details (like family connections) on social media.
• If someone contacts you via social platform and should have your personal number, treat it as a red flag.
• Think before posting about being away from home or sharing identifiable images of your residence.
• Blocking and reporting are your best tools—keep your circles tight.

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Closing Mantra:
As always, congregation—stay schemin’!

Transcript

[A]

What's poppin? Congregation, it's time for another installment of Confessions. This is where we will read your letters and discuss the tea.

[B]

Honey.

[A]

As always, if you would like to snitch on your friends and family, email [e-mail] I am Lacey Mosley, aka Scam Goddess, and I'm joined by my host,

[B]

as always, Priscilla Davies.

[A]

Hey, Priscilla, how you doing? I like your braids.

[B]

Thank you, girl. I'm just trying to be like you. In the new millennium, yo, these braids are a struggle.

[A]

You'd be having to get them refreshed and redone.

[B]

It's work. It's work, honey. It's like, do you work now or do you work later? You know?

[A]

Right?

[B]

And right now, I'm not working. I'm just enjoying them.

[A]

Yes. Look at you, you're running your fingers through them. Yes.

[B]

I'm just trying to be me, you

[A]

know, Braided tresses, you know, I'm just

[B]

trying to keep shit out my eyes.

[A]

Guys, let's get into it. Priscilla, throw me a fake name.

[B]

Buddha.

[A]

Buddha. So Buddha says the scam. I didn't qualify for financial aid in undergrad because my parents did not and still don't do their taxes the legal way. I got rejected. What is that?

[B]

First of all, do.

[A]

Are your parents trying to go to Wesley Snipes jail? Like, what?

[B]

Okay. Also, it's like you're like a second generation scammer. Is that what you're telling us?

[A]

I think so.

[B]

I love it.

[A]

Scams to be in the genetics sometimes. So it says I got rejected for all aid packages at schools that I was accepted to. And I was devastated. However, I was waitlisted for one school and I ended up getting in. And when I had to submit my FAFSA to them, you know, like my scamming parents, your girl stretched the truth for her FAFSA and got a full ride, along with a merit scholarship. It was the first time scamming the government. And I'm ashamed to admit I scammed them all the time. Now, don't be ashamed, Daddy. Government. We talk about that bitch all the time. He's raggedy. Scam him. That's all he do to us, is scam us.

[B]

Okay, so this is.

[A]

But, you know, once I got introduced to white spaces, I realized that scamming the government educational system is a part of their heritage. So fuck it. I do it now, too. Also reparations. These Mofos take 35% of my paycheck, but won't acknowledge the systemic Racism and slavery. Wait a second. I'm not ashamed. That was a lie. That's what I said then. I know that's right.

[B]

Don't be ashamed of this laughing emoji. She literally ended it with a laughing emoji.

[A]

She did. And I'm proud of her for this because honestly, the government, student loans, all that shit is a scam. Most of us probably didn't need college to do what we're doing professionally. Sometimes you do, you know, doctors, lawyers, there's certain vocational skills. But for all of us who came out with a communications degree, honestly, we left the university with, like, some friends, some partying. The two things.

[B]

Honestly, the two most important things I learned in university was how to hook up bootleg cable and how to roll a blunt. Those are the only two things that I learned that are honestly worth it.

[A]

Yeah, you could have got that on YouTube.

[B]

Okay, first of all, yes, I'm gonna date myself. YouTube wasn't a thing when I was in college. So this is back in the day when you had to learn in person, you had to apprentice to learn the Hustle.

[A]

So, k, to learn crimes, you had to do an internship for crimes, Literally.

[B]

So I did it the old school way.

[A]

My unpaid crime internship. Yes. I love this for you.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

I'm trying to think, what else did I learn in college? Let's see. I have a business degree. I do use that a lot, like marketing business. You do?

[B]

Bitch, you have passed the knowledge onto me. I'd be like, wait, what did Lacey's professor say when I'm trying to write a post on Instagram? I'd be like, ah, Lacey's professor. What was that? What were that?

[A]

And I got more from my professors just talking shit than I did from their actual curriculum. And professors be scamming, too. I remember I took this class called mce, which I don't even know what that stands for no more. But the professor wrote the book. This shit was a leaflet, honey. You know, it was soft cover. It was probably about 65 pages. And you had to buy the book. And I remember that shit was probably, like, $75, like, for this shit for real.

[B]

Like, for a leaflet.

[A]

And he taught from that bitch, too. So you had to buy it. Like, if you didn't buy it, you was gonna be assed out. And he didn't.

[B]

Now, that's a scam. That's a good scam. It truly to, like, start teaching so you can sell your own book.

[A]

Right? And I remember doing a project I don't even know what that class was about, that's such a big scam. I can't even remember what the fuck I was learning in that bitch. Like, I remember the guy was really smart. I feel like maybe I learned something, but I truly couldn't tell you what it was. But I remember we had a project and there was one guy on our team who was like very involved in the emails. But I noticed that he was a scammer because he wasn't actually ever turning in no work for the project. He would just respond to the emails and was like, bro, we noticed that you were ain't turned in. No, no paper, no, no parts. And at the end when we had worked our asses off, that's why I fucking hate group projects. Like, all those memes that be like, I want everybody in the group project to lower me into my grave so they can let me down one last time. Like, it's like when you divvy up the work in a group, it just don't get done for the most part. But we have very ambitious people in our group. And so I staged a coup. So the guy who didn't do no work, oh, you know what happened? Not only did he not do no

[B]

work, staged a couple when he was

[A]

like, we were like, bro, you got to do some work. Like, we noticing that you just responded to these emails. Like, yeah, guys, I agree. Like, bro, no, you can't agree. We asked you to do something. Like, how are we going to be like, hey, can you research this part? And you going to respond with, I agree that's not research. How are you going to respond with, yeah, I should research that? Yes, can you send us the research? Bitch, what is this?

[B]

Yes, I absolutely will as soon as I get to it. Right, Someone out of the Kugo.

[A]

So eventually I pressured him. I was like, bro, we know you're not doing no work. Like, we're going to need you to turn in some work. So he gonna go get some work. And I just had a feeling that this shit was plagiarized. So I did a Google. I just copy pasted some of it into Google. And sure as shit, that shit came right the fuck up. So we had to do his whole part. And then I told my teacher, I was like, bro, don't give him no credit for this. We did all this. If anything, can we get extra credit? Can we have his grade as well?

[B]

Okay. Did he not get the credit?

[A]

No. We had to throw that bitch under the bus. And I sent my professor the receipts that he had been plagiariz because by the time he sent us the plagiarized shit, we had to work overnight to do his job. So it was like, bro, he knew it was the day before it was due, and that's why he sent it in, thinking we was gonna fuck with it. And I was like, no, bro, I don't work well in groups.

[B]

Mm, Lord, I don't. I never really struggle. I always got lucky with my group projects. I always worked with people who, like, put in their work.

[A]

Priscilla, were you sending the emails? Like. Yeah, research. That sounds great. Let me.

[B]

You know, I don't. I'm trying to think because again, I'm aging myself. Cause in. There was no emails. And then I'm thinking in college. I don't even remember if I ever did a group project in college. To be quite honest, I thought there

[A]

were emails in high school. Priscilla, you just didn't have one. No, you're not that old.

[B]

No, see, that's what you think. You know, when I was in high school, the Internet just became a thing. When I was.

[A]

Al Gore had just plugged it in.

[B]

Just plugged it in when I was a junior in high school. And I remember because all we ever did. So it's like my only last two years of high school. All we ever did was download music lyrics. That's because there was nothing else to do.

[A]

You.

[B]

Anyways. No, it wasn't even. I'm telling you, girl, like, this is when this shit was just burly. Like, this is when it was AOL.com. okay.

[A]

When it had like three websites. Yes, you can go to AOL. You go, yes, to have that.

[B]

That dial. Dial up.

[A]

Boom.

[B]

So that, you know, like. Yeah. So all we ever did when I was in high school with the Internet was look up song lyrics.

[A]

Oh, so that was back in the day. That's when if you had the Internet on, you couldn't turn the faucet on.

[B]

Damn skippy. Exactly.

[A]

You couldn't take a shower and had the Internet on at the same time.

[B]

Nope. Are you cooking with the Internet on with the Internet? Forget about it. Your house is on fire.

[A]

Blow our house up.

[B]

Explosion.

[A]

Baby, what is you doing?

[B]

Yeah. Yes.

[A]

Yes. That's when the Internet has CDs, girl.

[B]

That's. See, that's how old I am. CDs came after. No, CD.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

CD ROMs. Yep. That's how you used to download the Internet. Like you would. Or not like download the. You know, the app or whatever I guess you would call it back then.

[A]

Yes. Well, Buddha, don't Feel bad at all, okay? Because you did good. You did great.

[B]

You did fantastic.

[A]

You're doing amazing, sweetie. And you should scam the government. Let's get into our next Priscilla. Do you want to read this one?

[B]

Sure. I see that this person has told us what name to use.

[A]

I love when they come in with their own name.

[B]

Yeah, they'd like to be called Sara Tilly. This is very specific. I already like this motherfucker.

[A]

And it says, please, can you call me Sarah Tilly, please?

[B]

Okay, okay, so the first scam. The first is a scam tried on me. I have 14,000 Insta followers. So maybe, okay, poppin poppin'. So maybe three times a year I get asked to be an influencer. The latest one was a scam I thought you would enjoy. The scammer left a comment on my photo saying I looked very cute and that I'd be perfect for a new campaign and invited me to DM them for free jewelry. I DM them and said, quote, this is a freelance ambassador program which is very simple and easy. You won't be bound to any contract as an ambassador. All you need to do is just post a picture. Once the items slash jewelries. Jewelries. And yes, it says jewelries arrives, tag and mention us on our main page.

[A]

I just want to point out if it sounded like Priscilla was illiterate reading that, because it literally is. There's misspellings, there's all this shit. And honestly, like, that is a big red flag, y', all, if somebody is trying to do business with you and they don't have the space and opportunity to run a spell check. Also, because this is probably a copy and paste message that they send to everybody, which a lot of business do that. Right? Because it's the same information, it should

[B]

be spell checked because you're only doing it once. So put in the effort. And the truth of the matter is, if you really value your business, you are going to make sure, like anytime I send an email for my business shit, I make sure. I double check, I triple check, you know, because you care. You don't want to, you know, give the image that you just don't give a shit or that you're a scammer.

[A]

Exactly. And I want to make a quick pull over here just to say something that I saw on Instagram that my homegirl sent me. There's this great nail artist, I won't put her Insta tag out there. She does bomb ass nail stuff, right? She got on Instagram and specifically was getting mad at Black People because she said that they were not respecting her business and her black owned business. She said that when people come late, if they're six minutes late, six, not five, not ten, six. If they're six minutes late, then they have to pay a fee and their appointment is canceled. So then she posted a video on her Instagram story where she was chasing a black woman around the block, talking about, this is what I have to deal with, people disrespecting my time. And now I have to chase this woman to try to get this money from her. And the woman was like, please take me off camera, I will give you the money. She was chasing her. And I just want to say, if you are running your own business and it's a small business, guys, there's tons of things that you can do to make it professional. One, obviously spell check. Two, if you have a deposit that you want, no matter what, if people cancel you make people send that to you when they book their appointment. That way you can take it out of the fee you would charge for the services if they arrive and if they don't, you keep it. Simple as that. And instead of doing that, this poor, poor non businesswoman was chasing people down the street and putting it on Instagram. And I think she thought it made her look good. But we was like, girl, you look crazy.

[B]

How messy.

[A]

Like I ain't even know her. And I wanted to DM her like, sis, this ain't it, this ain't it.

[B]

I want to DM her. And I know this from a secondhand story, right?

[A]

So guys, just like when you're running your own small business, just Google, you know, things that you can do or maybe look at other small businesses that you see through and look at their policies and copy them. It's very simple. It's very.

[B]

Because the truth is they copied it from other people. Like literally. Like I have my small little tutoring business and I literally will do exactly that. I'll Google shit, I'll copy shit. I mean, there's a million and one business phrases that you can literally just repeat over and over again to get your point across. Anything that you want to say in a business, you know, in a professional way you can find how to say it, you know what I mean? Like a lot of times you get stuck because you're like, damn, how do I say give me my money now? You know what I mean? Like, how do I say that without coming across a particular type of way? But there's ways, you know, things like how do you put on Receipt.

[A]

Run me my coin, bitch. Or else.

[B]

Or else.

[A]

But for the Better Business Bureau. Okay?

[B]

There are ways to do it. Google is your best friend. Okay?

[A]

So let's continue.

[B]

So. And the quotations continue. So we're still back in the quotes. These are the benefits that you could get in joining our ambassadors program. Get four free items with any of our collection on the website. We will help you on promoting your page or any page you like. Get 20% commission when a follower purchases from your unique code every month. We will select a random order number and send you from any of this three items. Yes, it is this smartwatch, comma, iPods, comma, end quote.

[A]

smartwatch. We don't know what brand of watch. We just know the watch gonna be intelligent. Okay. We don't know if it's gonna be an Apple. We don't know if it's gonna be a Fitbit. We don't know.

[B]

We know this watch is in Mensa. Yes. Right. We know this watch got accepted into Cornell at 7 years old.

[A]

It's a smart watch. Okay?

[B]

Very smart.

[A]

You know, it's got a high iq. Can't take my brand, though.

[B]

Also, it says that they will send you any of this three items and listed two.

[A]

So what's the third mystery?

[B]

You'll never know. You'll never know.

[A]

We'll never know.

[B]

If you're ready, allow me to send you the link for you to be able to choose your four items of your desire for a 100% off discount. Wouldn't that just be free?

[A]

Yeah, you could just say free. Also, like, it's wild to me that you using extra words, but you're not using also not enough words. Like, it's like where you needed more words, you didn't put words, but then you added extra words where you didn't need words. 100% off is just free. You could just say free. And then when you talked about the three items, you could include the third.

[B]

You know, like, it's giving me English is not my first language. I'm probably scamming you from Eastern Europe.

[A]

It's giving Google Translate. It's giving Google Translate. And like, and also because it's on Instagram, they were like, let's just throw in some emojis. So where there would be bullet points, they got the little star emoji thing. So they're like, oh, this is for Instagram. Because like, look, we put like emojis and they got a double heart emoji that ends the first sentence like. You know, they really try to make sure it looked like it was for Instagram, I guess. But then, like, it's like they were

[B]

focusing on all the wrong things.

[A]

Yeah, the English ain't Englishing, you know, it's just not. We don't discriminate against different types of English, you know, like, if you speak aave, if you speak, you know, slang. Okay, fine, but this is just not coherent English. Like.

[B]

Right.

[A]

And here's the thing.

[B]

You can speak any kind of English you want, but not when you're trying to scam people. Like, you have to come off like you know what you're doing.

[A]

I shouldn't read your business inquiry out loud. And I sound like Radio, you know, and by that, I mean the horrible depiction that. What is his name? Oh, Kuba Gooden Jr. Did Kuba playing? Yeah, I'm talking about him. Not about people with special needs. I'm specifically talking about his horrible rendition of whatever the hell he thought that was. So Radio is about a football player?

[B]

No, no, I know what it's about. I just never. I didn't see the performance is what I'm saying.

[A]

It's terrible. Like, it's offensive.

[B]

Is it?

[A]

Oh, God, yeah. Cause it's like, what is this, sweetie? Like, this is too much. So, you know, I'm talking about him, Swee, specifically, not about people with special needs or anybody who, you know, has dyslexia or any kind of reading disabilities. So. But I'm saying, like, I shouldn't sound like that. Like how he did in that movie if, you know, you know, so.

[B]

So I looked around and it looked a little cheap. But free is free, right? So I picked out four. Then the scam dropped. Quote. If you're ready. Space, comma, space. Allow me. I love this. Allow me to send you the link for you to be able to choose your items of your desire. Also, that four items of your desire is always in all caps.

[A]

Why? Because, like, obviously, it's of my desire. You said pick again. If you say pick four items, that mean I get picked, right? I don't what you mean. My desires are what I choose. Like, this is starting to feel real. Like, is this a poem?

[B]

Is this a haiku?

[A]

Is this a haiku?

[B]

A scamming haiku for a. Again, 100% off discount, except for the international shipping fee and taxes that run around $18 to $28. Depends on, and that's where it ends. Depends on and that's it. So that. Okay, so I get it. The scam here is that they're charging you taxes and international shipping on your four items of your desire for 100% off discount.

[A]

And this is an old, tried and true scam. This is the scam of, like, if you're up late night watching TV and they say, you know, it's 495 plus shipping and handling, and then sh. Be like $25 and then handling be another $30. And I've always been confused as between shipping and handling. Like, ain't they handling it when they ship it?

[B]

I used to.

[A]

I thought they was handling it when they shipped it.

[B]

Well, I'm just confused. I think. Yeah, I agree. I used to think the same shit. I was like, what the fuck is this handling about? But now I realize handling means like. Like processing. Like, they got to actually package. They got to pay the people who

[A]

put your shit in the box, I guess.

[B]

Child, listen, I am a smart scam.

[A]

Handling has always felt like a scam to me. If we shipping it, we're shipping it, and everything should be included in sh. You know what I mean? Like, but they always throw and handle it in there. Like, well, if you do you want it to just be shipped and not handled.

[B]

I imagine like somebody like, hot potato with your.

[A]

We can handle it and then we're not gonna ship it.

[B]

I mean, there you go.

[A]

Let me get one.

[B]

And that's why. And that's why you pay for both, right?

[A]

It's like, yo, your package is still at the warehouse. We handled it, but you ain't pay for shipping.

[B]

So we handle this package, okay?

[A]

It's. It's been handled, but you ain't pay for no shipping, so it's not gonna be shipped, okay? And then I guess if you don't pay for it to be handled, they just throw your raw product at your doorstep. Like, no box or nothing. I order coffee mug, they throw it at my doorstep. It's like cracked. It's like, bitch, you didn't pay for handling, so. So we threw a raw mug at your door.

[B]

Pick up the pieces and put your bag together.

[A]

Next time, pay for the handling, bitch. Like the back, bitch. Okay, girl. Yes, this is an old, tried and true scam. And honestly, you don't even have to 14,000 followers for people to try to

[B]

do this to you.

[A]

You know what I mean? Like, people want to feel special on Instagram. So you have 500 followers and they target people with this. You can have 20 followers and they can be like, we love your page. They have bots that comment underneath posts. We love your page. We'll love to send you Items. Check your DMs. If people are really professional, especially if you are an influencer, they will reach out to you through the proper channels because they should have access. So that's why if I someone tries to send me information about audition via dm, it's a no. Because if you really were about that life, you would be able to contact my representation to get me an audition.

[B]

So ding dong, ding, ding dong. Amen.

[A]

And guys, let's move on to scam three.

[B]

Scam number three.

[A]

We're really rolling here. All right, Priscilla, give me a name.

[B]

Latrice.

[A]

Latrice. Latrice says you may have noticed that on the most recent update of Facebook or Instagram that the logo for messenger has changed and you got a notification the first time you opened it through the new app. And now you can send messages across all platforms. What? Question mark. Across all platforms. Question mark. A scammer's paradise. So I haven't seen this across all platforms. I don't use Facebook that much.

[B]

You know, I think I might have seen something like this, but I, like, just deleted the box and kept on moving. Now, like, I should have read it,

[A]

because anything Zuckerberg is offering me these days, I'm like, girl, stop. And honestly, they be trying to do too much to keep the shit fresh. Fresh. The other day, they took off the little swipey panel thing so that you could post multiple photos, and instead you got a whole one photo down. And then they immediately put it back because everybody was like, the fuck is this? Mark? This is not what we asked for. Like, you're making things complicated for why, like, nobody asked you for this.

[B]

Right?

[A]

Yeah, I just want to look busy. Please stop. So it says, anyway, I woke up one morning to a message request from a Facebook messenger that looked like it was from my grandfather. My sister got one too. It was his Facebook profile picture. And it was even written like he would have written it. No capitals, not quite full sentences. He was a very technologically illiterate person. Right. Because he's a grandpa, you know, work Facebook at all.

[B]

Right. But like she says, like that it was written in his style. And it's like. Right. But that's also a generic style of people who can't write well.

[A]

So any scammer, they gave you old people style.

[B]

Right, Right.

[A]

So seems legit. Right? Except for he's been dead for about a year and a half.

[B]

Well, dun, dun, dun. She got us.

[A]

They said, let me shut the hell up. They said, all platforms. Facebook said, all platforms. You didn't think. And beyond if anybody could get dead people on Facebook, it's Mark Zuckerberger.

[B]

We're talking about the platform of all platforms, Heaven.

[A]

We said. We said all platforms, okay? Including the afterlife. I don't know what you thought we had meant. We meant Facebook, Google, Gmail, Twitter, everything. Hell, Heaven. You know, Bezel Bub can send you emails now.

[B]

Any platform, baby.

[A]

So it says. I thought his Facebook account, which never shut down, got hacked, but when I looked closer, it was actually an Instagram account opened with his name and picture. I don't know whether this scammer thought my grandfather was still alive and was about to ask me to send money via Western Union or a prepaid gift card or was hoping to get a. Or have a spiritual moment where I got to have a conversation with the other side via Facebook. Messenger says I'm an atheist, so good luck with that one. Either way. I was like, I did not have time for this today. I reported the Instagram account as fake until it got taken down. And my mom knows someone who was pretending to be her dad online. Or will she let her mom know that somebody was pretending to be her dad? She went and got his death certificate so that he could get his whole Facebook page taken down and no one would do this again. When I googled to see if the scam was happening to other people, I didn't find anything because the merge of platforms is so new. But it sounds like the real scammer here is Facebook trying to get your information and also keep you, like, keep from getting sued under antitrust laws for not monitoring online bullying hate speech on their platform. Anyway, be safe out there because the most important thing I've learned is to do my research and block someone on Facebook so they still can't find you on Instagram or whatever, vice versa. So, yeah, guys, now you can block on Instagram and you can block all accounts that the person makes in the future.

[B]

Oh, yeah, that is a win.

[A]

Which I learned very recently because when the deadlines came out that I was going to be on icarly and the photos came out, it was really the photos. Oh, honey, they be in my DMS car calling me every day, right? In every form. You know how many ways you can spell to get around blocks?

[B]

Oh, my God.

[A]

N1 33 or no. N1 g g3r n1 g g4. I can go on forever. I have had to block them all. So there's many different ways you can call people nigger. So. But this all goes to say, again, again, again, we've said This a billion times. Stop listing your family members on Facebook. Stop. It's just ripe for scammers. Don't. Like, nobody needs to know that your granny is your granny. You know your granny, your granny, when she posts on Facebook. You know when she posts. You know when your mama posts that photo where the camera is underneath her head and it's like her chin and like a little bit up past her eyebrows, like, you know that's your mama selfie. Like, you don't need other people to know that's your mama.

[B]

Actually, I probably still have people on my family that I like, like, accepted years ago. I gotta check that now. I'm like, let me go.

[A]

So many people be trying to say they my family these days and won't stop. There's one girl who literally be on my Instagram. She's like, I'm your cousin and will not stop saying this. I've never met this woman. She's like, I'm your cousin on your dad's auntie sister side step husband. Like this.

[B]

I'm weird.

[A]

And she won't stop. She be commenting on everything. Congrats, cousin. I'm like, I do not know who you are. Like, please stop.

[B]

That's. So what if, like, you show that to your parents and they're like, why would you disrespect cousin Sheila like that?

[A]

You'd be like, what?

[B]

Oh, she really is my cousin, right?

[A]

We find out she is my cousin. At the end of the day, even if she was, I don't know you. There's plenty of cousins I do not talk to. And, like, there's no reason for us to solidify cousinhood for why? For why?

[B]

Okay, you weren't looking for me before.

[A]

And like, guys, if people are reaching out to you on these platforms to talk to you, and they are someone who should have your enough number, then that's also a red flag because why are they reaching out to you on Facebook with any official business if they have your phone number?

[B]

Right? Yeah, yeah, you gotta be. Yeah. Like, these things are just. I. I don't know. I. You know, people always talk about, like, oh, you know, I'm always getting dick pics, or I'm always getting like all these kind of these weirdos in my DMs and stuff. And honestly, like, I really don't deal with that too much. And that's because I've always been really tight with. With who I accept friend requests from, you know, who I like. I even like, restrict people that I even do accept friend requests from. Like, I'm super particular, but if you're out there just accepting every motherfucker. You know how many times, like, people from, like, Africa, people from Haiti that I don't know. You know what I mean? It's like, yes, I am. You know, I have family in those places. But that's not you.

[A]

Exactly. And also, guys, don't post on Facebook when you're going on vacation. If you want to post pictures of your vacation, post them after you've returned to your fucking home. Okay? Because I don't care if you got Brinks. You know what I mean? Like, you don't want nobody rolling up to your house, you know, trying to pull up skirt, skirt and steal your TV while you're out of town. Like, I know we have this inclination to overshare these days, but, like, I be telling everyone, like, my auntie, like, people will be checking in at LAX or checking in at the DFW airport, and it's like, don't check in at the fucking airport. You just told everybody you're not home. Like, it's. I know people want to flex and be like, I'm on vacation. You can totally post all your vacation pics. Nobody knows when you went on the vacation.

[B]

Yeah, that's a fact. I'm not, you know, me. I'm. I'm not good at posting. Like, right? And I'm. I'm a later gram type of hoe because I just. I'm too busy in the moment.

[A]

Right? And nobody's gonna know when you went. You can post whenever you want, but if you don't live in a super secure kind of building or some situation like that, you should not be posting. And don't post pictures of the front of your house.

[B]

House. My God. I mean, Lacy's putting you on game right now. If you're not taking notes, then you're a jokes.

[A]

Heck, yeah.

[B]

I know.

[A]

We all want to. That was. And that rhyme was whatever.

[B]

You're a hater.

[A]

But guys, like, seriously, if you get DMS from people and the spelling's off, that's the red flag. If you got people hitting you up and your grandpa dead, dead, that's a red flag. Report those accounts. People are trolling. They will continue to troll for money and for things.

[B]

So, I mean, I just can't wait till we can figure out a way to end this bullshit. I'm sick of the fucking robocalls. I'm sick of the goddamn spam. I'm sick of the DMs and all this shit. It's like, when are we gonna finally, like, get some laws up in here or something so we don't have to deal? Like, I'm tired of Nigerian princes. I'm tired of them.

[A]

But the world isn't clearly so shocking to me how many people get caught up in that. But there's so many people in the world who do not readily look at the news, who are not on Twitter. Like, we are plugged in every single day. You know, there's people who are still reading the hard copy of the newspaper that the paper boy throws at their home every day.

[B]

Right? Yeah. And that's the thing. And that's how they. And, yeah, that's how they keep this type of shit going. That you're like, y' all didn't know this was in existence for 15 years already. Already. Like, you're still getting scammed by this.

[A]

Okay, but, guys, that brings us to the end of another episode of Confessions. As always, if you want to snitch on your friends and family, just make sure your scam is retired. Scamgodispod.gmail.com if you want to find me and my shenanigans. D I V A L A C I Diva Lacey. The merch is live, guys. On potswag.com get into it. It's very cute. And if you want to find Priscilla,

[B]

you can find me at QOT Desert on Twitter and on TikTok. And also Priscilla Davies, actor on IG.

[A]

That's QOT Desert on Twitter, guys.

[B]

Queen of the desert. Queen of the desert.

[A]

All right, congregation, stay scheming.