Okay, I would like to think I'm not gullible and that I wouldn't fall for any online scam. And in fact, I almost got away with NOT falling for a recent scam, but then I let my heart get in the way of my head.
Someone spammed my Second Life Women's Club list, asking for some Linden. L$25 to be exact. Not a lot of money, of course, but I had two reactions:
1. I sensed a scam so wanted to protect my members from this old trick of IMing groups asking for a little Linden and getting a lot of it;
2. I didn't like someone spamming my group.
So I did what any good moderator would do - I immediately removed them from the list. Okay, maybe I should have first said: You are violating this group. Off with your head!
Anyway, I figured that was that.
Then I get a private IM from this person - Pam Caudron to be exact about his/her avatar name - and it said simply:
"Thanks a LOT!!!"
Sarcasm? Real disappointment and resentment?
Then I got to thinking: "Wow, that was sure abrupt and mean of me. Maybe they are really a nice newbie who needs a little Linden. And heck, it is only L$25. Maybe they didn't know it was bad to spam someone else's group."
So I IM'd back and apologized, explaining what I did and why. I then asked them if they still needed the Linden.
No answer.
Still angry? Embarrassed? On to the next scam? I began to overthink their motives.
Damn, it was only L$25, I thought. I give way more than that to newbies I meet inworld and take shopping for nice clothes.
So I paid Pam Caudron L$25.
And never heard from him/her again.
I fell for the scam. I admit it. I talk about it here so others can learn from my mistakes rather than making the same ones.
Yeah, it was only L$25, but I'm sure they got that from a lot of other people who either:
a) didn't realize it was a scam;
b) had that soft spot in their heart that negated the scam warning signals.
I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Around Second Life in First Half of February
Somehow my avatar ended up at the bottom of the water, lying down, unable to get up. Guess Second Life was having a senior moment.
This is Inanna Aya, watercolor artists. Her work is currently being shown at Athena Gallery of Women's Art. SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Shores/40/60/22
Friend Ziggy Figaro invited me to an 18th century RP sim. We never really got to explore it, but I did spend some Linden on this lovely outfit.
I was gifted this absolutely wonderful elephant who talks. His name is Woody.
Another Second Life blooper - a purple and blue checked outfit on my avatar. You don't think I'd BUY something like this?
Second Life Women's Club hosted author Janice Taylor on Feb 12th. She wrote the book "Our Lady of Weight Loss."
Me setting up for the Second Life Writers' Club special guest on Feb 13th, Maria Liberati, author and celebrity chef.
Me relaxing on Athena Isle.
All dressed up for a Valentine's Day party that TheDiva Rockin was giving but couldn't get in. Story of my Second Life. All dressed up and no place to go.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Feb 8 Friday: Art Opening, Athena Gallery
Stop by Athena Isle from 1-3pm SLT for the official opening of "Her Seasons," an exhibit of watercolors by Inanna Aya and photographs by Liadona Rau.
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Shores/51/50/23. Athena Gallery of Women's Art displays work from women artists in SL with new shows every month.
Inanna Aya is a child of the sea. Born in a coastal Alaska town in the mid-1970s, her artwork reflects the shifting moods of an ocean that both gives and takes life. Fluid, organic, visceral. The inner reflecting the outer, the outer giving form to the inner.
After receiving a formal art education at Marylhurst University, in Oregon, Inanna returned to her roots. She moved back to her hometown, became a mom and a massage therapist, and continued developing as an artist. Her primary medium is watercolor, with periodic forays into silver and wood carving.
Read more about Inanna...
Liadona Rau is fairly new to SL, but not new to the world of nature photography having been behind the camera for more than 30 years in her first life. Her first RL show took place a few years ago at Randolph-Macon College when she showed pieces taken at Chincateague and Assateague islands in the Chesapeake bay in Virginia.
Read more about Liadona...
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Shores/51/50/23. Athena Gallery of Women's Art displays work from women artists in SL with new shows every month.
Inanna Aya is a child of the sea. Born in a coastal Alaska town in the mid-1970s, her artwork reflects the shifting moods of an ocean that both gives and takes life. Fluid, organic, visceral. The inner reflecting the outer, the outer giving form to the inner.After receiving a formal art education at Marylhurst University, in Oregon, Inanna returned to her roots. She moved back to her hometown, became a mom and a massage therapist, and continued developing as an artist. Her primary medium is watercolor, with periodic forays into silver and wood carving.
Read more about Inanna...
Liadona Rau is fairly new to SL, but not new to the world of nature photography having been behind the camera for more than 30 years in her first life. Her first RL show took place a few years ago at Randolph-Macon College when she showed pieces taken at Chincateague and Assateague islands in the Chesapeake bay in Virginia.Read more about Liadona...
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