DON’T TAKE “I CAN’T”, “MY CAMERA’S BROKEN”, “MY ZOOM DOESN’T WORK” OR “NO” FOR AN ANSWER. . . .

YOU COME INTO CONTACT WITH SOMEONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. HE/SHE IS PRIVATE MESSAGING YOU. BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH. STOP WASTING YOUR TIME. INSIST ON A “VISUAL”. INSIST ON A PICTURE DOING SOMETHING YOU TELL THEM TO DO. INSIST ON A LIVE VISUAL CALL. INSIST. ANY EXCUSES. . . BLOCK. DOES THIS NECESSARILY PROTECT YOU FROM A CON? NO, BUT AT LEAST YOU’RE NOT FALLING FOR THE CON BASED ON THEIR POSSIBLY FAKE PROFILE PICS.