Someone trying to scam you? Waste as much of their time as possible (a thread)

Using WhatsApp when there's a perfectly good messaging service on the platform I used to advertise? White is sus

A picture from the original advert... she doesn't seem to mind. We are introduced to the 'son' character (this is important later)...

In which I say the same thing four times

An incredible effort on the part of @HSBC being open at 0700 on a Monday! Props to that work ethic!

The video is just *someone* behind a desk with a ringing phone in the background, looking at a phone... there's a French form next to them.

I point out several flaws in this interaction which are roundly ignored

Okay, okay, have the email... the one completely unrelated to me that literally anyone with the internet can access. Also, can I work at this magical @HSBC?

If anyone wants to see this email in all it's glory please just ask. It name drops Sir Philip Hampton.

NO idea if this is a real address... but if you recognise it maybe do a cheeky little fraud report?

An insistent Rose doesn't seem to care that I've accidentally made her son into a daughter. Please Google PostNL for image credit. I was still at home in trackies.

Pushing it here with my 'proof' but Rose doesn't seem to mind that this is clearly a USPS envelope. Her faith in me is wonderful. Image once again from a Google search, of course.

Rose the scammer gets super rude! She again doesn't seem to mind much whether she has a son or a daughter (even pathetic little scammers can be LGBTQ+ friendly, I guess?). In reality, I had indeed blocked her as I was calling my local gemeente to sort some paperwork. But then...

I make up a couple of things, make myself a cuppa, FaceTime my best friend... and of course Rose offers a very nice apology.

I make up some dogs that need feeding while I quickly retype a DHL email and forward it to myself. Rose appears to fall for this, implying she's not even good at her own game.

And that's almost it, except... I feel like Rose should see this thread. Don't you? Let's see how that goes.

Listen! If my profile disappears, my bank account gets drained, or I'm mysteriously found floating in a moat in Germany... you know where to look.

Oh... the unthinkable has happened... single ticks. I think I've been blocked

Hang on... I'm holding out for a rush of expletives