She Told Me She Was a Princess - And That Most of the Money Was Mine

Over a period, Rose Khalifa and I have almost become friends. She writes often - e-mails that set out the same long, sad, story with the same hook on the end of it that is supposed to hook me into giving her the number of my bank account.

I was, though, a bit surprised to find messages from Rose turning up on my Naymz account - but I think I was being just a tad naïve there. After all, Russian tarts proposition me on Twitter all the time, and I don't know them either.

I think it was inevitable really that the Rose Khalifa's and the tarts of this world would eventually seize upon things like Naymz, or LinkedIn - or Facebook - and try to use them to their own advantage, but I can't find in my heart to be angry with any of them.

I do, though, get very angry with people who try to use social media outlets to push out subtler, much more tempting, and even less realistic hooks.

There was a discussion today posted on LinkedIn by a so called 'Independant Financial Services Professional'. It offered mortgage loan help and unsecured lines of credit to people with bad credit records. Oh - and you can apparently get help there to clear your criminal records as well.

Really? Well. I shall put my next loose tooth under my pillow and wait for the Tooth Fairy to bring me my sixpence... And no, I'm not giving you the link.

Geoff - http://www.metlissbarfield.com