A Very Angry #Nerd

#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @maniacalmorgan

Fuck fuck fuck. I'm pretty fucking upset. Let me tell you why.

Today, someone called my grandma and grandpa saying that they were me and that they needed money. I don't want to go into details of the scam, but they knew my family nick name and my grandparents' nick names. My 95 year old grandma and grandpa grabbed their walkers, took a taxi to Western Union, and were preparted to wire the money. The clerk at Western Union reasoned with my grandparents and opened up their minds to the possibility of a scam. I got a call from my grandpa around noon (which is weird because they never call me) asking if I had called them from out of state asking for money. I told them no and that I was at work. I didn't have much time to think about the whole ordeal until I talked to my dad after work. He filled me in on the details. This wasn't just a few bucks, this was thousands of dollars that almost got sent. My mom was hysterical from the events, and my dad like me, is pissed. I love my grandparents to death. The last thing they need at 95 years old is to think that I'm in some kind of trouble on the other side of the country. You could call me a pacifist, but you don't fuck with my friends or my family. Especially my grandparents. I would break every bone in this person's body if I knew who it was. My parents seem to be conviced it's someone I know due to their knowledge of nick names and such. I don't know though. The only people who know that information are friends I've had from before highschool and honestly, there aren't too many friends from back then. There are only two people who have that information, but I would rule them out. Plus, they wouldn't know my grandpaents' real names. They only go by nick names. Anyway, I just had to get this off my chest. Maybe I'm overreacting from working 8 days straight. I think not. I'm upset, but I'll be okay.

Has anyone had anything like this happen to friends or family? I don't know if there's a scam going around or if there's any other way to get that information. Very weird. Let me know.

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