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I logged in to MySpace today to see the list of spambots that sent me friend requests and came across a particularly interesting one:Jake.

Apparently, Jake is from "A Small Town, Illinois, United States," he's gay, single, and someday looking for children. Nothing too surprising. His profile pictures are of "him" playing football. Anyway, a quick skim of his profile quickly drew my eye to a Paypal "Make a Donation" button, so I read the profile just out of curiosity. It's quite a smart scam-- you bot through a bunch of gay people with the profile of a gay, young, teenage, cute kid with a sob story. Some of the highlights:

• Mom and dad are divorced.
• Mom's on disability
• He works part time.
• Deadbeat dad.
• Can't afford college loans/grants (ya right)
• Has a younger brother, and mom needs to support him too.
• Would switch states to go to college so he can send money back to mom
• In special education
• Volunteers at a hospital (wow, plus going to school and working to support your mom?)
• Only has five pairs of underwear
• Some dress pants
• Some jeans
• Some dress shirts
• Has faith
• Wants to be a teacher

Wow, he's poor, goes to high school, is in special education, works a part time job, plays football, and volunteers at a hospital. Wonder when he finds time to log in to myspace or pay for his internet connection. It takes a lot of courage to want to completely leave your entire family behind (all of whom you're supporting--excepting your father) to go to school in a state a thousand miles away. Guess I should make a donation, right? Heh :P

+2 points for creativity, though. Not that bad for a scammer... he should have toned it down a bit, but as Hitler said, people are more likely to believe the really big lies than the modest ones.

By the way, for those who want to spot spam/scam profiles in the future: