After you do a good deed do you ever expect balloons to drop from the ceiling and a camera crew to rush up, thrusting a microphone towards you, asking, “What do you, Good Samaritan, plan to do with your million dollars?”
I almost slipped that extra ten bucks into my pocket after receiving the incorrect change at Sushi Konami earlier tonight. Instead of the expected nine-dollar change – yes, I paid with cash – I got $19. It took me about thirty seconds to decide to do the right thing.
I couldn’t help but recall the times when I worked as a poker floor supervisor, and my bank was short, and I had to cover the shortfall with my own money. There were nights when I practically worked for free, and fast-forwarding to a future moment when this waitress would feel that same struggle, I couldn’t bear it. I also considered my conscience; the weight of guilt would probably disrupt my sleep. And, I can’t emphasize this enough, sleep is sacred.
So, now I know without a doubt, I do what’s right because I’m THAT motivated by a good night’s sleep.
Katy Miller, with her two husky dogs panting beside her on the beach in a Facebook profile photo and her husband dipping her at their wedding in her cover photo, tried to scam me out of $300 on Facebook Marketplace.
Being far from wet behind the ears in the bartering game, after she asked me to check my spam folder for the Venmo email, I smelled her scam a mile away.
“Wow, she really knows her stuff,” I thought to myself, but after two more exchanges on text messenger, I had her pegged. Instead of blocking her right away, I decided to toy with her – why not?
Even after she claimed to have “sent money twice, but it’s being held by Venmo until you send $300 back,” I confirmed with her the payment anyway.
“Thank you so much! You’re good to pick up the desk anytime.” Her response was priceless. “Huh?”
“Yeah!” I said, “Come on by. I received the money.”
She repeatedly asked, “Send me a screenshot,” and after a couple of laughs about the whole thing, I blocked and reported her. Or him. Definitely not the cute husky-loving lady with the husband I thought I was dealing with.
Speaking of scams, have you heard about the MGM casinos in Las Vegas? Oh my goodness. A client with a background in casinos brought me up to speed, and it gave me the chills. Hackers from Russia used Ransomware to essentially cripple all 19 MGM properties in Vegas and other states. They obtained information from one of the casino’s IT departments by posing as an employee – oops. The numbers vary, but millions upon millions of dollars were lost.
Oh, I found this Frank Sinatra quote, “Las Vegas is the only place I know where money really talks – it says, GOODBYE.”
Well, I better say goodbye for now. I’m having a bachelorette night, and with Evelyn sleeping soundly, I’m drawn to playing VR poker for the first time in a long while. I wonder where I got that idea.
With love, Jaclynn
Going On 40 