Month: July 2015

Kevin has Shingles

Beverly Funny

Kevin walked into a doctor’s office and the receptionist asked him what he had. Kevin said, ‘Shingles’… so she wrote down his name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat.

Fifteen minutes later a nurse’s aide came out and asked Kevin what he had. Kevin said, ‘Shingles’… so she wrote down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Kevin to wait in the examining room.

A half hour later a nurse came in and asked Kevin what he had. Kevin said, ‘Shingles’… so the nurse gave Kevin a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told Kevin to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.

An hour later the doctor came in and found Kevin sitting patiently in the nude and asked Kevin what he had. Kevin said, ‘Shingles.’

The doctor asked, ‘Where?’

Kevin said, ‘Outside on the truck. Where do you want me to unload them?’

(Note: I don’t remember where I heard this, but thought it might give you a chuckle!)

Fraud (or, at the very least, someone you don’t want or need to know ever)

Beverly Work

Have you ever received an email that looked something like this?

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We have all heard stories about people who have lost thousands and thousands of dollars due to email fraud; emails such as this one are usually the first step. It appears to be from someone who genuinely wants to contact you but it is most likely sent to countless people by an automated program. They wait for someone to respond to this initial pitch and they start the real push.

My very worldly former boss and friend, Joe, used to say the spelling errors and bad grammar were intentional because they want their targets to think the writer is illiterate or not very smart. They want to appear weak so you will try to help or try to take advantage of them, either way you will be conveniently distracted when they turn the tables and wipe out your bank account.

If you receive an email similar to this, please don’t respond. Even if you reply to tell them to go away, you will let them know they have reached an active account and they’ll try every technique they can think of to weasel you out of your hard earned money.

For more information on email fraud and other scams, click here. It is important to learn what to look for and details of what you can do if you find yourself involved in this type of situation.