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Hey guys let me tell you about advance fee scams

I hope y'all are familiar with these in this day and age, especially my artists out there, because they're incredibly common.

About half an hour ago I posted a drawing and tagged it #artists on tumblr, and very quickly received this comment.

My scam radar went off immediately, due to the generic blog name and lack of any emotion in the comment, but I decided it might be an entertaining venture so I dmed them. They asked for a drawing "of these", and sent me a random selfie. I got the details and told them it would be $15, and they promptly offered me $300. At this point I know it's a scam, but I play along for funsies and give them my paypal. Shortly, they send me this image for "confirmation" (I blocked out my email)

And they began to insist that I checked my email. I looked in my spam folder and found the following email.

This is fake. This is not a thing. And the "you're to refund the $200.00 back" is the scam. They send vaguely official-looking emails at you to "prove" that they sent you the money, then have you send them $200 (or however much the scam is for). Then, surprise surprise, you're out $200.

I continued to play along for a bit, and in the second email "Paypal" told me that I had to refund the $200 before they could "credit the $300 to my account", along with these lovely threats.

And yeah, it's silly. But it's not silly if you don't know and get scammed. So. Spread, please! And thank you very much to @mlaurel for the opportunity to get these screenshots.

What we’ve gotta understand is that “the modern Internet is abolishing spaces for adults” and “the modern Internet is abolishing space for children” are compatible phenomena. Neither group is being favoured: the modern Internet is abolishing spaces for adults (i.e., because grown-up topics aren’t advertiser friendly) and the modern Internet is abolishing spaces for children (i.e., because online communities which consist principally of people who have no money are hard to sell things to). The Internet that contemporary corporate interests are trying to build isn’t a space for anyone – it’s the digital equivalent of an Ikea showroom.

The world is garbage rn so please lean on each other. Reach out for help and do your best to help others.

The print is also available on my website for preorder ✌️ gardenstatetait.com

it'd be really cool if everyone put their money where their mouths are and went and saw the new fully 2d animated looney tunes movie that's in theaters RIGHT NOW instead of continuing to scream about the snow white and lilo and stitch remakes

This blog has been telling you not to trust pelicans for over a decade and this is why

Never kill yourself.

Pope's Francis' death: what happens now?

mourning rites last 9 days

funeral will take place in St. Peter's square

Conclave will start in 15 to 20 days in order to elect a new pope

The conclave will take place in the Sistine Chapel. The cardinals will decide on which day is starts based on practical considerations.

How does the conclave work?

All cardinals under 80 can take part, voting is secret. For a new pope to be elected, there needs to be a 2/3 majority.

Because of the two-thirds majority needed, it can take multiple rounds before a pope is elected.

Every time the vote is inconclusive, they burn the paper ballots together with chemicals to produce black smoke.

When the vote is conclusive, they ask the elected cardinal to accept the position and what name he will take as the pope.

When the cardinal accepts the position, they burn the ballots again with different chemicals, this time producing white smoke