[Dean's World] Andrew Cory: Let's play another exciting round of: Spot the scam!

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Posted by Andrew Cory:
Let's play another exciting round of: Spot the scam! 
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1175053629.shtml


   This is the text of a Gtalk chat I had between 8:00pm and 8:45pm PST.
   This person added me to their IM list. I got curious. Can anyone help
   me figure out what they were after?

   Andrew: hello?

   Sent at 8:10 PM on Tuesday press.club.2007: r u journalist?

   Andrew: yeah

   press.club.2007: which paper?

   Andrew: I am wondering why you added me to your IM list...

   press.club.2007: v r planning a media blog for journalists? just
   checking if u r a journo? which country?

   Andrew: Why don't you give me more info about you...

   press.club.2007: im with ny press club working with ny times names
   anna

   Andrew: you have a link to your credentials?

   press.club.2007: search on google Jessica Taylor is my boss

   Andrew: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Taylor

   press.club.2007: Nicholas D. Kristof search him hes the top boss
   jessica is my boss

   Sent at 8:19 PM on Tuesday Andrew: So, what are you guys up to at the
   2007 press club?

   press.club.2007: inviting journos for our smash paarty press club meet

   Andrew: Oh yeah? Where at?

   press.club.2007: new york hilton

   Andrew: And you're handing out invites? Or should I go to your site?

   Sent at 8:26 PM on Tuesday press.club.2007:

   invites are by sms gimme ur mobile and which paper r u from pakistan?

   Andrew: Nope. I'm from the bay area...

   Sent at 8:29 PM on Tuesday Andrew:

   I'll see if I can get my paper to spring for it...

   press.club.2007: ok

   Sent at 8:34 PM on Tuesday press.club.2007: which paper pp?

   Andrew: Diablo Magazine

   press.club.2007: which country?

   Andrew: USA

   press.club.2007: thx whats ur good name PP r u the ditor/

   Andrew: Naw, just a writer

   press.club.2007: thnkd name?

   Andrew: Andrew Cory