In the 15 years that I have been on Twitter I have tweeted about 9000 times which includes references to this journal and random comments. I am following 1371 people while 418 follow me. Most of these people share an interest with me, but occasionally I will follow unknown people.
A few days ago, a young lady whom I will call BM followed me. I don't know her at all, but just for the heck of it I followed her back. She started a chat with me and stated she was 34 years old and a single mother with a 5-year-old daughter. I told her that I was 73 years old, but she said the age difference didn't matter to her. The chat was pleasant for a while, but all of a sudden she said her refrigerator was empty and she asked me for money to buy food.
I don't know if this story is true, but appears that she follows people on Twitter, is friendly to them, and then asks for money. I will not send her any money as it seems likely that she has done this to many of her Twitter followers. I am calling this "Cyber Panhandling." I guess there are all kinds of cyber citizens, and we must be careful as we surf the web.
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