So over dinner i was telling J about how i wrote about Mr. Fake Person* in my previous post. And that i casually mentioned that during the day somebody in Germany had googled, "Fake Person* London*". He or She had landed on that particular post and refreshed the page several times. Whether he was translating the page or just kept hitting the wrong key, i can't be sure.
J then immediately stopped eating and said, "You didn't use his real name, did you?"
I replied with, Yes. Why?
"You do know he could be part of a huge syndicate or part of the mob. And by basically exposing his tactics and name, you've put yourself at risk..."
"He has our details", he continued.
Oh shit.
Over the years i've been rather careful about keeping names ambiguous for the sake of security and privacy. Although i'm not sure why i wasn't this time.
Stupid... stupid me.
And with the world wide web available at a click of the button, it's amazing how much crap you can find out about a person online. We've all read about cyber stalkers, some may even be guilty of being one to some degree. Whether you're checking Facebook, twitter or blogs, nowadays looking up a person is so much easier.
And so my paranoid self stopped eating and went to my work room to repost the previous entry.
By replacing their names, dates, locations and places he had given, i could at least tell my story but almost turn my story to fiction. Well that was my plan. For all i know, Fake Person* is a good guy and is telling the truth.
But i'm not taking any chances.
So to those people who had read yesterday's post or had a notification, not much has changed except for the fine details of the last section.
* Name and place has been changed to protect the so-called innocent.
Moving on...
We have four apartments to view this Saturday. Can you believe it, FOUR! Yup, they confirmed and all of them look quite promising. Although i'll be certain when i see each place with my own two eyes.
Each apartment has its' own strengths, so i reckon it'll have to come down to the location and our immediate gut instinct.
I won't get into full detail because i don't want to jinx anything but i'd like to think out of the four apartments we'll be seeing, one of them has to be at least THE ONE.
J then immediately stopped eating and said, "You didn't use his real name, did you?"
I replied with, Yes. Why?
"You do know he could be part of a huge syndicate or part of the mob. And by basically exposing his tactics and name, you've put yourself at risk..."
"He has our details", he continued.
Oh shit.
Over the years i've been rather careful about keeping names ambiguous for the sake of security and privacy. Although i'm not sure why i wasn't this time.
Stupid... stupid me.
And with the world wide web available at a click of the button, it's amazing how much crap you can find out about a person online. We've all read about cyber stalkers, some may even be guilty of being one to some degree. Whether you're checking Facebook, twitter or blogs, nowadays looking up a person is so much easier.
And so my paranoid self stopped eating and went to my work room to repost the previous entry.
By replacing their names, dates, locations and places he had given, i could at least tell my story but almost turn my story to fiction. Well that was my plan. For all i know, Fake Person* is a good guy and is telling the truth.
But i'm not taking any chances.
So to those people who had read yesterday's post or had a notification, not much has changed except for the fine details of the last section.
* Name and place has been changed to protect the so-called innocent.
Moving on...
We have four apartments to view this Saturday. Can you believe it, FOUR! Yup, they confirmed and all of them look quite promising. Although i'll be certain when i see each place with my own two eyes.
Each apartment has its' own strengths, so i reckon it'll have to come down to the location and our immediate gut instinct.
I won't get into full detail because i don't want to jinx anything but i'd like to think out of the four apartments we'll be seeing, one of them has to be at least THE ONE.
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