In the last couple of years, I'm sure you've received texts that start with something like, "Hi! It's [random name], remember me? How are you?" and try to engage you in conversation. If, like me, you've sensed it was a scam but haven't been able to figure out exactly what was happening, this episode of the podcast "Search Engine" (which Vulture describes
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