Like most men, I get lots of hits from scammers from the Asian and Eastern Block

Like most men, I get lots of hits from scammers from the Asian and Eastern Block countries. But this is the first time I’ve been solicited in Arabic over Facebook chat. I read on one of the blogs that the solicitation industry had moved off the web and onto Facebook. But I tend to think of Facebook as family friendly safe zone. So I was a little surprised at this.

HER: ممكن نتعرف Is an introduction possible?

ME: كل شيء ممكن Sure, anything’s possible.

HER: فتحي من جيجل . و أنت با حلوة [?I think?] you’re sweet and attractive

ME: لدي العديد من النساء بالفعل. لا أستطيع أن تبقي أكثر من ذلك. إنما أنا رجل واحد. I have many women already. 🙂 I can’t take any more. I am only one man.

HER: باي باي Bye

(And before someone teases me, I talk to people about libertarianism in just about every language on earth (thanks to google translate). So, how am I to know from the name “Fethi Mazi”, a profile thumbnail of a sunset, and a request for introduction that it’s a solicitation?) It’s probably some guy in a room running fifty chat sessions at once.