Like many people, the amount of spam texts that I receive is increasing. Some are pretty basic, others are creative and almost appear real, and some are just half-assed. I almost feel sorry for the half-assed spammers who are mailing it in – just a hotmail address starting with a string of random letters and numbers trying to pull off a fake “UPS” or “Amazon” scam. But, somewhere in the back of my brain, I wonder if there really is a person named XYGF2HLNU with the email address XYGF2HLNU@hotmail.com. And if there is, I’m sorry.

Note: To be clear, scammers exploit others for personal gain. There is absolutely nothing redemptive about these people who cause so much harm and pain.