When some lowlife tried to scam Andy the other day through his friend's hijacked Gmail account, Andy tried to get him to use PayPal, and he came up with a great reason why. "It's the fastest way to send money," Andy told the scammer. "Once I deposit the funds, you can print it out of any color printer and it's real money!" Another reader was so amused by it that she decided to use it on her own Facebook scammer earlier today.

Liz writes,

I just read your article today (http://consumerist.com/5260397/nigerian-scammers-break-into-your-gmail-ask-your-friends-for-money) and was very amused.

Then, I'm on facebook tonight, and a girl I am friends with from High School, who I haven't actually talked to in years, IM's me. Very surprising.

FakeKate hey there
FakeKate how are you

Liz hi! doing good. :-):-)

FakeKate i'm in some kind of deep shit right now

Liz oh?

FakeKate i'm stranded in london

Liz oh really.

FakeKate got mugged at gun point last night

Liz that's terrible! how can I help?

FakeKate all cash,credit card and phone was stolen
FakeKate my return flight lea