Jennifer Moody

The police reporter in my office is constantly shaking her head over the gullibility of people who fall for scams, muttering under her breath: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Corollary, at least in this case: “If it sounds too bad to be true, it probably also is.”

Got a postcard in the mail a few days ago from some outfit calling itself “Epic Marketing.” It said I’d been preselected for a free three-day, two-night stay at a Marriott of my choice, with airline tickets for two, dinner and gas.
Uh-huh.
First clue I might not want to bite: The postcard said it was being [...]