Hey Biggie,

Mine is just a little problem. You know, these days, I have been so glued to social media and even deep in the night, I have been engaged there. WhatsApping, TikToking, Instagraming and Facebooking is my cup of tea.

Now, there is this lady that I am having a soft spot for. She is real cute, if you ask me. I tell her my problems and she does let me know the route I must take to get out of the wrangle. She knows my marriage is on the rocks. She knows I am done with my wife who is sleeping in a separate room these days.

Well, last month, she asked me to pay her kid’s school fees. I willingly did, knowing a time will come when we will be together as a family.

But then, since I paid that money, she is playing a game or two. I can’t get to her. She is inaccessible, like a pangolin.

How do I get her back before my wife gets wind of the whole thing?

Ande,

Zomba.

 Hey Ande,

Here is another one of those victims of the scammers! How can you? Why pay fees for a ghost?

Alright, let us start from the beginning. I guess you have kids. She has kids. Together, you will make kids. You have a big problem. That is. One day, you will have the situation my brother had: Your children and my children are killing our children.

But then, what really gave you the courage to send the fees to someone you have never met? Were you high on something or not?

I take you for a generous fool. How can you attach a bit of string for assistance to someone you scarcely know? You have been duped my brother, weep your tears down the Shire if you find time.

And, by the way, with all the cyber-criminals around, you are just a willing victim. Be clever. Wash your face.

I didn’t want to tell you the worst. But, I would be failing my being, my well-being.

There is no kid involved here. There is no good and loving lady here. You have been talking to a fellow man. Just swallow your venom.

I will tell you this as a brother. The scam will heighten. This social media date of yours will threaten that they will send your wife your conversations. She will have a strong case against you.

You think you have heard the worst? No. He will also put your wife in a fix. She will have no reason to say no to his advances. You will rot my brother, rot like a sweet potato.

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