To Scam or Not to Scam That Is the Phone Call (standard:humor, 905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 23 2021	Views/Reads: 1146/769	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
When I do negative things, I will reap negative things. And I was about to reap something very negative. But the thing that makes the difference is recognizing it and then repenting.

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“What can I do,” I asked in desperation, “to keep from having my
electricity cut off?” 

Then I told him I did not have that much money to pay. He was asking for
a credit card number so I could get up to date on my account. 

“I can help you here,” he said, “by lowering your payment to $698.59.” 

He could tell I was hesitating here, and so he responded by saying, "If
there is anything wrong, we will be able to refund your payment, so 
there's no risk." 

Then, I heard in my head, “ding dong, the witch is dead.” 

I began to realize I was in the middle of a scam, and I didn't know it.
As soon as I thought that, I knew I was in trouble but not the kind of 
trouble he was telling me. 

He gave me a number that I could call, and I knew it wasn't the right
number. After I hung up, I looked up my Duke Energy account and called 
them, and much to my relief, they told me that it was a scam and that 
my account was up-to-date. 

I thought about this, and perhaps this scam was a payment for lying
about the airplane tickets. I could have really been had. 

Thinking about what I really could have been involved in brought a
little spirit of repentance to my heart. I thought about a verse in the 
Bible. "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man 
soweth, that shall he also reap” (Galatians 6:7). 

When I do negative things, I will reap negative things. And I was about
to reap something very negative. But the thing that makes the 
difference is recognizing it and then repenting.


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