I Was (Almost) Scammed, Twice

Political cartoon by J. M. Staniforth: Herbert Kitchener attempts to raise £100,000 for a college in Sudan by calling on the name of C. G. Gordon.

The other day I got a phone call from someone calling himself “Jason” and claiming he worked for Con Edison, the New York gas and electric company.  He said that a Con Ed team were coming to my apartment to turn off my gas and electric service because I hadn’t paid a $450 conversion fee.

“Jason” insisted that Con Ed had notified me in...