I just got one of the most unusual IMs I’ve ever received. I know there are bots out there, but in this economy, this one communicates a message that makes you a little uneasy.
— 5/15/2009 —
RecycledCoho (4:58 PM):
This is an automated message, which your employer has chosen to distribute via Coho bot. You have been laid off. Do not come to work in the future, as you are no longer employed.
Anyone else receive a message like this? I actually IM’d the screenname back and it comes back and tells me it is some guy named Jose. I don’t know if it’s a bot or this RecycledCoho is actually some kind of thing that relays between random screennames and this guy and I just happened to get linked somehow. Random!
I just searched this because I got something from a “recycledcoho” that says “Hey stranger, we don’t know each other yet. Tell me about some random thing!” I searched the name on google and this came up. Probz a bot.
Tag
May 31st, 2009
yeah, i got a message:
“hey, i know this is weird, but i don’t know who else to turn to. i’m thiking about … you know… ending it all. can we talk?”
i responded. “no. you should do it”
i’ve had two other bots before, they talk to you for a while then eventually try and get you to join this wierd website about job opportunities and enter your personal information. i don’t think they’re actually bots, i think they are the similar to telemarketers.
David
May 31st, 2009