The Upside Of An Email Scam

Sarah Hepola finds one after falling for a "free movie ticket" email herself:

Eventually, I did send out that walk-of-shame email to my contact list. "Sadly, I did not buy you a free movie ticket," it began. "I wish I had — but I didn't." Emails started pouring in almost immediately. Laugh-out-loud jokes from clever friends, sympathetic "don't-sweat-it" messages. I did not go to a movie that night. Instead, I caught up with dozens of people I hadn't talked to in years, making arrangements to see some of them soon. I spent that evening alone — but it sure didn't feel that way.