#XrisLogbook 53 - Magic, Mischief, Mistrust 🇬🇧

👍🏼 Dawn broke, but I wasn't just stepping into 2024, I was stepping into Platform 9¾. The Warner Bros. Studio Tour London a Hogwarts for grown-ups, pulsed with unspoken spells. From the gouged benches of the Great Hall to the whispering charms of each Diagon Alley storefront, it was a lie that felt truer than reality. Even the Forbidden Forest's shadows held a thrill, and butterbeer warmed us with shared wonder. Leaving, the magic lingered, a promise of possibility for 2024. So keep your wands handy, and remember, mischief often leads to the best stories. Mischief managed, indeed.

👎🏼 Champagne and confetti couldn't drown the bitterness of a well-played online hashtag#scam that moderately drained my wallet but honed my skepticism. Lesson learned, I raise a (safe) glass to a 2024 filled with vigilance and, who knows, maybe even a con artist's comeuppance.

✍🏼 The latest annual study by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) and ScamAdviser paints a devastating picture of the worldwide onslaught of scams, highlighting an urgent need for vigilance and preventative action. The Global State of Scams 2023 Report, which involved 49,459 people from 43 countries, indicates that a substantial 25.5% of world citizens lost money to scams or identity theft in the last 12 months, culminating in financial losses estimated at $1.026 trillion.

🤙🏼 Special thanks this week to Junaid Marouane Alexia Serge

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