The Illuminati & Freemasons?

Scam... Masonry was never related to the illuminati (which is long gone folks). Different organizations, different scopes and purposes, and at odds with each other on many subjects. Like they do with churches, charities, and so forth- con-artists victimize people under the guise of Masonry sometimes too.

Masonry does not send invitations to people. Men wishing to become Masons must approach a Lodge by their own free will and ask to join. Chances are even if your two friends do not know each other directly, two men of the same race, age, and location probably have more common threads connecting each other than just you.

Think six degrees of separation. And not to sound insulting, but by what you describe, 16 years of law enforcement experience tells me YOU might just be the mark, and these two dudes are in on it. Don't take that wrong, just take a step back and look at the situation rationally and without the emotion of a friend, and then proceed with caution.

I'll bet somewhere along the line you get asked to "help" one or both by extending a small loan to a friend, probably with some fanciful story attached to it. And to others... There are plenty of African American Masons, both of Prince Hall Lodges and Mainstream Masonry as well... and Jay-Z ain't one of 'em.

Absolute Total Garbage. No connection to Freemasonry at all.

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