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I saw your profile

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I saw your profile.. and I want you(r money!)

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Watch the video about this guy who turn his passion into reality by recreating one of the most expensive cars on earth... into a miniature that Works like a real one. It isn't too difficult, and we only need to find someone small enough to drive that

Real or Fake Mobile Phone?

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Real or Fake Mobile Phone?

The Best Identity Theft Protection

Various Scams

The best identity theft protection can be hard to find and incorporate into your daily habits. Identity theft is becoming a crime of choice these days because it is so easy to get away with. It is approximated that over 7 million individuals fell v

Where The ‘Bleep’ Did My Identity Go?

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I am a die-hard Mac user. Have been for over twenty years and it only gets better. The PC certainly has its place but for creative projects well... the Mac is superior and the good news is is that Mac's do not get viruses. My partner is a die-hard

Another Way To Make Money Online

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Making money online using forums can be very profitable. Once you establish yourself by being a good member of a forum you will gain credibility and people will click on your links in your signature box. Making money online is definitely can be done,

Betrayed By Love Part Two

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Finding the right person to share your life with is like searching the ocean floor until you find a clam that shelters a priceless pearl. It is so prefect that you take it to a jeweler and you place it in a beautiful ring setting so you can show it

419 Scam: Chinese Scammer from Taiwan has $25million

419 Scams

This Taiwanese scammer doesn't sound "chinese", as he cannot even get the names correct. Is he Mr Huang, Huan, or Shong Hua...!? The names seemed to get shorter... Another 419 scam, the money and story is fake! ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: MR HUANG To: Sent:...

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419 Scam: Holy Shit! Wife of Madoff in 419 Scam!

419 Scams

am Mrs.Ruth Madoff, wife of Bernard.L. Madoff.I am going through a difficult time with my family right now, as my husband is now at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City.My husband Sentencing is scheduled for June 16, 2009 and he is likely to face a maximum sentence of 150 years in prison and $170 billion in restitution, so there is need for me to move out a lot of my personal funds and personal belongings around the world, particularly from outside America.I need somebody to trust in order for me to actualize this, because I cannot receive funds here in America right now.

How Do You Know You Belong Online?

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No matter what the technology is behind your home business, you are going to have to figure out eventually if you have a market that should be online, or one that is going to be best locally served. There are home businesses that work well online, an

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We saw this on our ad and decided to investigate by visiting the site (we typed in the web address on our browser). The page has been removed as we write, and the ads could be down soon.

The Truth About Network Marketing

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First, network marketing isn't a pyramid scheme. Pyramids are programs similar to chain letters where people just invest money based on the promise that other people will put in money that will filtrate back to them and somehow, they'll get rich. Whi

Never Respond to Lottery Scams

Blog Posts

We have received some emails where our visitors have responded to lottery scammers with their personal information. Please, never, ever reply to any email that claims you have won a prize. What is worse, if you send money over to them, there is nothing that we can do....

Date Error – If you see articles from 1969…

Blog Posts

Somehow, there is an error in our website software and now our articles on the front page are showing that they are all posted since 1969. The dates in the detailed articles are fine. We are not in a hurry to repair such a nice error (for once). Imagine that if our...

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