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Beware Of Missed Calls It Could Be A Scam

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You notice a missed call on your phone from an unfamiliar number and decide to find out who it was. What you don't realise is that your return call is being diverted to a premium service for which you'll be charged. This is just one of many phone s

Its not MY company

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We keep getting emails from readers such as this one: "i got letter from shellpetroleum development co letter date wed, january 2010, in this letter i was a Winner of 2,800,000,00. Is it true letter from your company? "please take any action for this scam lottery . i...

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Identity Theft Report

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You're just an average person, with small savings and a regular wage. You couldn't be a target of identity theft could you? Who would want to steal your identity? The fact is millions of people each year are falling victim to the crime of identity t

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More and more people are becoming victims of identity theft every day because they do not have the knowledge of what it is and how it happens. People who have been the victims of identity theft can have their credit ruined and in the long run have pr

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"I am XXXXXXXX, from Indonesia. Recently I have received email from guy, with name Rocco... Received this from a visitor and her comments are somewhere in our posts. By the way, the names used by scammers are often not their real name. Do not assu...

Is Survey Spot a Scam

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The Only Two Ways To Make Money Online

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