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Scammers luring Americans with fake check schemes

Reuters - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Patricia Soens paid more than $400,000 in processing and other fees to claim a European lottery prize she was told she had won. After realizing she had been conned, she killed herself.
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Well, good. Dumb bitch. You should kill yourself.

Look. Like the old saying goes, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." If you see some offer that looks too good to be true, check into it before you start giving strangers a bunch of money fer chrissakes.

Now the story also says:

Nearly one in five adult Americans admitted they or a family member have fallen victim to a financial scam of some sort, ...

I think one in five is a stretch. I don't believe that many people on a regular basis fall for the shit. However, if the number is that high, then these people are a bunch of fucking idiots.

WAKE THE FUCK UP ALREADY!!!


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