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A Suntour Sprint rear derailleur A front derailleur manufactured by Suntour a pair of Suntour road brakes. In 1964, Suntour invented the slant-parallelogram rear derailleur. The parallelogram rear derailleur had gained prominence after Campagnolo's introduction of the "Gran Sport" in 1949, [7] [8] and the slant-parallelogram was an improvement of it that allowed the derailleur to maintain a ...
In this scam, the confidence artist poses as a casting agent for a modeling agency searching for new talent. The aspiring model is told that he will need a portfolio or comp card . The mark will pay an upfront fee to have photos and create his portfolio, after which he will be sent on his way in the hope that his agent will find him work in the ...
Fungu'lu (CSD) Fictitious span (length) entry 8½ months April 7, 2005 December 15, 2005 Mirror, discussion: Stephen Thanabalan Brief biography of a Singaporean, apparently with the same name as a real person, but attributed to doing various things that didn't happen via appearances in other articles (listed on the AfD talk page). 8½ months
How to avoid falling for an AI marketing scam Willy’s Chocolate Experience closed on Feb. 25, but as the fallout from the event continues, experts say consumers need to be skeptical of the ...
The Forks Forum is a weekly newspaper published on Thursdays serving the city of Forks in the U.S. state of Washington. [2] [3] History
The three men would reportedly ask for nude pictures and then threaten to release the photos unless the victim paid them money. One victim, Jordan DeMay, 17, of Michigan , committed suicide after they threatened to release a nude photo of him if he failed to pay them $1,000 US, prompting the United States to file the proper motions to extradite ...
A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity , naivety , compassion , vanity , confidence , irresponsibility , and greed .
The green goods scam, also known as the "green goods game", was a fraud scheme popular in the 19th-century United States in which people were duped into paying for worthless counterfeit money. It is a variation on the pig-in-a-poke scam using money instead of other goods like a pig.