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  2. Fortune telling fraud - Wikipedia

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    Fortune telling fraud, also called the bujo or egg curse scam, is a type of confidence trick, based on a claim of secret or occult information. The basic feature of the scam involves diagnosing the victim (the "mark") with some sort of secret problem that only the grifter can detect or diagnose, and then charging the mark for ineffectual ...

  3. Check kiting - Wikipedia

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    Check #2 is written on day T+0 – this is the kite. The individual then deposits the $100 so the account now has $110, which is sufficient for Check #1 to clear, but after this there are non-sufficient funds for Check #2 (the kite) to clear. This process can be repeated, with the amount possibly increasing (as in a Ponzi scheme).

  4. American Kitefliers Association - Wikipedia

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    The American Kitefliers Association (AKA) was created in 1964 by Robert M. Ingraham of New Mexico.Its purpose is to educate the public in the art, history, technology, and practice of building and flying kites and advance the joys and values of kiting in all nations.

  5. AI voice scams are on the rise. Here's how to protect yourself.

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    Phone numbers also can be spoofed to mimic those of callers known to the target of voice cloning scams. In 2023, senior citizens were conned out of roughly $3.4 billion in a range of financial ...

  6. Kitelife - Wikipedia

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    Founded in 1998 by Mike Gillard of Ohio, KiteLife Magazine was the first on-line publication 100% devoted to the sport of kite flying and its community. Featuring articles, reviews and interviews with notable kite fliers, Kitelife offered a wealth of kiting information and entertainment during a time when there were no other kite publications available.

  7. Kite-flying festival to mark one year since Taliban takeover ...

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    A multi-city kite-flying festival will mark one year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Fly With Me will celebrate the ancient Afghan craft of kite-flying across 15 locations in the UK and ...

  8. A 100-foot drop, a death-defying ritual: Mexican children ...

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  9. Kite running - Wikipedia

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    Kite running is the practice of running after these cut kites to try to capture them when they come down. Typically the custom is that the person who captures a cut kite can keep it. In cities and towns, the bigger and more expensive looking the kite, the more people can usually be seen running after it to try to capture it as their free prize. [1]