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  2. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Prisoner scam—and its modern variant, the advance-fee scam or "Nigerian letter scam"—involves enlisting the mark to aid in retrieving some stolen money from its hiding place. The victim sometimes believes they can cheat the con artists out of their money, but anyone trying this has already fallen for the essential con by ...

  3. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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    Another variation of the romance scam is when the scammer insists they need to marry in order to inherit millions of dollars of gold left by a father, uncle, or grandfather. A young woman will contact a victim and tell him of her plight: not being able to remove the gold from her country as she is unable to pay the duty or marriage taxes.

  4. Black woman mistakenly accused of theft at Aldi accuses store ...

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    Aldi has launched an investigation into claims of racial profiling after a Black female customer was mistakenly accused of theft at one of its stores, The Independent can reveal.

  5. How a Fake Brad Pitt Scam Resulted in Money Lost and Arrests

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    After the criminals convinced the victims of Pitt’s love, they began suggesting the women invest with him in various projects. Police have since been able to recover approximately $95,000 (€ ...

  6. Scam - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  7. Scammers used doll faces to secure in Covid pandemic aid in ...

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    The scam using doll faces to create false IDs made up a small part of the estimated $80bn in fraud connected to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to The Messenger.

  8. Ultrasonic cleaning - Wikipedia

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    Ultrasonic cleaning is a process that uses ultrasound (usually from 20 to 40 kHz) to agitate a fluid, with a cleaning effect. Ultrasonic cleaners come in a variety of sizes, from small desktop units with an internal volume of less than 0.5 litres (0.13 US gal), to large industrial units with volumes approaching 1,000 litres (260 US gal).

  9. Bitcoin ATM fraud is soaring, FTC warns. Here's how the scams ...

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    Financial scams take many forms: a prominent technology company purportedly warning you that your online account has been hijacked, or someone impersonating a bank executive claims there have been ...