Japanese fleeced in poodle scam


	Japanese fleeced in poodle scam

Newfman

4-27-2007 7:41 PM

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5-4-2007 2:55 PM

hellokitty82

This is a false news.

I'm Japanse, and the actress mentioned above is confused why such a funny false news spreaded through the world.

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