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Perkalicious11

2-1-2008 2:27 PM

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Ask at the customer service desk whether there are any cards kept behind the counter</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com/blpnet/article.html?article_id=42168"><P class="subhead">LATEST LOTTERY CON</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com/blpnet/article.html?article_id=42168"><STRONG><EM>Lesson:</EM></STRONG> Be suspicious whenever you're asked for money, even if you have already been paid a larger amount in the form of a check. It can take many weeks for a bank to determine whether a foreign or cashier's check is valid.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com/blpnet/article.html?article_id=42168"><P class="subhead">ON-LINE DATING</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com/blpnet/article.html?article_id=42168"><P><STRONG><EM>Lesson:</EM></STRONG> A con artist might spend months building rapport on-line before asking for a dime. 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