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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Have quite a few friends who want me to get the 10 million dollars that have been left for me in a will by a long lost relative.
Guess enough people fall for this that crooks use this.
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There have always been cons. The technology evolves. Horse and wagon was upgraded to the car and the train. Today it is the internet.
We make it easy and their cost is way down. It costs nothing to send out millions of e-mails. Depending on the volume the con artist may handle the back and forth themselves or set up a boiler room.
I do my best not to give true answers. SPOKEO had me listed as 150 years old with more money that Buffet and Gates combined. My aunt must have looked it up and corrected some of the information as she is now the only one listed who knows me. She is in assisted living. My birthday? She has it wrong.
All companies CLAIM they do not sell your information. Amusing project, change the spelling of your name, perhaps your middle initial and you will see who is selling your name.