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  AJ, 30 Sep 2004 @ 5:18am

  
  

  2 percent?

  I am absolutely amazed at this statistic that so many fall for these scams. We REALLY need to start educating people more and more on these things.
  AJ

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    Ed, 20 May 2014 @ 7:56am

    
    

    Re: 2 percent?

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  Oliver Wendell Jones, 30 Sep 2004 @ 8:38am

  
  

  Some are really smooth...

  I got one at work (should have been my first clue) that said I had entered an online drawing and won a free X-Box game system.
  
  It went on to say that my information had been entered either through a website or by submitting my information to a vendor booth a trade show (this offset my initial reaction to "why my work e-mail?").
  
  I went ahead and clicked the link after checking the e-mail's source code to make sure it was just a web page - it was. Again, it looked fairly legit.
  
  The page reitterated that yes, I had really won a free X-Box system and all I would need to do was pay the $7 for UPS Ground shipping, or I could upgrade to 2nd Day for $19.95.
  
  It wasn't until about the 3rd of 4th page that I got to the part where it said "Our merchant account is currently experiencing problems and we can't accept credit cards at this time, please use your ATM/Debit card and provide us with your account number, expiration date, PIN and the 3 or 4 digit security number on the back of your card."
  
  I was suspicious all along - assuming it was some sort of scam - but it wasn't until that point that I knew for sure it was, but how many people who don't know better and fell for it?

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