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  2. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The gems are real but significantly overpriced. This scam has been operating for twenty years in Bangkok, and is said to be protected by Thai police and politicians. A similar scam usually runs in parallel for custom-made suits. Many tourists are hit by con men touting both goods. [citation needed]

  3. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

  4. Energy-saving scam uses Elon Musk’s name – Here’s the truth

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    A new scam using Elon Musk's name is making the rounds, ... the red flags are clear. These sites lack basic details like a company address, contact number or business registration information ...

  5. Mini-tender offer - Wikipedia

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    A mini-tender offer is an offer to acquire a company's shares directly from current investors in an amount less than 5% of issued stock.In the United States, the advantage is that it does not required all the disclosures required for larger tender offers and the relevant filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission though they remain subject to the anti-fraud provisions.

  6. Convenience store - Wikipedia

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    A convenience store may also be called a cold store, party store (), bodega (New York City), carry out, mini-market, mini-mart, corner shop, deli or milk bar (Australia), dairy (New Zealand), superette (New Zealand, parts of Canada, and in parts of the US), corner store (many parts of English-speaking Canada and New England), a späti (from 'spätkauf' (lit. 'buy-late') in Germany, a konbini ...

  7. Scam Alert: Sate the urge for Angry Birds on the Android ...

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    The Gadgets reports that the Android Market has fallen victim to a scam sullying the good Angry Birds maker's name: Rovio. The website reports that fake apps and games Scam Alert: Sate the urge ...

  8. Zelle Facebook Marketplace Scam: How To Recognize and Avoid ...

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    The scam targets Marketplace sellers who’ve listed big-ticket items worth several hundred dollars. A buyer contacts a seller requesting to buy the item and pay using Zelle.

  9. Exit scam - Wikipedia

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    An exit scam or rug pull is a confidence trick or fraud, perpetuated under the guise of a legitimate business, that ends when the originator absconds with the funds contributed by participants. [1] When a business entity pulls the rug and stops shipping orders while receiving payment for new orders, it could take some time before it is widely ...