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  2. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    A wide variety of reasons can be offered for the trickster's lack of cash, but rather than just borrow the money from the victim (advance fee fraud), the con-artist normally declares that they have checks which the victim can cash on their behalf and remit the money via a non-reversible transfer service to help facilitate the trip (check fraud).

  3. 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.

  4. Inside California's brutal underground market for puppies ...

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    In America, puppies are a big business. And it’s easy to see why. An estimated 62 million American households have dogs, and one study found the pet industry drove $300 billion into the global ...

  5. Canine Companions for Independence - Wikipedia

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    Canine Companions trains different types of working dogs: service dogs (e.g., mobility assistance dogs, service dogs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder), skilled companions trained to work with an adult or child with a disability under the guidance of a facilitator, hearing dogs for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, and dogs for "facility teams."

  6. California man loses life savings, owes more than $30K in ...

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    California man loses life savings, owes more than $30K in taxes after falling prey to sophisticated scam — now he fears he may lose his home if he can’t pay his tax bill Joe Cortez September 8 ...

  7. Scam - Wikipedia

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    A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity , naivety , compassion , vanity , confidence , irresponsibility , and greed .

  8. Assistance dog - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, assistance dogs are also commonly referred to as 'service dogs'. [1] Assistance dogs are not emotional support animals (ESAs), which are generally not protected by the same laws [2] and typically have little to no training compared to an assistance or service dog. Assistance dogs and ESAs are also both distinct from ...

  9. Service animal - Wikipedia

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    Service dogs are the most common type of service animal. Dogs can support a litany of both physical and mental disabilities. A mobility assistance dog helps with movement; this may be a large dog that can provide physical support or to help propel a wheelchair, or a dog that has been trained to do specific small tasks, such as pushing a door open.