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  2. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The function of the scam is simple -- the grifters generate phony documents that show the applicant borrower meets or exceeds capital liquidity requirements needed to qualify for multi-million-dollar financing or insurance. However, banks and insurance companies expect some documents in their business to be fraudulent.

  3. This Knoxville woman lost her life savings of $19,000 after ...

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    This Knoxville woman lost her life savings of $19,000 after calling back fraudsters posing as Amazon — here’s how the scam works and how you can protect yourself Maurie Backman January 8, 2025 ...

  4. The Simple Life - Wikipedia

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    Paris and Nicole shooting The Simple Life.. The idea for The Simple Life was generated in Fox's comedy department. Brad Johnson, Senior Vice President of comedy development, said The Simple Life was born out of a challenge from Fox Television Entertainment Group Chairman, Sandy Grushow, and News Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer, Peter Chernin, to find another way to do comedies ...

  5. Ponzi scheme - Wikipedia

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    Charles Ponzi, the namesake of the scheme, in 1920. A Ponzi scheme (/ ˈ p ɒ n z i /, Italian:) is a form of fraud that lures investors and pays profits to earlier investors with funds from more recent investors. [1]

  6. Two decades after 'The Simple Life,' Paris Hilton and Nicole ...

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    But in the years since “The Simple Life” was canceled after its final two seasons aired on E!, it has gained a new set of adoring fans. Like pleated minis, low-rise jeans and crop tops, “The ...

  7. A Devastating Click: How an Email Scam Can Cost You Your Life ...

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    The High Cost of Falling for an Email Scam. Calalang had his life’s savings drained from his bank account before he realized he was being conned. He had emigrated to Australia in 1986 and ...

  8. 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 .

  9. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.