Posted online Palm Beach Post (http://www.palmbeachpost.com/) Sat, Jan. 26, 2013, Scammers operating on all fronts, including text messaging, By Susan Salisbury, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer.
Read up on some of the scams that every day thousands of people fall.
There are the emails claiming they’ve won a prize.
There are advertisements on Craigslist for rental apartments which don’t exist.
Bogus lotteries seeking payment upfront, that have been around for years.
With technology such as text messaging on the rise, scammers have more ways than ever to do their dirty work.
So take some time and read this article. The elderly especially are being targeted by scammers, who are estimated to be taking around $3 billion a year from people age 65 or over.
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After reading the online article, tell me whether or not either of the e-mails I have posted below are scams:
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After reading the online article, tell me whether or not either of the e-mails I have posted below are scams:
