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Old 08-10-2018, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ptquilts View Post
The IRS calls are usually from south Asia; the Publishers Clearing House calls are from the Caribbean, and of course the "trunk box waiting at the airport" are usually from Africa.

As to the saying "yes" scam, I don't believe there's ever been a case of anyone losing money because of that.

New/Old scam...

I had a missed call several days ago from the 876 area code. I looked it up and apparently the number is associated with a scam about winning the Jamaican Lottery.
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