How not to buy a brick in a box off the back of a truck.
Use of AI in scams
by Anaxagoras » Mon Mar 06, 2023 3:24 am
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They thought loved ones were calling for help. It was an AI scam.
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I got an AI spam phone call today. I tested it out and it quickly determined I was fucking with it, and the spam number blocked me!
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Netanyahu said "I will compromise."
by Tommy Palven » Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:48 am
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For years there was a thread over at Skeptic.com titled Netanyahu says he will compromise, that detailed the systematic disenfranchisement of the...
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– J.D.
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Mountebanks
by Anaxagoras » Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:13 am
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But not politicians. They have their own forum, and we can stipulate that most of them are charlatans or at least charlatan-adjacent.
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Young Jewish entrepreneur accused of conning America’s largest bank out of $175m (The Times of Israel)
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The Demise of the FTX Crypto Exchange
by Anaxagoras » Wed Nov 16, 2022 4:01 am
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FTX’s Balance Sheet Was Bad (Matt Levine in Bloomberg)
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I suspect that they will all do fine.
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Last post by Doctor X Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:42 pm
Theranos
by Anaxagoras » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:43 am
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Came across an interesting history of the downfall of Theranos and its CEO Elizabeth Holmes in Vanity Fair .
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Shoulda got rid of the truck.
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Last post by Jimmy the Gent Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:59 pm
Funeral text message scam
by Pyrrho » Tue Oct 11, 2022 9:01 pm
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Just got a text from a number not in my contact list alleging that the person's mom has died and gives times for visitation and funeral.
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Turned out to be legit. Now I haz a sad.
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Last post by Pyrrho Wed Oct 12, 2022 7:20 am
Fake job candidates
by Pyrrho » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:48 pm
Twitter thread has more detail. The article is behind a paywall.
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Is education the key? I miss Randi
by robinson » Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:53 pm
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Am I the only person who thinks there should be a class in high school on scams? Teach kids all the known scams, and how to spot new ones?
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He was doing so well until he started whacking the coconuts. Doubleplusungood when he whacked the flange of the i-beam.
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Last post by Pyrrho Wed May 18, 2022 12:03 pm
Fake Ukraine Victim Scam
by Helz » Wed Mar 02, 2022 8:13 am
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This guy is pretty funny if you like seeing people fuck with scammers. He takes them on some pretty wild adventures in really entertaining ways. But...
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A million criminals look at the “news” and immediately figure out a way to profit from tragedy and horror
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Refund scam
by Pyrrho » Tue Feb 08, 2022 5:20 pm
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Example. How this works is that people get fooled into thinking they got a charge on their accounts. Then they call the number to get a refund or to...
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Funny, I just had one shut down yesterday.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Feb 09, 2022 8:03 am
Thank you Agent Ronald
by xouper » Sun May 16, 2021 4:34 am
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Hey, look, I'm gonna be rich:
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My ex- almost got taken by one of these suitcase scams a couple of years ago.
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Last post by shuize Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:43 am
Liars
by robinson » Sun May 16, 2021 8:20 am
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Last post by robinson Mon May 17, 2021 7:17 am
False Unemployment Insurance Claims
by Pyrrho » Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:12 pm
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Yup I am now part of the statistics. Someone filed for unemployment benefits using my name and address. I got two pieces of paper mail from Ohio with...
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Also...over the past several months we've been getting spam calls at the house and on my cell phone. Most of them are the we've been trying to...
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:06 pm
Shams, Fakes, Imposters
by Anaxagoras » Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:35 am
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Especially for people who lie about their own life story to make themselves seem more interesting.
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Never forget the doyen of self serving liers ...
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Last post by Pyrrho Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:16 am
Boy Scouts Abuse Lawsuit Information: Potential Compensation
by Pyrrho » Wed Nov 11, 2020 2:20 pm
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At our Boy Scout Troop, initiation was getting pantsed and then whacked across the testicles with a broom handle.
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Sigh, all those knots, all those tents filling up with rain, Jesus on a fucking bicycle. I still had to learn to jerk off on my own.
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Last post by Fid Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:46 pm
The Benadryl Challenge
by Pyrrho » Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:55 am
Latest craze that is killing children and teenagers.
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The fake baby Instagram adoption scam
by Anaxagoras » Fri Aug 23, 2019 11:18 pm
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This one is a bit weird. It's not a scam for money, or at least that doesn't seem to be the main point of it. It's like a kind of catfishing except...
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BRING IT BITCH!
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Last post by robinson Mon Aug 10, 2020 6:23 pm
The Great Twitter Blue Check Hack of 2020
by Pyrrho » Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:39 pm
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Numerous high-profile verified accounts hacked. Scammers raked in big bucks by promising to give you back double the bitcoin you give them. Hilarity...
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All they think about is making money
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I'm in the money!
by Pyrrho » Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:15 pm
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:hyper: 2 million million dollars! :hyper:
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If it's 2 million millions, OK. But just 2 millions that's peanuts nowadays.
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Last post by Witness Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:38 am
"Accepted for value" scam.
by asthmatic camel » Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:42 pm
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Anyone familiar with this one and how the scammers operate? I ask because someone I know was referred by a friend to debt counsellors who give advice...
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am wondering whether or not to do anything about it.
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Last post by asthmatic camel Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:06 am
Ripoffs
by Anaxagoras » Wed Dec 25, 2019 10:45 am
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For things that may not be, strictly speaking, frauds or scams, but are nevertheless ripoffs.
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she wants a precious metal, or jewelry, not an expensive bowel movement the next day.
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Last post by Rob Lister Wed Dec 25, 2019 12:05 pm
WeWork: overhyped, overvalued
by Anaxagoras » Tue Sep 24, 2019 1:37 am
It's a company that essentially rents out office space. Not exactly a unique idea or something that others can't do just as easily.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Tue Sep 24, 2019 1:37 am
Reddit helps kill MLM!
by gnome » Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:36 pm
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Spotted this article about how MLM brands are struggling, partly due to traction of recent Internet and TV projects making it harder to find marks...
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Sweet!
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Last post by robinson Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:13 pm
A sad, sad tale of woe
by Anaxagoras » Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:23 am
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Came across this interesting story about a Harvard professor. Thought you might be interested.
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I read about this when the article came out. At the time, I sort of felt bad for Prof. Hay, fool that he was.
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Last post by shuize Sun Aug 18, 2019 1:12 pm
FINAL WARNING NOTICE!!!
by Jimmy the Gent » Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:12 am
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He's got money for that stupid letter but he don't have my money?
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It is good to be in contact with you even though this medium of communication has been grossly abused by impostors and criminal minded people thereby...
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:48 am
Image fakery
by Pyrrho » Fri May 10, 2019 11:09 pm
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Today's entry:
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I used a stock image for my Linked In account. He is a hell of a lot younger, thinner, better looking than I. People that know me will laugh at my...
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Last post by ed Mon May 27, 2019 4:16 pm
Trump's Nobel Prize
by Witness » Sun Mar 03, 2019 1:25 am
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Trump’s Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize Was Apparently Forged. Twice.
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Still did more than Obama.
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Last post by Doctor X Sun Mar 03, 2019 5:28 am
Is this a new scam being perpetrated on amazon?
by xouper » Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:59 pm
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As some of you know, I have a hobby of collecting free amazon kindle books . (Yeah, I know :roll: )
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See, this is what hobbies are good for. Wasting your time on meaningless shit, all the while pretending it has some intrinsic conversational value....
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Last post by xouper Sun Feb 10, 2019 8:40 am
It puts the lotion...
by Pyrrho » Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:49 pm
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...in jail.
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What, do you want Our Troops to have cheap lotion?
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Last post by Doctor X Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:35 am
The Trade Centers of Commerce Directory...
by Nyarlathotep » Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:41 pm
Apparently I am listed there, if this e-mail is to be believed.
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:41 pm
"John of God" arrested
by Anaxagoras » Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:34 am
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An absolute scam artist and all-around cunt.
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Talk turns to the sexual assault allegations against João. I've never seen any evidence of that, says Pellegrino-Estrich. But who knows? There are...
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Last post by Witness Tue Dec 18, 2018 1:41 am
Halloween candy
by Anaxagoras » Fri Nov 02, 2018 11:25 am
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So are there really sickos out there who try to poison or cut kids by putting sharp objects in Halloween treats? I know that this was a thing that...
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#believethesurvivors
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Last post by ed Fri Nov 02, 2018 11:27 am
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Last post by shemp Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:14 pm
Drinkable Sunscreen
by Rob Lister » Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:18 pm
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(Newser) – The state of Iowa thinks a company's claim that people can protect themselves by drinking sunscreen is a bunch of hooey. In a consumer...
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Scalar waves.
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Last post by Witness Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:15 am
No headphones for you!
by Pyrrho » Sun May 20, 2018 9:35 pm
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After taking tens of thousands of crowd-funding pre-orders for a high-end pair of “3D sound” headphones, audio startup Ossic announced this weekend...
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Yea, I rather like that. Spent a lot of time on boats, never been sea-sick.
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Last post by sparks Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:49 am
Hot Dog Water
by Anaxagoras » Fri Jun 22, 2018 5:13 am
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Apparently somebody was just trolling when they came up with this one, but people bought it anyway.
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Well well, I'm thinking Fids pecker water might just work. I am cut but dang a couple days in the hot weather without washing the boy. ~~~looks for a...
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Last post by Fid Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:18 am
Kindle Unlimited book stuffing
by Pyrrho » Mon Jun 11, 2018 10:42 am
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In the first year of Kindle Unlimited, scammers took advantage of the system by uploading ebooks so short that they got paid after only a few pages...
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The future of Collecting lies in lint. Ask ed . He'll put you right.
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Last post by sparks Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:59 pm
1st Selections 2018
by Nyarlathotep » Tue Jan 16, 2018 5:47 pm
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Just got this in my e-mail today.
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There are groups who re-scam the scammers. I dabbled in it, but mainly in short-term stuff.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:51 am
Angry Spam
by Nyarlathotep » Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:24 pm
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So, today I had to wade into my spam folder to see if an email had ended up there. I noticed a handful of spam messages with really angry titles like...
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I've never looked into my spam folder in g-mail before.
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Last post by Bruce Sat Jan 06, 2018 10:36 am
Charity scams
by Anaxagoras » Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:56 pm
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When should this sort of thing be considered outright illegal, and fraud?
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This is why I only send my money directly to the dictators of 3rd World countries.
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Last post by Bruce Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:26 pm
Crowdfunding scams
by Anaxagoras » Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:12 am
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If some awesome new technology sounds too good to be true, it probably is. And if they have a crowdfunding page, well, caveat emptor .
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Not Read by Any of the People
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Last post by Doctor X Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:21 am
There is no way this is a scam
by Nyarlathotep » Fri Aug 25, 2017 3:23 pm
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Got this in my email today. Pretty well done, none of the usual red flag like a name that seems to have no connection the e-mail address and/or the...
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That's also high on the lsit of possibilities
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Fri Aug 25, 2017 3:39 pm
Ed's Adventures in Cyberspace!!
by ed » Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:40 pm
-------- Forwarded Message --------
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Last post by ed Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:40 pm
Amanda Chantal Bacon
by Anaxagoras » Wed Jun 21, 2017 11:30 am
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Purveyor of the finest new-age horse pucky.
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Are you certain?
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Last post by Pyrrho Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:10 pm
Spot the fraud
by Anaxagoras » Tue Apr 19, 2016 12:16 pm
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Can you see it?
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as long as it costs Hershey $100 million, I'm good with that.
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Last post by shemp Sat May 20, 2017 9:20 pm
Why adopt when you can lease a dog?
by Anaxagoras » Sun Mar 05, 2017 11:53 pm
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Kind of sad but sort of funny story I came across. Seemed worth passing along.
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With some dogs costing almost as much as a car, it makes perfectly good sense. And there's no mileage charge.
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Last post by shemp Mon Mar 06, 2017 12:23 am
Selling your data
by Witness » Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:20 pm
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What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen
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So much so that I don't really understand why Neilson is still in business.
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