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ShazzieB

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4. Scams are really getting out of hand.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2023, 10:03 PM

Oct 2023

I'm super suspicious of any email or text that tells me I have to go to a specified
website to take care of something. I've yet to encounter even one instance of that sort that was NOT a scam, so I pretty much assume they are until and unless proven otherwise!

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An email "announced": temporary SSN suspension. Of course a scam [View all] question everything Oct 2023 OP

suspension of the Social Security Number? rurallib Oct 2023 #1

Seems like lots of scams going around RoadRunner Oct 2023 #2

This is really scary. Lucky you managed to get rid of it question everything Oct 2023 #3

Scams are really getting out of hand. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #4