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	<title>How Stupid Do They Think I Am? &#187; Internet Scams</title>
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	<description>Just one lone blogger trying to help keep people from falling for Internet scams.</description>
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		<title>Microsoft Pays You to Forward E-mail!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CyberCat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-mail scam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is an oldie that still seems to be catching people.  I got this from someone today and just rolled my eyes at it. Then decided it was well worth sharing here.
According to Snopes this e-mail has been in circulation in one form or another since 1997. Snopes has a notice from Microsoft about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oh Goody, they warn me away from other scams!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CyberCat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Possible Scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPAM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These guys got a good head shake from me as I was sorting things out this morning. The blue &#8216;net&#8217; was a link to some ineedfinancialhelp dot net site. I am not even going to bother visiting these guys&#8217; site because I think their last note is the best advice they give &#8211; there are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AOL and AIM scam mails</title>
		<link>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/aol-and-aim-scam-mails/</link>
		<comments>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/aol-and-aim-scam-mails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CyberCat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AOL AIM scams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure what these nitwits are after, but they are targeting AOL AIM users.
_________________________________________________
. 
Dear AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) user,
Your AIM account is flagged as inactive. Within the following 72 hours it’ll be deleted from the system.
If you plan to use this account in the future, you have to download and launch the latest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barrister Mark Duke needs help repatriating funds</title>
		<link>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/barrister-mark-duke-needs-help-repatriating-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/barrister-mark-duke-needs-help-repatriating-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 23:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CyberCat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh goody, I get to help  &#8220;Mr. Duke&#8221; handle his investment portfolio&#8230; how much you wanna bet I&#8217;d lose my life savings if I did?
The following is an e-mail I got today from a &#8220;Mark  Duke Esq.&#8221; wanting me to help him with &#8220;repatriating the funds and property left behind by my late client&#8221;.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Return of the Domain Renewal Group</title>
		<link>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/return-of-the-domain-renewal-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CyberCat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Scams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got another letter from the Domain Renewal Group.  Those of you who have been here before have probably seen me complain about this scam in an older post about them (posted here).  They are one group I would not mind seeing go belly up, or shut down by the BBB or someone. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politics, God, and sick baby sisters</title>
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		<comments>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/politics-god-and-sick-baby-sisters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CyberCat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Scams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got the following to a Forum private message area &#8211; this guy tosses out all of the keypoints for catching attention.  Politics, Religion, and a sick little sister who needs to get out of the country with her older brother so they can continue their education.  Yeah, sure.  I particularly love the &#8220;Please for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The FBI is persistent, and say &#8220;You are adviced to comply urgently&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/the-fbi-is-persistent-and-say-you-are-adviced-to-comply-urgently/</link>
		<comments>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/the-fbi-is-persistent-and-say-you-are-adviced-to-comply-urgently/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CyberCat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alert]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, first off, if the FBI is going to tell me that I am &#8220;&#8230; adviced to comply urgently&#8230;&#8221; there is something seriously wrong with the educational system in the United States.  I got yet another letter that is supposed to be from the FBI warning me that I am going to be in sooooooo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The FBI is after me!</title>
		<link>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/the-fbi-is-after-me/</link>
		<comments>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/the-fbi-is-after-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CyberCat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Scams]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, I got a e-mail a little while ago that claimed that the FBI was gonna get me if I don&#8217;t watch out.  I&#8217;ll post it in a second, but the basics &#8211; for those that don&#8217;t want to read through it, is that the FBI knows that &#8220;THE C.B.N BANK, NIGERIA DISTRICT, HAS RELEASED [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western Union scam</title>
		<link>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/western-union-scam/</link>
		<comments>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/western-union-scam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CyberCat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I got this in the e-mail this morning&#8230; I just had to shake my head at it.  I have XX  or ## &#8216;ed out e-mail and phonenumber information, but otherwise this e-mail is just the way I received it &#8211; typos, misplaced punctuation, and all.
I&#8217;m not going to bother looking into this one more, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They are persistent, I&#8217;ll give them that</title>
		<link>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/they-are-persistent-ill-give-them-that/</link>
		<comments>http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/they-are-persistent-ill-give-them-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CyberCat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Note from the Admin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My accented little stalkers called me back up today regarding my domain name and that fax they want to send to me.  This time the fellow still had an accent, but he had much much much better English skills than the last two had possessed.  I could understand what he said&#8230; I just [...]]]></description>
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