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===Ways these scams try to get your money=== | ===Ways these scams try to get your money=== | ||
*You have to provide your credit card number to cover the shipping and handling fee, lawyer fees etc. or "taxes" to process your winnings. This may be for just a small amount — about $3 or $4. They want you to think, "It isn't much money, so why not risk it?" | *You have to provide your credit card number to cover the shipping and handling fee, lawyer fees etc. or "taxes" to process your winnings. This may be for just a small amount — about $3 or $4. They want you to think, "It isn't much money, so why not risk it?" | ||
*In a texting competition or a texting trivial scam, the scammers make money by charging extremely high rates for the messages you send and any further messages they send to you. | *In a texting competition or a texting trivial scam, the scammers make money by charging extremely high rates for the messages you send and any further messages they send to you. | ||
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===What you can do=== | ===What you can do=== | ||
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*Don't pay to win or enter. Buying goods or services won't increase your chances of winning. | *Don't pay to win or enter. Buying goods or services won't increase your chances of winning. | ||
*Don't call a 900 number. | *Don't call a 900 number. | ||