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519:Reynolds, Jerry (1 March 2018).
32:Bait and Switch (disambiguation)
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979:Strip search phone call scam
794:Extraterrestrial real estate
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854:Intellectual property scams
844:Indian coal allocation scam
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1300:Investors Overseas Service
1232:Website reputation ratings
495:"Common Auto Dealer Scams"
455:US News & World Report
233:Foot-in-the-door technique
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608:"Bait and switch selling"
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959:Slavery reparations scam
580:Federal Trade Commission
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147:Trade Practices Act 1974
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288:Trojan horse (business)
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994:Technical support scam
969:SSA impersonation scam
924:Redemption/A4V schemes
849:IRS impersonation scam
814:Foreign exchange fraud
107:trademark infringement
105:, and can be sued for
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829:Get-rich-quick scheme
819:Fortune telling fraud
318:Zhang Yingyu (2017).
1467:Diversionary tactics
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1125:Internet vigilantism
1115:Email authentication
1090:Cryptocurrency scams
984:Swampland in Florida
263:Permission marketing
258:Outline of marketing
81:substitute product.
64:The Book of Swindles
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1130:Lenny anti-scam bot
1034:Work-at-home scheme
999:Telemarketing fraud
859:Kansas City Shuffle
784:Embarrassing cheque
298:Value-added selling
243:Invitation to treat
208:Choice architecture
125:on sold-out items.
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695:Notable scams and
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428:Brucelegal.com.au
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1222:Stock Generation
1150:Referer spoofing
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894:Overpayment scam
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1165:Romance scam
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1080:Clickjacking
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1019:Trojan horse
934:Return fraud
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1075:Click fraud
989:Tarmac scam
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909:Pigeon drop
899:Patent safe
889:Moving scam
799:Fiddle game
749:Boiler room
724:Badger game
686:Sucker list
659:Terminology
525:Car Pro USA
375:10454/18041
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1436:Categories
1414:Literature
1275:Earl Jones
1207:ShadowCrew
1160:Rock Phish
1105:DarkMarket
1095:Cybercrime
1070:Catfishing
944:Shell game
879:Mismarking
804:Fine print
764:Clip joint
754:Bride scam
556:2020-09-17
480:2020-07-28
474:Vice Media
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123:rain check
78:sunk costs
1401:Impostors
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869:Long firm
789:Exit scam
384:0268-4012
293:Upselling
268:Promotion
253:Marketing
213:Clickbait
1175:SaferNet
1145:Phishing
1085:Cramming
974:SSC Scam
839:Hustling
824:Gem scam
248:Low-ball
196:See also
187:Politics
165:process.
85:Legality
71:Function
44:used in
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