Would you fall for this?

posted by Marc Chouinard in All about Spam on Jan 25, 2010

If you're about to sell something online, beware! I planted a dummy advertisement and went hunting for scammers, which wasn't difficult at all. Scams are all around us, and here are 2 where I deliberately offered myself as a "victim."

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Would you fall for this?

If you're about to sell something online, beware! I planted a dummy advertisement and went hunting for scammers, which wasn't difficult at all. Scams are all around us, and here are 2 where I deliberately... (Jan 25, 2010)

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