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  2. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    Technical support scams rely on social engineering to persuade victims that their device is infected with malware. [15] [16] Scammers use a variety of confidence tricks to persuade the victim to install remote desktop software, with which the scammer can then take control of the victim's computer.

  3. Credit card fraud - Wikipedia

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    A fake automated teller slot used for "skimming". Credit card fraud is an inclusive term for fraud committed using a payment card, such as a credit card or debit card. [1] The purpose may be to obtain goods or services or to make payment to another account, which is controlled by a criminal.

  4. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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    Scam letter posted within South Africa. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks.The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum.

  5. This Facebook scam cost one man $50,000 - AOL

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    Whether it's a coupon scam, a phone scam, a lottery scam or something else, there are people out there who want to steal your money. When you hear the stories of people who've been conned, it's ...

  6. Strip search phone call scam - Wikipedia

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    On December 16, 1999, in Blackfoot, Idaho; a 16-year-old female server working at a local pizza parlor was taken to the manager's office after a phone call made by an individual only identifying as "Officer Davis" for the Blackfoot Police Department, accused an employee of stealing a woman's purse with a $50 bill in it earlier that evening. The ...

  7. Target Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Target Corporation is an American retail corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores and hypermarkets, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.It is the seventh-largest retailer in the United States, and a component of the S&P 500 Index. [3]

  8. Radar beacon - Wikipedia

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    In the United States a longer duty cycle is used, 50% for battery-powered buoys (20 seconds on, 20 seconds off) and 75% for on-shore beacons. Ramarks are wide-band beacons which transmit continuously on the radar bands without having to be triggered by an incoming radar signal. The transmission forms a line of Morse characters on the display ...

  9. Raycom Media - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] In mid-1996, the company agreed to purchase eight stations from Federal Enterprises Inc. of suburban Detroit for $160 million. [2] Raycom bought Aflac's broadcast division of five TV stations in August 1996, using, in part, a loan from the RSA. [2] [4] The three groups merged to form Raycom Media. John Hayes initially headed up the ...