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I want you to be aware of a scam that almost happened to me. We don't think it happens in our small town, but it does! I was selling a goat on strato.net and got a "supposed" buyer. I was told the amount that would be sent would be in excess of my price. I was to keep my amount and wire the remainder to the "shipper," then the goat would be picked up. I was told to send the money to the United Kingdom, and was given the person's name and address to send it to. I received a cashiers check that looked legitimate from Frost National Bank in San Antonio, Texas, but when someone from Michigan wants a goat from Highlands County, and sends me a check for $4,000, it seems like something is wrong with that picture. ...more
February 21, 2008
A methamphetamine dealer who gunned down a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop in Southern California. A man in Arizona who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents and brother and snatched his children. A man who suffocated his baby daughter and left her body in a tool bag on an expressway overpass near Chicago. ...more
January 18, 2008
My father had many colorful money maxims, such as "Save for a rainy day," "Buy low, sell high" and "Money doesn't buy happiness." ...more
January 6, 2008
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