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<\/a>So, your credit\/debit card has been \u201ccompromised\u201d\u2026your emails are peppered with poorly written solicitations from friends and relatives requesting emergency financial assistance\u2026an elderly friend\/relative has been duped into believing the \u201cjackpot\u201d prize will be hers with just one more check\u2026it goes on and on!\u00a0 Just this month, I received a new credit card because mine had \u201cproblems\u201d\u2026a few years ago, suspicious charges in places like Las Vegas and Los Angeles were placed on my card\u2026once a replacement card was stolen from the post office where my mail was being held\u2026so, I guess, I\u2019m not unlike many of you: a victim of fraud!\u00a0 Come find out the extent to which and the variety of ways in which residents of our state can become victimized by clever criminals who often possess uncanny levels of expertise when it comes to appealing to victims and who know how to \u201cpush our buttons\u201d to convince us to participate in their scams!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n