Perhaps you were wondering why, when you tell an officer something perfectly logical (like “I’ve only had two drinks”), they look at you sideways. It seems astounding to me that people will go out of their way to find an officer or come in the station just to tell a tall tale. Somewhere far, far away, a rumor began, something like, the first to speak is considered the winner.
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Here are a few more recent scams to watch out for.
Here’s a few more ways to know if your “award winning” phone call or letter might be a scam.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, state and local health departments, and other clinical and public health partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product-use-associated lung injury. As of Nov. 5, 39 deaths have been confirmed in 24 states and the District of Columbia.
Plenty of contests are run by reputable marketers and nonprofits, but every day people lose thousands of dollars to prize scams.
Let’s examine some common prize scams.