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New Scam Targets Military Families

totalbankruptcy.com — As if the families of soldiers stationed in Iraq don't have enough to worry about, scams that target them are popping up, Nigerian-style.

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  • brooklynzoo, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3lets just pray karma gets these people
  • bamafun, on 01/06/2008, -0/+4thats awful.... but ive also heard on the news today about a group of people that has been targeting relatives of recently deceased people either the day of the funeral or shortly thereafter.
    • socialpyramid, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3Yeah, even 15 years ago, when my grandpa died, an in-law stayed at my grandma's house to watch it while we were all at the funeral, since my grandma was afraid theives prey on homes they read about in funeral listings.
  • Jebbica, on 01/06/2008, -0/+3That's horrible!
  • Member148, on 01/06/2008, -0/+5I've heard of similar military scam stories. You are right. Scammers have no souls.
  • AngEngland, on 01/06/2008, -0/+5So tragic.
    My dad says "The world is round - what you throw out there will either pat you on the back or kick you in the butt - your choice."
    Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which it'll be this time.
  • orlando37, on 01/07/2008, -0/+3this is just wrong on so many levels.
  • gnomey, on 01/07/2008, -0/+2It just goes to show that there is no depth that scammers won't sink to in order to steal.
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