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Are you a sucker
Many people fall prey to scamming. Scamming at the internet is a $.5 billion crime. There are 125,000,000 pranks/scam attempts daily at the internet.
How not to be victim:
1. Trust but verify; do not just give your credit card number
2. Limit exposure (avoid the internet, less exposure to scams and spams)
3. Knowledge. Know the Nigerian scams the pasa load exam, budol2 etc. The more you know about the scam, the less you are fall prey.