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Patrick Swayze and other celebrity scams—be on guard online

SCAMwatch is urging consumers to be on guard online, even when searching celebrity news items. The latest celebrity scam exploits the death of Patrick Swayze.
17 Sep 2009
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  • Threats & extortion
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  • Travel, prizes and lottery scams
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  • 2009
    • September 2009
      • 17 September 2009
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  • Radar alerts

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