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Old 05 February 2007, 06:51 AM
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Icon605 Consumers warned of loan scams

A flurry of advance-fee loan scams is victimizing consumers across the USA and Canada, the Council of Better Business Bureaus warns.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...ams-usat_x.htm
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Old 25 March 2007, 02:05 PM
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My fiance seen one of these type ads in Popular Mechanic . He got mad because I refused to waste my time to "call" them .
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Old 25 March 2007, 03:18 PM
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I still don't understand how these people who so desperately need money come up with hundreds of dollars for loan "fees" in the first place. When I was at my poorest, I couldn't have come up with $607 to save my life.
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