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For those who’ve just lately obtained an e mail from a Nigerian Prince asking for a small sum of cash now to assist him out of a monetary bind, do not hassle. I’ve already paid it and ought to be receiving an expeditious reward within the type of gold bricks. It is a fantastic feeling.
Thank goodness I did not fall for any scams. You are most likely accustomed to them; The Ponzi scheme, for instance, whereby present traders are paid solely by new traders till the jig is up and the brand new traders dry up. With out naming names, one very well-known monetary advisor used this ruse and Madoff with hundreds of thousands.