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Everybody seems to be having money troubles this summer. At home, we're getting constant calls from the Internal Revenue Service, demanding payment. At work, an area travel agent emailed to say that she'd been attacked by gunmen in Malaysia, where they'd taken all her money and credit cards. She needed me to send her money quickly. With the IRS breathing down my neck, what can I do?

The answer is - nothing. Both are scams.

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