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Fake Investment Offers & the Romance-to-Investment Trap
How "pig butchering" scams turn a new online friend into a fake trading app, and how to spot it before you lose anything. Free, and no account needed to learn. A quiz or certificate needs one.
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Fake Investment Offers & the Romance-to-Investment Trap
A free, plain-language guide for anyone who talks with people online, especially anyone in a new online friendship or relationship. Learn the pattern behind one of the fastest-growing scams in the country.
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