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SCAMS are one of the fastest-growing types of fraud around the world. Often these crooks trick people into paying for non-existent goods and services or investing money that then disappears. The result is an empty bank account – and sometimes even a broken heart. Many of these scammers are part of worldwide syndicates and know exactly how to exploit people’s weaknesses.