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      <title>Watch Out! There is Another Email SCAM Going Around!</title>
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      <title>Did Michigan Grocery Stores Use Pandemic to Unfairly Raise Prices?</title>
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      <title>Beware! Another Big Phone Scam For All of Us To Worry About!</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:25:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Alert: Scammers using 'smishing' to trick online shoppers with fake delivery alerts. Stay cautious and avoid sharing personal details. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/schmishing-text-message-scam/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Michigan residents beware: Free online tax product from HR Block may not be what it seems, warns FTC. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/hr-block-sales-tactics-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:52:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:09:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission released a list of the ten different area codes that these "One Ring Scams" would most likely use. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/878/p/michigan-phone-scams-ftc/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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