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Tablet and Smartphone In-App Purchases are a Rip-off
In recent years a new trend has started to show-up in the gaming community which is affecting everyone… in-app purchases!
Games, mostly the ones on mobile platforms such as Android, iOS and Windows Phone these days come disguised as “free” while in fact they are nightmare-impossible to finish without any real money investment in the game.
The problem is that this type of games have started...
Facebook is Deception
Three years of research involving over one million users and ten thousand interviews has resulted in a book, and has resulted in some startling conclusions about the most widely used social network, Facebook. The book, “Facebook is deception”, reveals tales of bullying, fraud and scams and reveals their identities.
“Facebook is deception” is the title of the new book written...
Lesbian conwoman jailed for tricking people she met in internet chatrooms out of £100,000
Con woman: Joann Wood
A lesbian, who conned users on gay website chatrooms out of over £90,000, has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Joann Wood, 53, trawled online dating agencies for victims, telling them that she was terminally ill with cancer and needed money for treatment.
Today, victim Catherine Wheldon told St Alban’s Crown Court how she had lost her life savings of £28,000, and...