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SOURCES: https://www.topic.com/the-grifters-10-stories-of-scams-and-scammers
https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ca-jc-anna-march/
https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/paul-zimmer-or-troy-becker-is-the-craziest-influencer-scam.html
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