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INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE SHOWS US HOW TO STOP THE SCAM. SCAMMERS CAN BE A BIT LIKE MAGICIANS, HOPING THAT YOU WON’T NOTICE A LITTLE SLEIGHT OF HAND WHEN THEY TRY TO RIP YOU OFF, AND THAT’S WHAT’S ...