PLEASE keep in mind the many SCAMS that circulate more frequently this time of the year! If you have elderly family, keep a check on their finances. Beware of any person or business asking for money or money cards. If a business that you normally do business with calls you about money, hang up and call the business back to be sure it's not a scam. Also, Publishers Clearing House DOES NOT ask for money.
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