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    Where did you get the name Exton from?

    Where did you get the name Exton from?
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    ‘We have been unable to achieve a sale’: Why two popular chains are closing for good

    Not thrilled. Not only have we lost at least 5 clothing stores in our midwest city in WA, but all the employees have lost jobs. Some have managed to pick up work elsewhere, but everyone is feeling the pinch. We have 2 clothing stores left for those of us who cannot afford the elite, in an...
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    Extortion scam

    I have had these emails too... it is a ploy to get into your system, which one allows by panicking and cow-towing to their demands and hitting the link. NEVER give in to these ratbags as they will take everything you have, if they can. They are leaches feeding off a persons' gullibility &...
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    Extortion scam

    The police do not want to know unless you are actually scammed ergo - you fell for it.
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    Top 5 scams in 2025 Aussies must be aware of—NAB insider tips revealed!

    I would have been one of the first "Hi Mum, my mobile is broken & my SIM wont work, had to borrow this phone to call you. blah blah blah". I felt sickened while I did not fall for it, but called each of my children to check. I gave NOTHING away. I have had more since, of course, and have...
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    Is your privacy at risk? Aussie’s unsettling phone call raises alarm over scams

    I have had one or two of these calls... and will not deal.. even callers such as Salvos - I tell them I will deal at the website, and close the call. If I am waiting for a call from ServicesAustralia, then I require proper authentication from the caller, or the call does not proceed.
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    Pharmaceutical company launches new recycling initiative across Australia

    Does that include plastic pill bottles, and supplement bottles?
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    MyGov email Scam

    The mis-spelling is a classic pointer, but also the INBOX link. A genuine email from myGov will never have that. And the genuine is myGov, not MyGov.
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    MyGov email Scam

    ALWAYS look at the address that the email comes from... it is a HUGE indicator that the email is/is not a scam. And, if the email asks for ID of any sort... it is more than likely a scam.
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    $97K light show sparks outrage among residents over spending priorities

    British royalty has been an integral part of the growth & glow of this country, we would be silly to ignore that fact. $97,000 is paltry compared to the millions spent on fireworks displays at the end of the year & 26/1. The people love the royals - let them enjoy.
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    Four major banks to pay $30 million in refunds after ASIC review

    They know the source of your income... or he would not have managed to secure a loan
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    Australia Post issues urgent warning as record number of Aussies fall victim to delivery scams

    The thing I have noticed, is that when I have something on order, as soon as the APO tracking is close to delivery, I get a bogus text to say that the parcel cannot be delivered because there is a problem with the address - contact us at blahblag.bogus address.com. Dead giveaway. What concerns...
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