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Have you received any news that you've won a prize??? If so, chuck it out now.
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THis is a little story of how someone can be so easily scammed online or mail order so please be as imaginative as you can it could be a personal expeareance or just a fantasy story it is up to you ok

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Have you received any news that you've won???
a "guaranteed" £10,000 prize? Did your great fortune come with a mini-catalogue telling you to spend a minimum of £25 on miracle slimming cures, elixirs and vitamins, and then your prize will be sent to you?
If so, chuck it out now.
The "prize draws" break just about every advertising and marketing rule in the book. The Office of Fair Trading has taken legal action. The Advertising Standards Authority tells consumers the best place for them is the recycling bin. BBC's Watchdog has exposed one of the companies - Biotonic - and last week, Esther Rantzen's Old Dogs, New Tricks programme was on the trail of another operator.

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