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Definition: A device that exploits both the anonymity and accessibility of the Internet to fool people that they may be getting a good deal when in fact they are being ripped off. Scam and spam often go hand in hand.
Usage: All these Emails you are getting telling you how you can get rich very quickly are nothing but a scam.
Posted by StuartS on September 8, 2009 at 03:46:21 Pacific

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