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called his bank, but there was nothing the bank could do. The money had been put directly in the scam artist’s account. There was no way to get it back now. Meanwhile, Calum’s experience was suspiciously similar. He posted on the same fan site that he wanted two tickets to the soccer match. Someone responded that he had tickets to sell for about $60 each. Calum offered to meet up with the guy and pay him cash, but the seller said he had to go to a funeral. He gave Calum the same directions Marcin had received. Like Marcin, Calum trusted the guy. After all, they were fans of the same team! But again, days went by, and the tickets never arrived in the mail. About this time, Calum

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