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LETTERS, Page 8Telephone Trickery
Legislation will never control scams offered to the public by
telephone swindlers because the crooks will always be a step ahead
(BUSINESS, April 3). Consumers should wise up and stop being so
gullible. Granted, some tricky deals are more creative and less
obvious than others, but it is difficult to be sympathetic toward
those who decide to purchase shares in a process to convert sand
to gold or who give credit-card numbers freely over the phone. As
the saying goes, "Wake up and smell the coffee!"
Amy Chitwood
Fremont, Calif.
As long as people try to get something for nothing, there will
always be frauds. Why should taxpayer money be spent on law
enforcement to protect those who can't say no?
Vivian Koby
Vincennes, Ind.