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Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

ROACH EXPLAINS HOW IT WORKS. SO HERE’S THE SCARY PART OF THIS SCAM. THE CROOKS ALREADY HAVE YOUR ENTIRE CREDIT CARD NUMBER. MAKING THIS SCAM SEEM VERY CONVINCING. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS. YOU GET A CALL ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...