Myth #7: Scammers only target people for significant amounts... - Deepstash

Myth #7: Scammers only target people for significant amounts of money - it is not worth their time to steal just a few dollars - so requests for small amounts of money are not likely to be scams.

Myth #8: There is no way to protect oneself from being scammed. It is part of life.

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