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The True Citizen, Wednesday, November 4, 2020 — Page 3A
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This con promises fast money on Cash App
WHAT’S NEXT?
KELVIN COLLINS
Want to turn $500 into
$10,000 with very little ef
fort? Ofcourse,youdo! Scam
mers are taking advantage of
people’s get-rich-quick dreams
by promoting “money flip
ping” scams on social media,
and BBB is seeing dozens
of reports each month about
these cons.
Is “money flipping” a new
scam for you? Here is how it
works. You see a photo of a pile
cash on social media. In the
caption, the user brags about
having “flipped” a couple
hundred dollars into thou
sands. Want to do it, too? It’s
easy. Just message the account
holder. The “investor” will ask
you to send money - typically
$300 to $800 - through Cash
App or another digital wallet
service. Then, they “invest”
your money in the “stock
market” where it multiples in
a few days.
Sounds great, right? Here’s
the catch. When you try to get
your money back, the scammer
claims that Cash App charges a
fee to return it. In other cases,
the con artist alleges that you
first need to pay taxes to the
Internal Revenue Service.
Some victims report sending
thousands of dollars in phony
fees. Every dollar you pay for
money flipping - from the ini
tial “investment” to the alleged
taxes - is going straight into the
scammer’s pocket. You won’t
see any of your money again.
Cash App and its parent
company Square are aware that
scammers are using its plat
form in this way and they have
communicated with customers
who have been impacted by
certain scams. They recom
mend that any customer in
need of additional assistance
contact their support team cash,
app/help.
Tips to Avoid Money Flip
ping Scams:
• Tell a real Cash App give
away from a scam. Since 2017,
Cash App has been running
weekly giveaways under the
hashtag #CashAppFriday. The
company partners with busi
nesses and celebrities, who ask
users to retweet or comment on
their social posts in hopes of
being selected for a cash prize.
Scammers often use similar
language and pretend like they
are part of an official giveaway.
Make sure a giveaway is real
before you respond.
• Search online. Before con
tacting the potential scammer,
do a web search of their user-
name or phone number. If it's
a scam, chances are that other
victims have posted complaints
and information online.
• Be very wary of buzz
Price wins Spooky Story
DIANA ROYAL
jdianaroyal@gmail.com
Blakeney Elementary School
fifth-graders swept the top
three spots in The True Citi
zen’s annual Spooky Story
Contest and will now be re
warded with pizza.
Following an online vote of
1,599 readers participating,
Isaiah Price came out on top
with his creative piece “The
Election
Story of the Magnolia Mas
sacre.” Price tells readers the
tale of a brave yet boisterous
boy named James Holland
who quickly learns the reper
cussions of wanting to scare
everyone. He takes readers
back 102 years to the Magnolia
Massacre where they learn of
the Crow family — Dan, Wade,
Pinky and Kiwi and how they
continue to haunt the brave
children of Magnolia to this
day. In the end, readers realize
being scared can sometimes be
what saves their lives.
Price’s story garnered 578
of the total votes (36 percent).
In second place was his
classmate Skylar Collins who
picked up 482 votes (30 per
cent) with “The Cabin of Evil
Scarecrows.”
Rounding out the top three
was fellow BES hfth-grader
Banks Braswell who tallied
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words. Certain phrases should
raise a red flag. Don’t believe
anything that is “guaranteed”
to do well, or that offers low
or no risk with a high return.
Anyone who claims to be able
to turn a small investment into
piles of cash in mere minutes
is a scam artist.
• Treat Cash App like cash.
Once you send money though
Cash App, you may not be able
to get that money back. It’s now
scammers payment method of
choice, so be careful.
Many investment scams use
similar techniques, see BBB.
org/InvestmentScam. Learn
more about Cash App scams
and staying safe when using
a digital wallet like Cash App
and Zelle on BBB.org.
Kelvin Collins is president
& CEO of the Better Business
Bureau serving the Fait Line
Corridor.
OPINIONS MAHER
The Burke County Public School System wants to hear from
you! One of the core beliefs BCPS operates under is the belief
that we must be diligent in our efforts to foster positive relation
ships. One of the intentional actions we are utilizing to focus on
this belief is to provide regular opportunities for our stakeholders
to provide input regarding our policies and operational proce
dures. We welcome your input! You can easily view proposed
policies and provide feedback using the form found at www.
burkeschools .org.
VETERANS DAY AT EBA
In honor of Veterans Day, Edmund Burke Academy is having its
annual program on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 9:30 a.m. on the football
held. The school invites any veteran to come be an honored guest.
There will also be a display of veterans to show the school’s love
and appreciation. Anyone interested in honoring a veteran should
contact the school at 796.554.4479 for additional information.
Contest
145 votes (9 percent) with his
tale of “Einstein’s House.”
Fifth and sixth grade stu
dents across the county, from
Blakeney, Edmund Burke
Academy and Faith Christian
Academy, participated in the
contest. Price’s winning entry
comes with a pizza party for
his whole class, compliments
of Papa’s Pizza To Go.
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CROSSWORD
2,693 while Moore picked up
1,926.
Natalie Paine, incumbent
District Attorney for the
Augusta Judicial Circuit, had
53.01 percent (5,238) of the
Burke County vote compared
to Democrat Jared Williams.
Paine, a Republican, had
2,833 early votes compared
to Williams’ 1,790 while
Williams had 1,418 absentee
votes to Paine’s 471.
Results for chief magistrate
are predicted to be available
by the week’s end; since the
race was a write-in ballot,
only the early, in-person and
approximately 1,000 absentee
ballots were reflected in the
final report of numbers on
Tuesday night. Cynthia Kelley
led the pack with 1,388 votes;
Andrew Palmer had 1,264;
and Portia Washington had
46. In early voting, Kelley
had 734 to Palmer’s 901 while
Washington pulled 26. Kelley
had a 654 absentee votes;
Palmer, 363; and Washington,
20. Board of elections member
Carol Jones said it took
approximately seven hours to
count just the advanced votes
for this race.
State races mirrored those of
the local, with the Democrats
pulling most of the absentee
votes counted so far.
For U.S. House District
12, incumbent Republican
Rick Allen had 53.21 percent
of the vote to Democrat Liz
Johnson’s 46.79. Allen had
2,831 early votes to Johnson’s
1,764, while Johnson had
1,443 absentee to his 459.
Max Burns, Republican
candidate for State Senate
District 23, had 52.18 percent
of votes while Democrat
Ceretta Smith had 47.82. She
garnered 1,460 absentee votes
to his 440, while 2,794 early
voters selected Burns and
1,805 went with Smith.
In the presidential race,
Donald Trump garnered 51.35
percent of Burke County’s
voters while Joe Biden had
47.94. In early voting, Trump
had 2,802 votes to Biden’s
1,852 while Biden pulled 1,494
absentee votes to Trump’s 428.
Burke County had a total of
10,151 of its 16,556 registered
voters cast ballots: 4,723 in
advance; 3,490 on Election
Day; and 1,938 by absentee/
mail (so far).
Results are unofficial. Read
next week’s True Citizen for
hnal results from federal, state
and local races.
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41) Gulf of Sidra setting
15) Adjust electronically
42) Bridge support
16) 'There's more..."
44) Left the harbor
17) Alternative to eBay
4J) She looks to the future
19) Zodiac lion
47) Apprehensive state
20) Administrative center
48) Sultan’s bevy
21) Not even once
49) Yemen neighbor
23) Battery's partner in enme
50) Psychology 101 topic
27) Depart from life
5!) Paris of some trains
29) Rocker and recliner
58) Architectural annex
30) Beyond afTeciionate
59) They tell untruths
3 i) Unrefined oil
60) Twine fiber
32) See-lhrough item?
63) Aviv
33) Corny item
62) Narrowly Meals
36) Trojan horse, e.g.
37) Cram cheese partner
63) Ovetsentimental
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3) "CD" follower
4) Titty amount?
5) Expungement
6) Grab the tub
7) Sheet-music symbol
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9) Shocking swimmer
10) Sign painter's device
11) Like some sunken ships
13) keg joints
13) Be crazy about
18) Stylist applications
22) Suffix for "velvet"
23) Ghanaian capital
24) Tree's smaller cousin
25) Pastry sold at pizzerias
26) -de-camp
27) Drugged
28) Christie'sUnder [fie Sun"
3A) German gun Or winter Olympian
32) Rids of rind
34) Heretofore
35) All geared up
37) Actions at Sotheby's
38) Roman numerals for Henry
40) Quiver
41) Inalleuliuu
43) Fury
44) Eishline hangup
45) Percale purchase
46) Birdie bealer
47) Collect
49) Cruel person
52) Assistance
53) Order from the court?
54) U,S- spy group
55) Certain venomous snake
56) Apply knuckles to wood
57) Done with a wink
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