Tennessee Holiday Shoppers Fail Scam Quiz

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Sun, 11/29/2015 - 3:41pm

Two-thirds of Tennessee shoppers surveyed failed a recent quiz on how to guard against common holiday scams, and many admitted to regularly engaging in the sort of risky behaviors that could leave them susceptible to con artists.

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