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The Perfect Scam by AARP

Aug 21, 202632:29Society & Culture

Writing is Barbara's retirement hobby and her passion. She has several self-published books, but she dreams of her stories reaching a wider audience. So when a company called PageTurner contacts her with exciting plans f...

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