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[QUOTE="Jenksy, post: 931480, member: 22208"]
Apparently we've moved to the next phase after real estate crooks and carpetbaggers to the snake oil salesman phase. Anyone else notice the proliferation of bullshit around town and on the forum?
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I was looking forward to some relaxing Photobiomodulation therapy for my Lyme, fat, cancer, and other problems, but the advertiser refused to answer my query on the percentage insurance would cover.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Jenksy">Apparently we&#039;ve moved to the next phase after real estate crooks and carpetbaggers to the snake oil salesman phase. Anyone else notice the proliferation of bullshit around town and on the forum?</blockquote>I was looking forward to some relaxing Photobiomodulation therapy for my Lyme, fat, cancer, and other problems, but the advertiser refused to answer my query on the percentage insurance would cover.

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[QUOTE="Poppaj, post: 931503, member: 30199"]
I was looking forward to some relaxing Photobiomodulation therapy for my Lyme, fat, cancer, and other problems, but the advertiser refused to answer my query on the percentage insurance would cover.
[/QUOTE]
That was a weird one. I looked at website, FB and insta and they gave me the willies. Very scammy.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Poppaj">I was looking forward to some relaxing Photobiomodulation therapy for my Lyme, fat, cancer, and other problems, but the advertiser refused to answer my query on the percentage insurance would cover.</blockquote>That was a weird one. I looked at website, FB and insta and they gave me the willies. Very scammy.

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Guess I missed what this is about. I like snake oil, phishing emails and robocalls 😉

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[QUOTE="Bob Wells, post: 931506, member: 8392"]
Guess I missed what this is about. I like snake oil, phishing emails and robocalls ;)
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Melt fat with red lights lose 32 dress sizes GUARANTEED! 

AND walk away free of Lyme disease as a bonus.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Bob Wells">Guess I missed what this is about. I like snake oil, phishing emails and robocalls 😉</blockquote>Melt fat with red lights lose 32 dress sizes GUARANTEED! <br />
<br />
AND walk away free of Lyme disease as a bonus.

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[QUOTE="Jenksy, post: 931480, member: 22208"]
Apparently we've moved to the next phase after real estate crooks and carpetbaggers to the snake oil salesman phase. Anyone else notice the proliferation of bullshit around town and on the forum?
[/QUOTE]

Specific examples would be helpful.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Jenksy">Apparently we&#039;ve moved to the next phase after real estate crooks and carpetbaggers to the snake oil salesman phase. Anyone else notice the proliferation of bullshit around town and on the forum?</blockquote><br />
Specific examples would be helpful.

Dawn

Jenksy

Apparently we've moved to the next phase after real estate crooks and carpetbaggers to the snake oil salesman phase. Anyone else notice the proliferation of bullshit around town and on the forum?

Apparently we&#039;ve moved to the next phase after real estate crooks and carpetbaggers to the snake oil salesman phase. Anyone else notice the proliferation of bullshit around town and on the forum?

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