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A warning to protect yourself against scammers: Don’t abbreviate the year 2020

The new year is giving scammers an easy way to forge documents, but officials say there is an easy way to protect yourself: don’t abbreviate the year 2020.

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A warning to protect yourself against scammers: Don’t abbreviate the year 2020

The new year is giving scammers an easy way to forge documents, but officials say there is an easy way to protect yourself: don’t abbreviate the year 2020.

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