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Truth about online jobs opportunities

I had seen a couple of the adverts promising a weekly fortune, somerhwere between 8,000 to 10,000 shillings. I was tempted by the prospect of working at the comfort of my home and earn such an amount of money being a broke university student. So I took the number and contacted the person.

After a few exchanges he directed me to an office which I don’t care to remember, armed with 200 shillings, which he had claimed was for the seat. Here I was to be inducted into the magic of making such a huge amount of money within a short time.

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