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Ladies, why give out a false phone number when you can say no!

Man on his phone number

Why do women give out fake mobile phone numbers? My cousin recently fell prey to the oldest and most vile scam in the history of dating; the fake phone number scam. I can only imagine his exhilaration when the hot lass he had been eyeing finally obliged to part with her phone number.

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