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CyberBegging = Begging to Be Scammed

One of the newest online rages is “cyber begging” or “cyberbegging” (or heck, even “cyber-begging”, for those who are sticklers for proper hyphenation). Whatever you call it, it boils down to cyber panhandling – Internet begging. The way it works is that, instead of standing on a street corner, down and out people do their panhandling online, through a site such as CyberBeg.com. Unfortunately, for those who really are in need, Internet panhandling is more likely to lead them to lose what little they have, and to be scammed for their trouble.