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    There's a nitwit born every . . .

    Man drives stolen car to court for stolen car charge. HARTFORD, Conn. - A man who was in court facing a stolen car charge is accused of driving another stolen car to the courthouse. According to the Hartford Courant, Jonathan Rivera, 25, was in Superior Court to appear on first-degree...
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    Filling out w-9 form???

    You should also know about quarterly estimated tax payments. If your sweepstakes win is large enough, you may be required to pay an early tax payment (you can't wait till April) or pay a penalty. If you won a $25,000 car, this tax provision would probably apply. You'll find more info here...
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    Filling out w-9 form???

    Sponsors of Promotion Games of Chance offering and awarding prizes valued at $600 or more should be aware that they are responsible to obtain a signed, legible copy of an IRS form W-9 from every winner that they issue a prize to. This means that any eligible entrant who has been verified as...
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    Filling out w-9 form???

    The threshold for IRS mandatory reporting is $600 & above. For amounts of $599 and below reporting is not required. Some firms prefer to collect the info regardless, that way, they're covered when they take a tax deduction. Like Amy said, ALL sweepstakes winnings are taxable and you're...
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    Is my Ad Blocker DQ'ing my entries?

    Dave, the article is about Browser Autofill Hacks (Chrome, Safari & Opera). I mentioned LastPass only because it's included, and not mentioned until later in the body of the article. You mentioned Chrome in your first post, so I assumed that's the Browser that you're using. It's possible...
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    Is my Ad Blocker DQ'ing my entries?

    avtechdave, I think you should read this article. I believe I first heard of it from Kim Komando: LastPass isn't a Browser, it's just an autofill program, but, per the article, it can be hacked also...
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    Komando.com - Browser based Autofill giving info to thieves.

    News letter (email) dated 1-16-17 Chrome, Safari and Opera Browsers fill in hidden fields and can give out your private info without your knowledge. Firefox Autofill doesn't fill out hidden fields. Apparently non Browser Autofill programs like Roboform and Dashlane don't fill out hidden...
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    Snickers® 2016 celebrate on the field

    I just got 10 coupons in the mail for my 10 wins My Halloween is all set, just me and my Snickers. I won't even need to dress up and go house to house :)
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    Tobacco Sweeps

    7 Tobacco sweep wins posted in the Winner's Circle - one person had 3 of them. Why so many Tobacco sweep wins? Hmmmm
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    Tags

    What does this mean? - - - - "The number of tags you tried to add exceeded the maximum number of tags by 20."
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    Camel win

    $25 at 10:50PM - been trying for several days & finally won. It's my wife's turn next. :)
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    Camel Lockout

    I was locked out of the Camel site for too many log-ins. I called 800 334-8157 and the rep. had me press the f4 key and then re-input the log-in and password. Hopefully this will work for everyone. :)
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    Roboform / Windows 10

    I just found this on another site: "In Windows 10, click on the window icon in the lower left, then click on settings. On the left side of that screen click on default apps, click on web browswer, and select which one you want to be the default browser. Firefox and Roboform work just like they...
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    Want to win Camping gear?

    This one ends today, so I'm not submitting it. TravelTrue Giveaway - Simply Adventure Entry #TravelTrue Giveaway - Simply Adventure Rules Giveaway Terms and Conditions beginning July 15, 2015 at 12am Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and ending July 30, 2015 at 11:59pm Greenwich Mean Time Limited...
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    Report Problem

    The Report Problem now requires my name and email address. I don't remember this format prior to the recent changes at SA. Why the change? Bye the bye, this sweep is one per household, not per person - Mullinax Half-Millionth Celebration Giveaway
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