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A friend wants to use my account for a wire transfer. Is this a scam or is it legitimate?
I know people who work in the gulf and most contracts are of the 14 days on/ 14 days (or so) off flavor. I've never heard of someone being onboard a ship or platform for a year. I bet this is a scam.