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Cyber Scam. Kayla, a student at Learnwell University, owes $20,000 in unpaid tuition. If Kayla does not pay the
tuition, Learnwell will not allow her to graduate. To obtain the
funds to pay the debt, she sends e-mails to people that she does
not personally know asking for financial help to send Milo,
her disabled child, to a special school. In reality, Kayla has no
children. Is this a crime? If so, which one? (See Cyber Crime.)
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