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When I visited the AmeriPubs site the first thing I noticed was a pop-up box that stated:

"This is the official website of American Publications Inc., based in Maryland Heights, Missouri."

Then the pop-up box at AmeriPubs went on to allege there was another company with a similar name based on Connecticut making unrealistic claims and drawing in numerous complaints.

Finally this pop-up box stated: "if you are looking for the "real" American Publications – the one that has been in business since 1992, the one in Missouri, the one that doesn't hide behind a PO Box – then you are in the right place!"

So I thought, "well, that does happen sometimes". A scammer will use another companies name to try to establish credibility. But was that the case here?

The answer to that question is more interesting than I expected.

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