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Romance scam

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A romance scam is a type of online fraud whereby a person pretends to be interested in a romantic relationship with another person in order to obtain financial gain. The scammer typically uses false identities and fake photos in order to create an attractive online persona, and will often spend weeks or months building up … Read more

Herman Hollerith

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Herman Hollerith was an American statistician who developed a system of punch cards that could be used to tabulate data. This system was used extensively by the US Census Bureau to tabulate the data from the 1890 census. Hollerith’s system was also used by other organizations, such as insurance companies, to tabulate data. What is … Read more