Banks revamp their websites and apps specifically to lock customers out of their accounts
They get the great idea that they're going to revamp their whole online presence. They do this. All of a sudden, when I go to log in, it doesn't work anymore... Man, it's just unbelievable. I could go through about six passwords in two days. And if it was something I had done, I would understand it. But why did they have to do this?... I'm so sick of these things... it's just like they're singling me out.
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We can make millions of dollars using bait-and-switch YouTube videos
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