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McDonalds

Here’s an extraordinary story to ponder

March 6, 2008March 9, 2017Cara Flanagan

In April 2004 the manageress of a McDonalds restaurant in the US received a phone call from a man claiming to be a police officer, ‘Officer Scott’, telling her that one of her employees had been accused of stealing a purse. He said the girl could be searched at the store or taken to jail […]

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