Pennsylvania gets even more, but Michigan is expected to surpass Virginia this year as the country's number-two recipient.

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To send money, the user inputs a recipient's mobile phone number, the amount of money to send and a security code for protection.

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Yes, we're confident that the 250, 000 jobs saved or created through the education spending is a good, solid number coming in from recipient reports.

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These companies do not know anything about the recipient or their finances, or even if the phone number is real.

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Typically they ask the recipient to supply confidential information, like a username, password, social security number, or credit card number.

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