I'm still working....

...but that doesn't mean that you have to. Having slacked off all week, I'll post a twofer for today's Brain Bender. Happy Friday!

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Supply the missing number.

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12 13 8 ?

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What two words, formed from different arrangement of the same eight letters, can be used to complete the sentence below?

After enough people have been __________ on one particular scam, the number of potential victims _________ because of the publicity.

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Okie doke. Back to the salt mines for me. Y'all have fun!

Oh and as always, the answers will be found in the comments later.

Update: JVH from Showcase of a Shattered Mind is the official Smartypants today! Whoohoo!