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Wis. sends 1,000 letters about Internet cigarette purchases  

The state's Revenue Department has sent out more than 1,000 letters this year to smokers who bought cigarettes online telling them to stop buying cigarettes that way or to pay the $1.77-per-pack state tax that's now in effect.

The letters could mean the smokers could be billed if their names show up as repeat buyers later.

The state said it got the names from Internet cigarette vendors after notifying 75 of them that a federal law makes it their responsibility to ensure Wisconsin gets the tax money.

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