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= Solution

Let $U$ be one uniform <random variable> on $(0,1)$, and define
$$
\boxed{X_n=\mathbf1_{\{U\le1/n\}}.}
$$
For every $U>0$ the sequence is eventually zero, so $X_n\to0$ <almost surely>. But $\Pr(|X_n|>1/2)=1/n$, whose sum diverges. This sequence is not completely convergent; the exceedance events are nested and dependent.

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