Article: The Judge: Junk mail cons are too good to be true; Elizabeth told she had won pounds 12m by psychic.(Features)

Byline: Additional reporting By JANE BARRIE

YOU are the legitimate heir to a fortune. The precise sum of pounds 12,957,567.83 is fully and rightfully yours.

Sounds too good to be true? It is. But gullible Scots are losing a fortune to fraudsters peddling far-fetched good luck stories.

The conmen are behind a new wave of junk mail, email, fax and text firms. They promise the earth then rip off customers by charging a premium to claim the non-existent cash.

The Department of Trade and Industry have launched a crackdown and Trading Standards ...

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