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Article: The Judge: Junk mail cons are too good to be true; Elizabeth told she had won pounds 12m by psychic.(Features)
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- Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- November 30, 2003
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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.
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