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Carers praised for helping scam victim


The pair helped a 101-year-old woman who had been targeted by a clairvoyance scam

Richard Young

Posted 06 September 2023 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|East of England


UPDATES: Two care workers in Suffolk who stepped in to protect a 101-year-old woman who had fallen prey to a clairvoyance...

Two care workers in Suffolk who stepped in to protect a 101-year-old woman who had fallen prey to a clairvoyance scam have been praised for their good work.

Community support worker Sally Mills became suspicious when the elderly woman she had been assigned to care for gave her a pre-paid envelope containing £45 and asked her to post it. Mills reported her concerns to her boss, Paul W...

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