SCAM MAIL WARNING

Andrew Gibson 1580 - 1580 • Published 28 May 2008 12:00

A 95-YEAR-OLD man was duped into withdrawing thousands-of-pounds from his bank account by evil con men.

The Renfrew pensioner, who asked not to be named, took out £2,500-worth of savings after receiving a letter telling him he had won £2million in a prize draw.

The letter was followed up by a phone call from the same company - called the Global Cash Authority, based in Miami - advising him that he would receive his first £100,000 instalment within a short period of time, claiming this money would be delivered by a company representative.

The company said that in order to facilitate the delivery of the money, the elderly gentleman would need to pay a fee of £2,500 to the rep at the front door.

It was not until a member of the victim"s family realised the scam and stopped the man from handing over his cash before any rep arrived.

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