Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 12:00pm
SCAM MAIL WARNING
by Andrew Gibson
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EmailA 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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