> I heard your story on 5 Live the other day and it is so close to my mums
> story that i felt compelled to write. She has begun to suffer from
> fronto-temporal lobe dysfunction and as such, she displays the signs of
> early dementia. This affects her ability to make judgements.
>
> She has been a member of Reader's Digest and is convinced that she is
> going to win loads of money. She must be on some nasty database as she
> gets about 10-15 letters a day telling her she's a winner and that she
> needs to send in cash. My brother, on a recent visit to her house, opened
> a few letters she was intending to send and stopped her sending off over
> £200 to various different con-artists.
>
> I am appalled that there is no way of combatting these $*%*^&$$ people.
> They are total scum. The government could step in and legislate but then
> it is totally spineless and not interested in true welfare.
>
> The only thing we can think of is for her to move house. She will need to
> do this soon anyway.
>
> Any further advice would be gratefully received and thank you for having
> the drive to set up this excellent site. i will be using it to try and
> educate my mother so she is less tempted in the future. I must admit, the
> campaigns are so cleverly put together they nearly fooled me
>
> Kind regards
> James




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