> Dear Marilyn,
>
> So much of your mother's story is so familiar to me - my father is 80 and
> lives on his own. We found that he'd got involved in scam mail last
> Christmas when I moved back to the area. The whole family has tried to
> talk to him about it, it was very scary and very upsetting that criminals
> were able to take advantage of him like this, and more upsetting that it
> seemed impossible to convince him that there was no money, no prize and no
> chance of winning. Luckily I know that he hasn't given away too much
> money, but he admits that he's addicted to these letters and calls it his
> little problem. I found that keeping an eye on it and not making him feel
> too ashamed and useless and talking about it openly has helped. I still
> really worry about him and I always check what he's doing and how many
> he's getting etc.
>
> This website has also helped as I can send him the link to look at - thank
> you for working so hard to bring this to everyone's attention.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Kat Jefferies




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