> You are doing very valuable work. My own mother has been
> involved in scams for over 5 years, and we think she, too has probably
> parted with £50,000. She, too, has special friends who inform her that
> she's about to win. Her habit has put extraordinary strain on her marriage
> an onto the rest of the family. Like Jessica, she can't comprehend any
> logical reasoning from anyone. We have tried everything from researching
> scams and addictions, buying easy to understand books, reasoning with her,
> working with our father. Bottom line there is absolutely nothing any of us
> can do unless she decides to do something herself.This has ruined our
> family relationships and cohesion in what should be the golden years of my
> parents' lives. I admire you that you have raised the profile of these
> scams through the press: something I have toyed with doing myself but it
> is difficult while y mother is still alive. Perhaps some of these
> newspapers and programmes could investigate the possible
> end result... ie: with all these foreign criminals leeching money out
> of our elderly, those who live longest will be penniless and dependent on
> the state for everything. Perhaps if the government could work out how
> much that may cost it in terms of saving put by for pensions going abroad,
> meaning a possible loss of income tax revenue and huge costs of supporting
> impoverished elderly who would have expected to support themselves, they
> may be more motivated to do something about it.
>
> Keep going, you are doing a brilliant job.

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