>> 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 and 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... i e: 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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