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  • Post category:Crime / Finance and money
  • Post published:February 6, 2013

In the UK, postal mail scams cost individuals a total of £3.5 billion each year, according to government figures. The elderly are often most severely affected, typically losing £1,200 each, twice as much as younger age groups.

Source: Jo Swinson plans crackdown on scam mail @ The Telegraph

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