Grammatron
3rd December 2003, 12:40 PM
From the article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3257912.stm):
UK consumers are falling prey to international fraudsters in a telemarketing scam.
Fraudsters persuade their victims that they have won a large prize in an overseas lottery and all they have to do is pay a fee to get the money.
The fraudsters - often hailing from Canada or Spain - target the elderly and strip them of their life savings.
It's kinda odd that they singled out UK when USA is so much closer.
UK consumers are falling prey to international fraudsters in a telemarketing scam.
Fraudsters persuade their victims that they have won a large prize in an overseas lottery and all they have to do is pay a fee to get the money.
The fraudsters - often hailing from Canada or Spain - target the elderly and strip them of their life savings.
It's kinda odd that they singled out UK when USA is so much closer.