{"id":86804,"date":"2018-04-30T13:01:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T06:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uncovered-cruel-scam-so-slick-even-the-vigilant-can-be-duped\/"},"modified":"2018-04-30T14:05:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T07:05:11","slug":"uncovered-cruel-scam-so-slick-even-the-vigilant-can-be-duped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uncovered-cruel-scam-so-slick-even-the-vigilant-can-be-duped\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncovered: cruel scam so slick even the vigilant can be duped"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA widow diagnosed with breast cancer was conned into losing her mother\u2019s care-home feesVirginia Calder was returning from hospital following breast surgery when the call came. The voice said it was the Royal Bank of Scotland fraud team flagging up some unusual transactions on her bank account. Within hours, Calder\u2019s elderly mother, for whom she exercises power of attorney, had been defrauded of her life savings.Calder, a single mother who considers herself painstaking with her security details, had fallen victim to a telephone scam so slick even the most vigilant can be duped. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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