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Margaret Mitchell
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Politics column: Margaret Mitchell, Central Scotland MSP
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dailyrecord.co.uk"JUST before the Scottish Parliament’s February recess I met with the new organisation Consumer Advice Scotland to find out more about how residents in Lanarkshire can be protected from scams.Despite the frequent scam warnings, it is still all too easy for people to fall victim to the very many complex and convincing scams carried out by professional criminals using clever and plausible tactics.Hundreds of people in Lanarkshire, and Central Scotland-wide, fall victim to scams every year and many of these people will be vulnerable, elderly and lonely.
Realising that you may have been the victim of a scam can be extremely upsetting and worrying.Furthermore, whilst 53 per cent of people over the age of 65 have been targeted by scams, only five
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