Scam Mail

As a candidate I get to learn about issues about which I had previously little knowledge. I recently met a family where an elderly reliative has become a victim of scam mail. Prior to the meeting I had no idea of the extent or seriousness of this where often vulnerable people are tricked into sending off money through the post. The sums involved can amount to tens of thousands of pounds. There is a really useful website at www.thinkjessica.com which gives details of how the scams work, instances of how people have been affected and some useful advice on how to avoid them and support those who have been drawn in. We hear a great deal about internet scams but less about those through the post. Most of us enjoy receiving post and here criminals are preying often on the elderly who live alone and look forward to the contact through letters delivered by the postman.