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14.12.2021 - 23:42 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Callous fraudsters duped a Scots pensioner into handing over her life savings in a 'despicable' scam.
Police have launched a probe after a five-figure sum of money was stolen from the woman in Dalkeith, Midlothian at around 11am on Monday, December 6.
The 78-year-old woman was at her home address in the town when she received a phone call from a woman who claimed to be working within the fraud team of her bank.
The crook stated they were conducting an internal investigation into a member of
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