[jambutty]

Originally Posted by cashman

fair comment jim, but back then no-one had TV, n there have been countless warnings on telly, papers,radio, about differant cons, so i reckon greed was a factor.

Greed could well have been a factor but not greedy greed. More of a chance of here is an opportunity for her luck to change. Being an old lady she was probably a pensioner existing on what this government laughingly calls a pension. All it needs is a persuasive person.

There have been several programmes where obviously well educated people have been conned.

I grant you that I don’t watch the telly all that much but I do make a point of watching the news but I haven’t heard of a recent warning about the Irish Lottery scam. There could have been one but I didn’t hear about it.