Alive, and kicking scammers to the ground

Fraudster who tried to access the estate of a retired executive picked on the wrong person — his son is a judge and daughter-in-law and two stepsons lawyers

14 September 2023 - 21:11 By TANIA BROUGHTON

When fraudsters preyed on octogenarian Michael Mossop, using fraudulent documents in an attempt to plunder his estate, they didn’t know they had picked on the wrong guy...

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