THE SCAM
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Complete Thu, Apr 3, 20251h 47m
We all know that the internet is rife with scams. But what happens when a scammer targets the wrong person? Maira Lee, a computer genius living with her grandmother in Oxford, returns from a 2 week trip to her parents in Manchester only to discover a horrifying truth: her grandmother has been conned out of £10,000 by a tech support scam. Fueled by anger and armed with her skills, Maira vows to take action, uttering a chilling warning: "You've scammed the wrong person".
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