WE read again today about another elderly victim of conmen.
Today's story comes just two days after we carried the story of the former Tetney man who admitted his part in a major scam against a number of elderly people across the country.
This is just dreadful and there is no-one as mean and cruel as those criminals who target the elderly in this despicable way.
One thing is for sure, these people would not want it done to their parents – or indeed themselves, when they grow old.
They are selfish, simple as that and have absolutely no conscience or thought for anything but hard cash.
Some people live in a greedy, greedy world, which revolves around their ability to earn money illegally and heartlessly.
But there seems to be no way to stop them.
Whatever you say to elderly people, they simply let these people into their trust and allow them to take money off them.
Please, if you have an elderly relative living alone, tell them over and over again to say NO to anyone who calls or rings them. You never know, if you say it often enough then the message might hit home.
It is only then that these people will stop and move onto other targets to try to get their cash.
When they realise their trough is drying up they will stop and find other victims – it may just be more difficult if those victims are not elderly!