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Mental health and scams: ‘I’d have paid anything to make me feel better’ – Yahoo News Australia
A charity calls for protection against online scams, as one victim tells of how she was pressurised to pay.
Emma Quinn was at her most vulnerable when a so-called psychologist contacted her on Facebook offering to help.
As someone with bi-polar disorder, the 28-year-old was in a manic phase when a woman offered support.
“At that point I would have paid anyone any sum of money to make me feel better,” she said.
That sum turned out to be £6,000 and it would take Emma two years – and a great deal of stress – to get the money back.
Now a charity is calling on the government to protect people like Emma, claiming…
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