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Girls will be boys and boys will be girls - but how tough is it being transgender in Sussex? The bugs from abroad that are eating our woods in Kent, and we investigate a mail order company deceiving elderly and vulnerable people.

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Mon 29 Oct 2012 19:30

Mail order scam

Mail order scam

Inside Out meets the victims of a mail order scam who all believed they were the sole winner of thousands of pounds.

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Mail order customers were victims of 'scam'

Mail order customers were victims of 'scam'

Inside Out meets the victims of a mail order scam who believed they were the sole winner of cheques worth thousands of pounds.

They received letters from Hampshire-based company Emery of Romsey, congratulating them on winning cash prizes.

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The parent company behind the letters is Agence de Marketing Appliqué, based in Belgium, but it relies on Emery to process the orders.

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Emery collects the cheques and sends out the products - it also disposes of the desperate letters from confused customers.

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The company is run by father and son Nick and David Gebbett. Inside Out's Jon Cuthill asked David Gebbett for his response to the allegations.

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The National Fraud Intelligence Unit says it is keen to take action against third parties who work with companies that operate to deceive members of the public.

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