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Katie Williams

Edinburgh dad conned out of £100k life savings for his kids by crypto scammers

An Edinburgh man has lost his life savings of '£100k' after falling victim to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.

Mick owns the Coffee Lodge in Hermitage of Braid in Edinburgh and warned his customers realising he had been tricked.

In a post to his loyal customers, he explained that over the seven years he's worked at the Lodge, he was saving money for his children. In January 2023, he invested it in cryptocurrency.

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