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Jacob Panons & Alice Clifford

Retired financial advisor lost £80,000 in 'horrendous' crypto scam while his dad was dying

A retired financial advisor lost £80,000 in a “horrendous” cryptocurrency scam while his father was dying of cancer.

Simon Hoadley, 66, who lives near Eastbourne, East Sussex, was convinced to start investing in digital currency during the coronavirus pandemic.

He had been looking for ways to grow his money as his wife was living in a care home and his father was terminally ill.

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