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Man admits to spending thousands hoping for a windfall
John Pearce from Lowestoft says he's spent more than 拢4,000 responding to scam letters.
He receives up to six scam letters a day.
He has bought thousands of products he doesn't need, hoping he will win a big prize.
Criminals refer to people like John as suckers.
Trading standards officers say one thing to look for in scams is misspellings - we've deliberately put one in this video.
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