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Exclusive: ‘Falling prey to scammers was the final straw… now I’m leaving the Costa del Sol town I’ve called home for years’
The Brit told the Spanish Eye how he was walking across a pedestrian crossing when he was targeted by a 'classic' scam
A British expat has sounded the alarm after being targeted by professional pickpockets on the Costa del Sol.
John Ogden-Starkel, 57, was walking on Avenida Andalucia in Estepona on Saturday when he fell prey to so-called 'hugger muggers'.
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Laurence Dollimore has been covering news in Spain for almost a decade. The London-born expat is NCTJ-trained and has a Gold Star Diploma in Multimedia Journalism from the prestigious News Associates. Laurence has reported from Spain for some of the UK's biggest titles, including MailOnline, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Sun and the Sun Online. He also has a Master's Degree in International Relations from Queen Mary University London.
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