An email scammer impersonating veteran campaigner eamonderry has conned two of his friends out of a total of £500
Eamonn McCann, who is a former Foyle MLA and People Before Profit councillor, said two of his friends fell victim to the elaborate hoax
"When I found out I was embarrassed, I also felt guilty for some reason even though I did nothing wrong," he said. The scam involved asking the person to put a sum of money on a gift card and then getting the unsuspecting person to take a picture of the back of the gift card with the pin revealed and send it to them.Eamonn McCann pictured speaking at an event in the Bogside area of Derry in April 1969
Mr McCann said he was shocked when he learned that the scammers managed to get access to his details and pull off such a convincing hoax.
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