The story, dubbed 'Fireman Scam', turned my sister into something of a reluctant celebrity. But while Coleen's story deserved to be told, there was another story that got rather lost: mine.
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I was scammed out of £56,000 after my twin sister fell in love with a con artist. Could I ever forgive her?
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