Martin Lewis fumes and chokes back tears after couple lose life-savings in evil scam

Martin Lewis has furiously hit out at scammers live on-air after a guest on This Morning revealed that she lost her life savings when her husband believed a fake clip of Martin Lewis.

Gill Casey, 77, appeared on This Morning today to open up about her husband Tim losing their life savings after spotting a fake video of Martin Lewis in 2022. The video convinced Tim to invest in a company called Terra-Markets and resulted in the couple losing thousands of pounds.

Choking back tears on This Morning, Martin said that he's "devastated" over the scammers pretending to be him - and warned others not to believe similar videos.

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"It's just devastating," he said. "I do not do adverts, I do not recommend make money products, I do not recommend crypto-trading or investment schemes.

"If you see those adverts on social media, they are criminals. The way they draw you in with £250 as a usual amount and they persuade you to put more money in."

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