Elvira advertises an antique clock for sale at $500. She receives a letter from a company called Timeless Antiques, which is signed by Frederick, expressing interest in buying the clock. Elvira consults her friend, Dora, who tells her that she, Dora, sold a clock to Timeless Antiques a year before, and that she found it to be a reputable company which would be likely to give Elvira a fair price. Elvira therefore replies to Frederick, inviting him to visit her and to view the clock. Elvira's letter is intercepted by George, one of Frederick's employees. He visits Elvira, pretending to be Frederick, and shows her one of Frederick's business cards, which he has stolen from Frederick's desk. George tells Elvira that the clock is much more valuable than she thought, and is in fact worth $5,000. He writes her a cheque for that amount, drawn on the company's account, and she allows him to take the clock away. The cheque is dishonoured, because the bank realises that the signature on it is a forgery. In the meantime, George has sold the clock to Hazel for $3,000, having realised that although it was not as rare as he had led Elvira to believe, it was worth considerably more than $500. Hazel is unaware of any of George's deceptions. George has now disappeared, and cannot be traced

Advise Elvira