A CONFIDENCE TRICK.
NEW ZEALANDER FALLS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Ixmdon. Nov. 21. A New Zealander, Mr. T. 14. Wilkinson, is the latest confidence gang victim. A stranger claiming to be an exarmy captain, confided that lie was in ; a position to obtain exclusive Stock Excliange information on which a fortune could be made. Wilkinson later met, the ■'Captain” and two others. A partnership was discussed, and Wilkinson handed over £5006, his share of the venture. The schemers failed to keep their next appointment and Scotland Yard, on Wilkinson’s description, identified two of the party as notorious swindlers.
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 November 1924, Page 8
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97A CONFIDENCE TRICK. Taranaki Daily News, 24 November 1924, Page 8
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