Fri 24 May 2013 That’s what several French wine producers must have been to fall for a recent scam where conmen posed as leading UK wine merchants and “took delivery” of several thousand bottles of their wine.
According to Decanter magazine, the conmen used logos and headings from the websites of wine merchants such as Thorman Hunt, Berry Bros & Rudd, Liberty Wines and Wine and Beer World to fake order forms from those companies. The forms gave mobile numbers and private email addresses rather
The BBC reported yesterday that no-frills airline Ryanair was considering charging people £1 to use the lavatory on flights. Chief Executive of the Dublin-based airline, Michael O’Leary, was interviewed on BBC television – you can watch a clip of the video and read the full story here: BBC News: Ryanair mulls charge for toilets
A friend tweeted this news on Twitter and I replied, “Are you sure they’re not taking the piss?”
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The tactic may have worked. But it’s led to
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