The Da Vinci Con
Ruki Sayid
Mirror.co.uk, UK
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Thousands of people have been conned out of cash by a scam based on bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code.
Those duped have been lured by the promise of good luck and immense riches if they fork out £25 for a "Codex of Leonardo da Vinci".But what they have received is a virtually worthless tin-pressed pendant sent by an anonymous "astro-medium".
It is the latest in a string of scams which has reaped a fortune from an amazing five million victims in the UK, a consumer watchdog has warned.
Jan 05, 2006
Ruki Sayid
Mirror.co.uk, UK
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Thousands of people have been conned out of cash by a scam based on bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code.
Those duped have been lured by the promise of good luck and immense riches if they fork out £25 for a "Codex of Leonardo da Vinci".But what they have received is a virtually worthless tin-pressed pendant sent by an anonymous "astro-medium".
It is the latest in a string of scams which has reaped a fortune from an amazing five million victims in the UK, a consumer watchdog has warned.
Jan 05, 2006
