IMPUDENT FRAUD

Hokitika Guardian, 11 December 1920, Page 1

IMPUDENT FRAUD

—— AUSTRALIAN FAMILY VICTIMISED. fatDNEY, Nov 30

As a rbsult of having been the victims ol a most inipudeilt fraud; a family Of s j x —husband and wife and four grownup sons and daughters—are to-day stranded in Sydney. Friends and sympathisers are subscribing to send them back to their home in a neighbouring capital. Some months ago, members of this family met a most charming and ingratiating gentleman, who represented himself to Ito a doctor. After some time, they asked the doctor to visit them at their home, and lie availed himself of the in-, itation. lie appeared to have j 1 en tv of money. He said ho had a farm in New South Wales worth £24,(yv), and that he had numerous interests elsewhere. He was a lavish spender, and the family accepted him at his own valuation.

Presently, after having been virtually a member of the fahiily for a considerable time, the doctor made a proposition. He appreciated their kindness very much, lie said, and, since he had decided to get rid of his farm, lie would let them have it on the most advantageous terms. Ho advised them to sell their little property, hand the money to liim as a deposit, and go and live on the farm and pay the balance to him as rent. This they agreed to do. All this was done and £417 handed to the doctor. Ho then decided to bring the whole family to Sydney, where they could eiijo.v a holiday before proceeding on the farm. He hired a ear. Four of them with the chnffeur and the latter’s wife, came by ear, three by train. They were accommodated in a Sydney hotel. The doctor put up elsewhere. By this time, the younger members of the family were .highly suspicious, Jjnt their mother and father would hear no word against him. The younger ones tried to find out something about him,.and asked him some leading questions, but lie was too clever for them. The clmffeur, like his prototype in “Manhattan,” wanted his money, hut he was put off with clever promises.

Finally, it was decided to-have an outing by the seaside before leaving for the farm. The family duly foregathered, hut the doctor did not appear. The long postponed alarm was swiftly raised, the police were notified, . but the rogue had made his get-away clean and complete.- The family, practically penniless, and the chaffeur, with his unpaid bill of nearly £2OO, were frantic in their search, hut tho doctor had left not a trace. I '-

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