Victimised.— A business man «f Grafton, New South Wales, several members of whose family visited Melbourne during the recent holidays, has been the victim of some sharper in Melbourne, whose modus operandi was as follows: —A telegram was received, purporting to come from a son, requesting a sum of £2O to be wired, stating at the same time that a letter explaining matters would be posted. The request was complied with, and the receipt was immediately acknowledged. No letter coming to hand awakened suspicion, and inquiries elicited the fact that a fraud bad boea committed,
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1844, 24 January 1889, Page 2
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95Untitled Temuka Leader, Issue 1844, 24 January 1889, Page 2
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