"Fake" millionaire fools staff before disappearing act
BEMUSED staff at a Cheltenham shop were left scratching their heads after a man claiming to be a millionaire placed a £6,000 order – and then ran off.
Workers at Cheltenham Kitchener, in Montpellier, were happy to oblige when the man, in his late 30s, strolled in and announced he had scooped £54 million in the Euro draw.
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CONFUSED: Millie Fraser and Tom Crownshaw from the Kitchener store, which was targeted by a bogus millionaire
He proceeded to lead them a merry dance around the shop, pointing out a list of items he needed for his newly-purchased "country retreat".
But, just as he was about to pay, he claimed he needed to pop outside – and then promptly disappeared.
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Ed Crownshaw, who runs the family business, said: "It's a bit disappointing when you consider the amount of time we spent packaging things up.
"We took him at his word and it wasn't apparent at the outset he was some sort of fantasist."
OPINION, P8
6 Comments
by Ms_Superstar
Friday, February 01 2013, 1:32AM
“@nikonman2010, if it's the same guy I'm thinking of, he was a scrap metal dealer, and as far as I know, it's a true story. Of course, it could be an urban myth.”
by verysceptical
Thursday, January 31 2013, 8:39PM
“Funny way of getting free publicity...”
by nikonman2010
Thursday, January 31 2013, 6:37PM
“many years ago a man rather shabbly dressed walked into our local Bentley and Rolls Royce dealership when the showroom was at the top of town and pointed out the car he wanted and would be back that afternoon to collect it, not thinking he would they didnt bother anyway later that afternoon he returned with a carrier bag and proceeded to tip a load of cash out onto a table and where was his car they all started running round like headless chickens after a while when the car was ready he proceeded to stand up and tell them that hed changed his mind due to the way they treated him proceeded to scoop the money up and walk out”
by Matt1006
Thursday, January 31 2013, 12:19PM
“So this comedian wasted their time, and some packaging materials, but left without actually taking anything. So no crime committed (although there is no suggestion one was).
So, will he now pop up in other shops and do the same? Or perhaps he's now sobered up, and/or completed the dare / bet / forfeit.
Maybe a better description of him (man in his late 30's - was it me?) might be useful, just in case he does do it again. Perhaps he is looking to rip a shopkeeper off, and this particular episode was a dry run, or he lost his bottle. Or maybe he just needs to be identified, and then should spend an hour or two talking to somebody about it...???”
by TimMessanger
Thursday, January 31 2013, 12:06PM
“Free advert?”
by valhalla2010
Thursday, January 31 2013, 8:14AM
“Is this really a news story?”