
An Austrian workman fell victim to a £23,000 scam after a Facebook fraudster posed as Prince Harry.
The conman offered the tradesman a ‘contract’ of £835,000 he said was to renovate the parquet floors in Buckingham Palace.
As part of the deal the floor fitter was asked to transfer €27,500 (£23,000) to several bank accounts in order to start a British business for the works.
However, after not hearing back from the Facebook account with the username ‘Prince Harry’, the man contacted Austrian police on Friday, according to the… Read the full story