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A Canary Islands Fund Hustle Ends in a Daring Swindle
Simon Carne schemes to divert a large Canaries earthquake relief fund. He enlists Lady Westershall and Lord Amberley to stage a public appeal, but crafts a fraudulent plan using a fake old lady, a funeral, and a forged bank transfer to pocket one hundred thousand pounds. A dramatic confrontation at Great Chesterton Street unfolds as the scheme hinges on a forged letter and a staged funeral aboard a yacht.
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Pitman
Derry
Vulcanite
Hart of
Gif Shimon Carne
Epsom
Vanquet
England
Tod
Maharajan of Wadir
Lake Palace
Earl of Amberley
Caroline Westershall
Gatfur
Caroline
Carne
Lord Amberley
Canary Islands
Marquis of Laverstock
Lord Ambspley
Hersel
Amberley
Mr. Carne
Simon Carne
Apsley House
Gloucester Place
Lord Westershall
Lord Zaverstock
Jord Laverstock
Machiavelli
Belton
Lord Laverstock
South Kensington
Boty
Southampton
Channel Islands
Relief Committee
Lady Westershall
Great Chesterton Street
Marquis of
Janet J’halloran
Berkeley Square
Porchester House
Helton
Waterloo
Jerryburn
Canary Island