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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alexander Butler

Up to 22 tonnes of cheddar ‘stolen from cheesemongers’ in elaborate scam

The fraudulent buyer allegedly posed as a legitimate wholesale distributor(Jacob King/PA) -

More than £300,000 worth of cheddar has allegedly been stolen from a London-based cheesemonger in an elaborate scam.

Neal’s Yard Dairy said it delivered around 950 wheels (22 tonnes) of cloth-bound cheese to an alleged fraudster posing as a wholesale distributor for a major French retailer before realising it was a fake firm.

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