Elderly Indian couple conned

An elderly Indian-origin couple from Leicester, who were conned out of a large chunk of their savings when they booked a flight to Ahmedabad only to discover the tickets were fake, are publicising their experience as a cautionary tale for others.  Dinesh, 80, and Shashikala, 78, realised they had lost over 2,500 pounds to an online fraud at the check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport. In an interview with BBC Leicester, the couple revealed their shock and dismay at being told they had been tricked by a fake page that had moved the booking process to a WhatsApp conversation with an account dubiously named "Fly Expedia".