Conman poses as rock star at town carnival

RESIDENTS of a seaside town were tricked by a conman who pretended he was a member of rock band Status Quo, a council member said yesterday.

When the trickster duped members of Dover Town Council in Kent into believing he was front man Francis Rossi, they were so impressed they invited him to be guest of honour at the town’s annual carnival parade.

Councillor Chris Precious said the man, whose true identity is unknown, spent the day enjoying the hospitality of the town’s mayor before his secret was found out.