QUIRKY WORLD...Sharp pensioner turns the tables on trickster

100-YEAR-OLD GERMAN TURNS TABLES ON TRICKSTER

Wed, 09 Jul, 2014 - 01:00

Police in Berlin said they have arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of attempted fraud after being tipped off by the quick-witted retiree.

The woman had smelled a rat when she received a call on Sunday from a woman claiming to represent a maintenance firm and offering to check her electrical appliances.

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