Grapes of wrath! Furious wine fans are 'scammed out of thousands of pounds' ... trends now
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Furious wine fans say they have been scammed out of thousands of pounds for a murder mystery event - after organisers failed to book the venues and disappeared with their cash.
Customers handed over £65 each for one of four 1920s Wine Escape event happening in Cornwall this week. But venues told MailOnline no booking was ever made.
The first was due to be held at the St Ives Harbour Hotel in Cornwall on Thursday night and promised an 'exclusive party' including a two course meal. But hotel staff confirmed organisers never booked the event with them.
A staff member told MailOnline 'It's an external event and they advertised they were using our facilities but we never heard from them. We've had a number of disappointed people calling about the event today'.
Among the disappointed customers was Dannii Moss and five friends who booked tickets for the event to celebrate her birthday costing £390.
The first was due to be held at the St Ives Harbour Hotel in Cornwall on Thursday night. But hotel staff confirmed organisers never booked the event with them.
Among the disappointed customers was Dannii Moss and five friends booked tickets for the event to celebrate her birthday costing £390
The event promised an 'exclusive party' including a two course meal. But hotel staff confirmed organisers never booked the event with them
She posted on Facebook: 'So tonight myself, Craig, Amy, Tracey, Paul and Tom were meant to be doing a 1920s wine escape (murder mystery) at St Ives Harbour Hotel, for my birthday.
'Unfortunately after somebody saying it was a scam we rang up the hotel who said the company WINE ESCAPE didn't actually book this event with them, I looked up the next event as there meant to be doing others in other areas, and it seems they enquired with the venues but never actually booked with them.
'So it seems me and my friends as well as many others possibly have been
