THE DA VINCI CON

Thousands of people have been conned out of cash by a scam based on bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code. Those duped have been lured by the promise of good luck and immense riches if they fork out £25 for a "Codex of Leonardo da Vinci". But what they have received is a virtually worthless tin-pressed pendant sent by an anonymous "astro-medium". It is the latest in a string of scams which has reaped a fortune from an amazing five million victims in the UK, a consumer watchdog has warned. [More]