Grate U.K. cheese heist of 2024 sees con artists make off with $540K in cheddar

A U.K.-based artisan cheese distributor, wholesaler, and retailer says it's been "the victim of a sophisticated fraud" after con artists posing as a French wholesale distributor made off with more than £300,000, or more than $540,000 Cdn, in clothbound, award-winning cheddar.

Grate U.K. cheese heist of 2024 sees con artists make off with $540K in cheddar
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A U.K.-based artisan cheese distributor, wholesaler, and retailer says it's been "the victim of a sophisticated fraud" after con artists posing as a French wholesale distributor made off with more than £300,000, or more than $540,000 Cdn, in clothbound, award-winning cheddar.