WWII vet conned of a fortune by ‘bank of terror fraudsters’

A 93-year-old World War Two veteran was fleeced out of £113,000 by a gang of fraudsters who swindled pensioners to support ISIS terrorists in Syria, a court heard. Kenneth Whitaker, who fought at the Battle of Arnhem, said he felt ‘dumb and stupid’ after he lost his life savings in the cruel scam. The gang targeted at least 18 victims from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Bedfordshire, London and Kent, netting more than £900,000 in the so-called ‘bank of terror’ fraud. The…