Conman picked on Chinese students for designer swindle

A conman posed as a wealthy fashion designer to con charitable Chinese university students out of thousands of pounds, a court heard. Italian Francesco De Luca, 39, asked victims for directions before inviting them into his car and tricking them with hard luck stories. De Luca told his victims he needed money to pay for his car rental because he had been either been robbed or lost his wallet. Dressed in a smart designer suit he produced car-hire paperwork to…