Fraud victim told to pretend she had cancer

An accused fraudster took her neighbours on trips to non-existent probation offices to swindle £360,000 from them, a court heard. Sheila Khatri, 31, allegedly told them a friend, Nasar Mirza, 29, had won £46.5million in online gambling and needed cash immediately to unlock their lucrative prize. Khatri told them the money was needed to pay for solicitors, banks, court and probation fees, and they would be paid back £2 million. Paul Henderson and his partner Debbie Short told the court…