No takers for $10,000 chat with con artist

December 4, 2003
Source: CBC Calgary
Original story - link verified on December 4, 2003

A one-hour meeting with the woman behind a non-existent writers' conference in Banff is no longer up for auction on eBay. Elisabeth von Hullessem was offering people the chance to pay a minimum of $10,000 for a chat, an autographed copy of her book and an excerpt of her autobiography. The online auction service has since pulled her ad, which received no bids

Related stories: crime

Other news for December 2003