By John Glenday

A fictitious mayor who took to Twitter to convince local big wigs of his sham status has come unstuck after he insulted the mayor of a neighbouring town who picked up on the deception.

James Billington set up a spoof Twitter @mayorofstafford account proclaiming himself to be the Mayor of Stafford, going so far as to accrue an authentic looking gold chain, ordering ‘I’m the mayor pin badges’ and staging fake publicity shots to dupe unsuspecting social media users.

So convincing were Billington’s efforts that many of the town’s residents, and even some politicians, were duped into recognising the fraudulent mayor before Read full story ›

Source: The Drum