The terrifying Tesco Clubcard plot: Shocking way 'brilliant' criminal demanding £250,000 used new loyalty scheme 30 years ago to blackmail supermarket - before police talked to him via newspaper adverts

Weeks before the launch of Tesco's Clubcard loyalty scheme in February 1995, Italian-born Frank Riolfo worked out an ingenious but terrifying way to demand £250,000 from the supermarket.

Feb 17, 2025 - 05:23
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The terrifying Tesco Clubcard plot: Shocking way 'brilliant' criminal demanding £250,000 used new loyalty scheme 30 years ago to blackmail supermarket - before police talked to him via newspaper adverts
Weeks before the launch of Tesco's Clubcard loyalty scheme in February 1995, Italian-born Frank Riolfo worked out an ingenious but terrifying way to demand £250,000 from the supermarket.