Prankster ‘visited by diplomats’ after listing his home as Moldovan embassy
A man who jokingly listed his home as the Moldovan embassy has claimed two foreign diplomats turned up at his address.
Hughie Shepherd-Cross, 24, put up an official-looking plaque at his house in Fulham, south-west London, and uploaded his address to Google Maps.
He said he added his phone number online to make the address look legitimate and got his friends to leave fake reviews.
But he has since apologised for any confusion and offence his antics may have caused after receiving phone calls from Moldovans and a supposed visit from diplomats.
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Hughie claimed that while at home with his three housemates, two foreign officials turned up at his door.
He said they were looking for the Embassy of Moldova and their directions had taken them to Hughie's address.
He said: "When the two foreign diplomats knocked on my front door, me and my housemates were in jeans and t-shirts and had no idea who they were.
"They must have been so confused seeing [us] standing in front of them, and because of the language barrier we couldn't answer any of their questions."
After engaging in a brief exchange with Hughie and his housemate, the two men left.
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The real Moldovan embassy is based just a few miles away in Chiswick.
But the High Commission for Grenada is at the end of Hughie's road - which gave him the idea.
Hughie added: "Passers-by and neighbours were very confused from both the plaque and the fake address popping up on the road.
"I'm very sorry for any geopolitical confusion I caused, it was meant to be a harmless joke and I didn't mean to offend the people of Moldova."
Hughie has since removed the plaque.
Yahoo News UK has approached the Moldovan Embassy was approached for comment.
