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A hoax caller who reportedly tried to swindle cash out of Hollywood stars by posing as Australian actor Heath Ledger's grieving father has been traced to the United Kingdom.
Reports in the UK say New York Police have traced the con-artist to the seaside town of Scarborough in northeastern England.
The conman phoned Tom Cruise asking for emotional support and tried to convince John Travolta to pay for his air fare from Australia to the United States, earlier reports said.
Meanwhile, Ledger's family will farewell the actor at a private funeral in his hometown of Perth before he is laid to rest at Karakatta Cemetery in the family plot.
Ledger's body is expected to be returned to Perth early this week.
It is unclear whether Ledger's ex-fiance Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda will fly to Perth for the funeral.
