Mum conned by Tinder swindler into helping him steal thousands from Gumtree customers
A woman conned by a Tinder swindler into helping him steal thousands of pounds from Gumtree customers has been ordered to carry out 200 hours unpaid work.
Mother-of-two Reid, was approached by a "Mark Worthington" after placing her profile online and started a virtual relationship with him. When potential customers agreed to purchase the van, the fraudsters provided them with Reid's bank details and the money was deposited into her account. Reid turned up to hand over the cash, and, despite the man who met her not looking anything like his Tinder profile, she gave him it and he disappeared.
The court was told that customers who believed they had purchased the camper van turned up to find no-one present at the meeting point and no trace of any van. "He gets her bank account details and passes on to the person he is selling the camper van to. She tells me she is quite mortified and upset that anybody lost out as a result of this.
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