He claimed he needed cash to buy cancer drugs but spent it on a static caravan
Conman Dean Badder became the "puppet master" as he duped a vulnerable pensioner out of thousands of pounds - claiming he needed cash to buy cancer drugs and security payments because he was in trouble with gangs.
Badder, pretending to be a young man called "Eddie" and using a stolen picture to complete his profile, struck up a very close bond with the 76-year-old pensioner online. Right up until the point the charges were put to Badder, the victim still believed Eddie was a real person - he was duped to that extent, added Mr Peet. The cash was spent on the caravan, an indication said Mr Peet that, "this was entirely motivated by greed".
The victim, who lives alone and not an extravagant spender owns his own home through sheer heard work, the court heard. Financially the offence had a massive impact on him. He was worried he might lose his house but he has not.
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