James Lawson, 30, left his victims' homes in Manchester, Bolton and Oldham in an 'appalling' state
A conman posed as a roofer, plumber and a Dyson engineer to trick innocent people across the north out of their hard-earned cash to fund his gambling addiction.
His first victim paid in cash. However, the 81-year-old and 70-year-old both used credit cards to pay for the service. When they later checked their bank accounts, the 81-year-old woman found £2,000 had been taken out of her account, while the 70-year-old was missing £4,000. One woman from Chesterfield handed over £8,832 in total after the conman told her that 'her fuse box was so dangerous that the council would throw her out of her house if they knew about it'. He also threatened to report another woman to police after she became suspicious and refused to pay.
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