'He has put his trust in someone in his own home, only to discover afterwards that he has been conned, leaving him feeling very vulnerable.'
A fraudster who preyed on a vulnerable 90-year-old man in Northampton has been jailed for eight months. Daniel Cash, of Harborough Road, Great Oxendon, admitted one count of fraud by false representation at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on July 6.
Cash was charged at the beginning of July after a report was submitted to Action Fraud in connection with an incident in April this year, when the elderly victim was defrauded of £2,100. On the pretence of being a tradesman, Cash visited his home in Melrose Avenue, Northampton, on April 21.He offered to build a patio at the rear of the property, which he knew the occupant had planned. The man declined but Cash persisted, which resulted in the man showing him where he wanted the patio.
After driving him back home, he headed off without leaving his contact details and never returned to the address to complete the work he’d been paid for. Following the sentencing, PC Toby Mullen, of the West Local Policing Area, said: “People like Daniel Cash give decent, hard-working tradesmen a bad name and I am pleased to see him convicted for this offence.At NorthantsLive we're more than just news.
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