The crooked duo claimed to be employees of a housing organisation.
David McSherry, 33, and Susan Paterson, 24, conned victims in Glasgow’s Gorbals who believed the pair had actually been helping them.Transgender rapist Isla Bryson jailed for eight yearsSome of the victims were hit after they were told they had used their voucher allocation as a result of being targeted.READ MORE:
The pair used personal Facebook accounts to contact claimants as well as get information on people close to them such as family members. "In this time and excluding the vouchers that they were entitled to, they managed to fraudulently claim £1200 each in vouchers." Police rang one of the numbers and it was McSherry who answered and he stated:"There's a girl called Susan as well."An investigation carried out found that duped victims believed the approach by both were legitimate.
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