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'Kardashian of Cheshire' jailed over designer handbag scam
A man who described himself as the "Kardashian of Cheshire" has been jailed for six years after pleading guilty to fraud.
Jack Watkin, 26, who once starred in a Channel 4 documentary called Rich Kids Of Instagram, conned people out of thousands of pounds in a designer handbag scam. He persuaded people to invest huge sums - which he claimed were to buy and sell luxury handbags - but instead used the money on a luxury lifestyle, including five-star hotels.
In June this year, he pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud worth a total of more than £195,000, on the second day of his trial. Chester Crown Court heard how he gained the trust of his victims by putting forward an "outward facade of a glamorous and luxurious lifestyle".
One victim, Christine Colbert, who runs a shop selling upscale handbags in Prestbury, Cheshire, told Sky News how she used her ordeal to help police trap the scammer. Tens of thousands defrauded Watkin contacted her after seeing her store online and said he would use his connections to buy Hermes bags which have a high resale value.
When she first met Watkin, he told her he was interested in a £32,000 bag and she said she was "taken aback.
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