A conman claimed he needed cash for cancer treatment as he set up a fake Facebook identity to swindle thousands of pounds from a vulnerable pensioner. Dean Badder, 52, said he also needed money as he was in trouble with gangs.
After getting his hands on the pensioner's cash, Badder spent it on a static caravan. His lies cost his victim almost £50,000 and he almost lost his home, NottinghamLive reports.
It began when Badder, of Swindale Close, Gamston, set up a Facebook profile and pretended to be a young man in his twenties. Going under the name "Eddie" and using a stolen picture to complete his profile, Badder struck up a close bond with the 76-year-old man online.
