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The Canberra Times
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Blake Foden

Fake spy fraudster jailed over 'complex and unusual' $718k con

Jeremiah Deakin arrives at court on the day he was remanded in custody. Picture: Blake Foden

A fraudster has been jailed for nearly two-and-a-half years after posing as a female spy during a "complex and unusual" con, which netted him more than $718,000.

Jeremiah Thomas James Deakin, 32, must serve at least 14 months of the term behind bars for swindling a man who, as he put it, "used to use me as an underage prostitute".

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