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Robert Dex

Father and son fraudsters jailed for money laundering after ironing scam

A pair of father and son fraudsters have been jailed for money laundering after making £136,000 in an elaborate fraud scheme involving old irons.

Paul Mathews, 62, and Dean Mathews, 40, both of Queens Road, Wisbech, were caught buying heavily discounted reconditioned Tefal steam irons, worth £400, then forging receipts and taking them to Argos for a refund, claiming they had been originally purchased there.

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