A criminal gang who recruited vulnerable teenage girls to con shops with fake receipts to pay for cosmetic surgery, luxury holidays and flash cars have been prosecuted under modern slavery laws for the first time in the UK.
The crooks from London, Essex and Cambridge exploited around 30 teens and trafficked them across the country to target high street stores with dodgy refunds on reduced goods.
Once inside the shop, the girls were told to put fake barcodes on items to pay a much cheaper price before later returning and asking for a refund at the full value.
