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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Eleanor Barlow

Man defrauded people out of thousands for ‘designer handbags’, court hears

The trial is taking place at Chester Crown Court (Pete Byrne/PA) - (PA Archive)

A man who claimed to be a millionaire defrauded people out of thousands of pounds which he promised would be used to buy and sell designer handbags, a court has heard.

Jack Watkin, 26, is alleged to have offered a business opportunity to people who would loan him large sums of money, with the promise it would be used to buy exclusive Hermes handbags he would sell on at profit.

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