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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Amy Walters & Adam May

Mum's rent application was by 'phoney landlord' to scam victims in elaborate fraud

A mum-of-one has shared her traumatic ordeal after a “fake” landlord allegedly opened a bank account in her name to scam money from strangers.

Karen Howell-Ball has been left feeling “mentally drained” after claiming to be the victim of an elaborate fraud carried out online.

In August, along with her wife and their daughter, they were looking for a new home after allegedly experiencing "hate" in their neighbourhood for being a same-sex couple.

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