A mum used a man she met on Facebook to con him out of more than £30,000, a court has heard. Leigh Dennis used social media websites to commit 'romance fraud', it was said at Liverpool Crown Court.
Rebecca Smith, prosecuting, said she conned Colt Candeias out of £33,672 between January and June 2021, and Aaron Carroll out of £1,940 between January and July 2021. Dennis pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation, and possession of extreme pornographic images.
Ms Smith detailed that Dennis, 24, began chatting with Mr Candeias, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder and difficulties with communication, on Facebook dating, and later asked him to subscribe to her only fans account. She explained that the fraud began with Dennis asking Mr Candeias to send her food orders to her address in Wallasey, and she gave a variety of reasons for needing money including for council tax, to buy goods for a friend from Argos, help with rent, or that she was having suicidal thoughts.
