A serial fraudster has returned to prison after conning more victims out of thousands of pounds. David Aves was jailed in 2021 after selling tractors, diggers and machinery online but failing to deliver the goods.
Aves used multiple emails, bank accounts and different aliases to con 10 victims out of a total of £34,821. The 64-year-old was released from prison in August 2022 and soon went on to reoffend, Nottinghamshire Police said.
Nottingham Crown Court heard he used the same tactics to con seven further victims between December 2022 and April 2023 – amounting to losses in excess of £15,000. He targeted his victims via online selling platforms such as Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree having falsely advertised tractors and other miscellaneous items.
