A 'charming' Tinder swindler who conned a millionairess out of almost £150,000 claims he hasn't paid her her back yet because he can't access his Bitcoin fortune. Richard Dexter was jailed for four and a half years after he tricked victim Amrita Sebastian into believing he was a 'successful businessman', having met her on dating app Tinder.
The suave conman boasted of being worth £6.8 million, having 'private jets', being 'involved in Hollywood studios', and buying a hot air balloon 'just because he could'. Duping her into sending him £141,500, Dexter claimed he had £4.2 million tied up in investments - but in reality there was just 37p in the account which wasn't even his.
Two months ago, when he was jailed, the 38 year old from Portsmouth, Hants, insisted he could pay Dubai-based executive Miss Sebastian back 'within a day' as he has '£200,000' in a Bitcoin wallet. But a hearing at Portsmouth Crown Court, Hants, was told Dexter hasn't paid back anything and has 'not been engaging' with the process.
