A "heartless" travel agent who scammed her own mother for £500,000 has been jailed. Lyne Barlow conned holidaymakers out of thousands and even claimed to have terminal cancer as part of her con.
Following the death of her father in 2015, Barlow decided to steal £520,000 from her own mother by taking over her financial identity. She also dissipated her mother's entire NHS pension and redirected her post and bank statements, reports ChronicleLive.
As Barlow drained her mother's wealth, she also asked friends for loans. She often claimed she was being threatened, managing to get thousands from her victims.
