A widower was duped out of £87,000 by a serial fraudster who sold him non-existent goods including an Aston Martin car, designer jewellery and a digger.
Brendan Flannagan, 62, pretended to be in charge of a liquidation company which meant that he could sell on items reclaimed from failed businesses at cheap prices.
He purchased a MacBook Pro and Dyson hairdryer at full price which he used as bait to convince his elderly victim that his promises were legitimate, Lancs Live reports.
