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15.05.2023 - 23:29 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A father and son were scammed as they tried to purchase a motorhome on Ebay by fraudsters. Dale and Peter Horton wanted to purchase the campervan in October 2021 and saw an advert listed on the auction site.
But after transferring thousands of pounds in to the account of the supposed listed owner of the vehicle, Sarah Kirkwood, 33, the pair were soon victims of a "sophisticated" fraudulent ploy. Kirkwood and a Kevin Burke, 34, pled guilty to criminal property charges, reports the Liverpool Echo.
After arranging to meet Kirkwood following payments of over £12,000 into a bank account, Dale Horton was left in the dark as no one was present when he went to purchase the vehicle. Neighbours told him they had never heard of a Sarah Kirkwood at the address he was given.
Burke received over £12,500 in to his account from Dale Horton on October 5. The scammed dad tried to call and text the number he had been previously communicating with but those messages were unanswered. Helen Chenery, prosecuting, said: "It was at this moment he realised he was a victim of fraud."
Liverpool Crown Court heard that Kirkwood and Burke, who were unknown to each other, were approached by an unnamed person to deposit the money into their accounts. They both did so in the knowledge they would receive a a small fraction of the amount, which Ms Chenery said was as little as £150.
Both were arrested in January and charged two months later, with Kirkwood pleading guilty to possessing criminal property and Burke to transferring of criminal property. They both appeared in court on Monday, May 15.
The father and son had no victim statements read to the court and hadn't answered emails regarding if they had been compensated by their banks for the money lost in the
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