01:55Model turned romance scammer who conned men out of £150,000 by lying about £80m inheritance jailedA model turned romance fraudster who conned men out of more than £150,000 has been jailed for more than seven years.Gemma Kingsley, 50, of Beadnell, Northumberland, wove a web of lies over four years. She tricked men into relationships with her and informed them she was soon to inherit an £80m fortune, leveraging that to convince them to spend huge sums of money on her behalf, including on a planned wedding.She also stole or used false bank card details to pay thousands of pounds for hotel stays, including at a five-star Alpine resort in France, Swindon Crown Court heard.Kingsley pleaded guilty to six counts of theft, four counts of fraud by false representation, two counts of using a false instrument with intent that it will be accepted as genuine, and one count of being in possession of an article for use in fraud.Up next
Model turned romance scammer conned men out of £150k by lying about £80m inheritance
A model turned romance fraudster who conned men out of more than £150,000 has been jailed for more than seven years. Gemma Kingsley, 50, of Beadnell, Northumberland, wove a web of lies over four years. She tricked men into relationships with her and informed them she was soon to inherit an £80m fortune, leveraging that to convince them to spend huge sums of money on her behalf, including on a planned wedding. She also stole or used false bank card details to pay thousands of pounds for hotel stays, including at a five-star Alpine resort in France, Swindon Crown Court heard. Kingsley pleaded guilty to six counts of theft, four counts of fraud by false representation, two counts of using a false instrument with intent that it will be accepted as genuine, and one count of being in possession of an article for use in fraud.
