By Eric King-
A conman who posed as the owner of a showroom and conned a customer of £1,850 by a customer has been jailed.
37 year old Kamran Khalid of Wood Green was found guilty of two offences under the Fraud Act 2006 at Thames Magistrates’ Court.
Khalid received two concurrent 12-week sentences – one for dishonestly taking money for the second hand car and one for presenting a false cheque – to run concurrently, and was ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid community work.
Thames Magistrates Court heard how in March 2015, a man replied to an advert offering a Ford Galaxy on the Auto Trader website placed by UK Motor Sales Ltd in Salisbury Road, Chingford and arranged for a friend to view the car at the garage.
His friend was met by a man calling himself Abid who said: “This is my showroom, I am the owner,” before asking for a £350 deposit and later an additional £1,500 for the car.
The victim was not given a car in exchange for his money, but received a bounced cheque when he asked for a refund. Khalid who owned UK Motor Sales Ltd is a legitimate business which was used by the conman to perpetrate his fraud. Now, the reputation of his business has been brought to disrepute. No customer should trust this man after this level of fraud. There may well be other frauds he commits without detection.
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Cllr Clyde Loakes, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for the Environment said in a statement“Catching and successfully prosecuting this conman was a brilliant result. His fraud could have left the consumer seriously out of pocket – but thanks to the council team the only person left out of pocket is the criminal himself.
“Anyone who fears they may have fallen victim to fraudsters should contact Trading Standards straight away. We are on your side.”
Khalid was also ordered to pay £1850 in compensation and court costs of £2468. as ‘Abid’ and pleaded not guilty to charges but was found guilty.
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