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Updated: 13:16, 19 December 2020
An internet fraudster stole more than £1 million as he tricked about 200 people into handing over their cash through a used car sales scam.
Westerham crook Blake Paterson deceived his victims into paying fake online traders for vehicles - which were never sent to them in return.
Blake Paterson was sentenced to seven and a half yearsâ imprisonment. Picture: Kent Police
A joint investigation carried out by police in Kent and Essex tied the 36-year-old to multiple websites created between 2013 and 2017 that were linked to 44 bogus car businesses.
Visitors to the pages - which were filled with fake reviews - would receive details including refund guarantees and discounts for prompt commitment, before transferring money to a number of bank accounts.