A 'cruel and calculated' fraudster who pressured and threatened an elderly man into handing over more than £400,000 in a vile con lasting three years has been jailed.
Police described Wayne Mark McCreery and an accomplice as 'bogus debt collectors' who preyed on the small business owner for their own greed.
McCreery, 50, of St Andrews Road in Stretford, Trafford, and co-accused Liam Dinsdale, targeted the victim aged in his 70s between 2015 and 2018. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a go. Police said they claimed they were from a debt collecting agency acting on behalf of a county court regarding outstanding business advertising costs.
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