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Devious mum scammed lovestruck bridesmaid out of £117k for fake cancer treatment

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mum-of-three conned her best friend of more than 20 years out of £117,000 and made her believe that she was sending the money to a cancer patient she had a crush on.Anna Bonner, from Liscard, Merseyside, asked lovestruck Susan Hughes for thousands of pounds each month to supposedly go towards a sick pal's medical treatment.Instead, the 40-year-old kept the money for herself as well as gifts that she had persuaded Hughes to send to the man, Liverpool Crown Court heard.Bonner span a web of lies to encourage a crush her pal had on the man, who she only met on a few occasions and persuaded her to write him letters.A judge branded her actions “greedy, devious and manipulative” and jailed her for 28 months after she pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation.

Bonner and Hughes have been friends since 1999 and she even had Hughes be her chief bridesmaid at her wedding, reports Liverpool Echo.

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