Woman's life ruined by despicable partner who conned her out of more than £20k

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A 'despicable' boyfriend has been put behind bars after he defrauded his partner of over £20,000.Ben Millin claimed that he worked in international money markets but needed cash as he was the victim of an identity theft.

He spun a tangled web of lies, took out loans in the woman's name, controlled her access to mail and moved into her house until she could no longer afford the mortgage, Devon Live reports.He even asked her to pretend that she had a mental illness and admit that a suspicious PayPal account was hers.By the end of their relationship, the woman was so broke that she had lost her home and was living in her car.After bleeding her dry of money the truth was finally revealed that Millin had a gambling addiction and had squandered her cash.

The defendant, who was living in Yeovil but has since moved to Exeter, has been jailed for two years at Taunton Crown Court.

The judge described his crimes as 'despicable'. He added: "This was the most appalling and cruel fraud committed over a long period against a woman who was then in love with you.