A glamorous gran who was conned out of ÂŁ165,000 by a Tinder swindler dubbed the âWolf of Walworthâ has told how the ordeal sent her spiralling into debt and a psychiatric hospital.
The widow who wished to remain anonymous, matched with a man purporting to be a tech entrepreneur behind the failed online vinyl marketplace Gemm.
The high-flying Tinder match, who called himself Humphrey, seemed to live a life of luxury smoking cigars & sunning himself at seaside resorts along the south coast.
Soon into the relationship, she was asked to open a line of credit in her name as a security measure to âprotectâ her new boyfriend by giving her name âas a coverâ.
He instructed her to fill out documents for an American Express platinum card, reporting her income as ÂŁ200,000.
She took out huge loans amid promises she would be paid back.
But the tech giant was really Mickey Jerome, a convicted conman who had already spent three years in jail for fly tipping, theft of copper & catalytic converters.
He spent thousands on boxes of rare cuban cigars from Sautters in Mayfair, handmade shoes from St James & selvedge denim.
The scam then attracted more women who were lured into the same cycle of deception and debt.
Jerome was arrested in June during a routine traffic operation, the van he was driving was untaxed & uninsured.
