Fraudster conned 25 ‘DoneDeal’ users

A fraudster yesterday appeared in court in connection with ripping off 25 individuals who paid over monies after seeing ads on the DoneDeal.ie website for holiday homes and a One Direction ticket.

Fraudster conned 25 ‘DoneDeal’ users
Thu, 09 Jun, 2016 - 01:00
Gordon Deegan

At Ennis District Court, Patrick Matthews, aged 31, pleaded guilty to a total of 115 charges where 30 victims were ripped off of a total of €26,282.

The crime spree spanned from March 10, 2015, to February 20 this year.

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