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Athens woman bilked of $1,600 in rental home scam A 28-year-old Athens woman looking for a home to rent lost $1,600 after she wired the money for a house she found advertised on Craigslist in what turned out to be a scam. The victim told the Athens Banner-Herald she visited the house Thursday morning on Timber Ridge Court in a neighborhood off Lexington Road. “I talked to the lady and she said they had just bought the house,” she said. “I was looking for my own place and getting out of my grandma’s house.” The woman said she wired the money through Western Union to the person advert...

Scots bosses caged over £45,000 VAT scam after making up fake invoices Company boss David Paterson and accountant Kevin Sinclair were sentenced at Dundee Sheriff Court. Company boss David Paterson and accountant Kevin Sinclair were locked up at Dundee Sheriff Court Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be u...

Fraudster Scone businessman who conned taxpayer out of £45,000 jailed for 33 months Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A Perthshire contractor has been jailed for 33 months for fraud after conning the taxpayer out of £45,000. David Paterson, 56, director of the now closed Corriedale Contracts Ltd in Perth, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison after pleading guilty to VAT fraud following a HM Revenue and Customs investigation. The businessman, of Perth Road, Scone, collaborated with his accoun...