A model turned romance fraudster has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for conning men out of over £150,000. Gemma Kingsley, 50, from Beadnell, Northumberland, deceived her victims over a four-year period, claiming she was about to inherit an £80m fortune.
Swindon Crown Court heard that Kingsley used the promise of a vast inheritance to persuade men to spend large sums of money on her behalf, including funding a planned wedding. She also stole bank card details and used false instruments to pay for luxury hotel stays, including at a five-star Alpine resort in France.
Kingsley pleaded guilty to six counts of theft, four counts of fraud by false representation, two counts of using a false instrument, and one count of possessing an article for use in fraud. The court sentenced her to seven years and three months in prison.
