Kirsty Cox jailed for two years for £450,000 iPad scam

 

 Kirsty Cox is thought to have scammed hundreds of people by claiming to have cheap iPads for sale

A woman who defrauded hundreds of customers in an iPad scam worth £450,000 has been jailed.

Kirsty Cox, from Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, took thousands of orders for the tablet computers between March and December 2012 after claiming she could source them at a reduced price.
Teesside Crown Court heard how the 37-year-old was paid for the devices but could not provide them.
Cox, who previously admitted four fraud charges, was jailed for two years.
Judge George Moorhouse said her offending had "caused misery" to children last Christmas after "tricking" their parents into thinking she could supply the presents.
The mother-of-two told people she had a contact who could provide her with iPads for £50 to £100 off the retail price, using her "niceness" to "deceive" customers, the court heard.